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China Now Music FestivalFacing the Past, Looking to the Future: Chinese Composers in the 21st Century

The Orchestra Now, conducted by Jindong CaiIn partnership with the Central Conservatory, Beijing

October 19, 2018

Add to Calendar2018-10-19 8:00 pm2018-10-19 8:00 pmESTChina Now Music FestivalFacing the Past, Looking to the Future: Chinese Composers in the 21st Century
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The first annual China Now Music Festival starts off with an exciting program of contemporary Chinese orchestral works performed by The Orchestra Now and conducted by festival director Jindong Cai. The concert includes the world premiere of a new work by composer Chen Danbu from the Central Conservatory of Music, as well as the U.S. premiere of Chen Yi and Zhou Long’s Symphony 'Humen 1839'. and Ye Xiaogang’s My Faraway Nanjing for cello and orchestra.

Preconcert panel discussion with composers and performers.


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