US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music with the Central Conservatory of Music, China
The Sound of Spring
A Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now
January 25
US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music with the Central Conservatory of Music, China
January 25
2 pm • Pre-concert celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year
3 pm • Performance
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with music! Now in its sixth year, The Sound of Spring is an authentic Chinese New Year concert featuring dramatic orchestral works and world-class Chinese instrument soloists, led by Maestro Jindong Cai.
This year, The Orchestra Now is joined by soloists from the legendary faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing on erhu, sheng (Chinese mouth organ), and percussion. The diverse program combines traditional favorites with new compositions, including a commission especially for this concert by Bard faculty member Xinyan Li.
Be sure to come early for treats and Chinese instrument demonstrations courtesy of the US-China Music Institute!
For more information, visit barduschinamusic.org.
Li Huanzhi
Spring Festival Overture (1955-56)
Wu Zuqiang, Liu Dehai, and Wang Yanqiao
Little Sisters of the Grassland pipa concerto (1972) (abr.)
JinOu Anastasia Dong ’24, CMC ’25, pipa
Yu Hongmei
Ink Plum for erhu and orchestra (2019)
Yan Guowei, erhu
Zhang Shuai
East West III: Tao for All (2024)
INTERMISSION
Tang Jianping
Cang Cai concerto for percussion: Movements 1 and 3 (2003)
Zhang Jingli, percussion
Xinyan Li (Visiting Professor of Music, US-China Music Institute, Bard College)
Majestic Gallop concerto for sheng and orchestra (2024) (commissioned for The Sound of Spring)
Wang Lei, sheng
Li Shaosheng
“The Majestic Land” (2022)
Conductor
Pipa
Erhu
Percussion
Sheng
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