When pipa player and composer Gao Hong has a potluck, the guests include a couple of Grammy winners, one of the nation’s foremost Arabic music...

When pipa player and composer Gao Hong has a potluck, the guests include a couple of Grammy winners, one of the nation’s foremost Arabic music authorities, and a healthy helping of string instruments.Featuring two original compositions by Gao and collaborations on both new and traditional songs, Pipa Potluck – half studio/half live concert – stirs up a warm and nourishing multicultural meal on pipa, banjo, fiddle, slack key guitar, oud and regular guitar.Ms. Hong is currently on the Carleton College music faculty and is Guest Professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.