US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music
Asian American Voices: Composing for History
Music of Huang Ruo
October 12, 2021
US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music
October 12, 2021
Jindong Cai conductor
The Orchestra Now
Del Sol Quartet
China Now Festival Chorus
The opening event of the fourth annual China Now Music Festival, Asian American Voices, presents two major works by New York-based composer Huang Ruo: A Dust in Time, composed in 2020 in response to the pandemic; and a preview of excerpts from the oratorio Angel Island, composed in 2021 to honor the stories of immigrants from China. Performances by the Del Sol Quartet from San Francisco, Bard’s own The Orchestra Now, and the China Now Festival Chorus. The festival’s artistic director, Jindong Cai, will conduct.
Estimated run time: 97 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.