The Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra consists of
10 famous musicians from the China Conservatory of Music – Liu Shun
(Music Director), Yang Jing (Pipa), Shen Cheng (Huqin), Zhang
Zunlian (Erhu), Zhao Chengwei (Sanxian), Wei Wei (Liuqin/Ruan),
Jiao Shanlin (Percussion), Yang Lin (Guzheng), Wang Hua (Dizi) and
Luo Yuan (Yang Qin).
Date: 28 Jan 2012 (Sat)
Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio
Time: 3pm and 7.30pm
Programme: Kindly refer below for more
details
Ticket Price: Standard tickets at $35 and there are
limited concessions for students, senior citizens and NSFs at
$19
The Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra will be
presenting two different programmes on 28 Jan 2012
(Sat):
Afternoon
3pm：Poetic Harmonies《诗情乐韵》 (Solos & small ensemble
works)
This performance includes solos and small ensemble
performances where individual musicians will showcase their
virtuosity. Works include a melodious guzheng piece High Mountain
and Flowing Waters, a delicate pipa solo piece A Moonlit Night on
the Spring River, an erhu solo piece on the sorrow of parting Three
Variations on the Yangguan Pass, Faint Fragrance, a piece that
reminisces on the past performed by a plucked string quintet, and
Autumn Yearning by the Dresser, a melancholic dialogue between the
xiao and guzheng.
Link: http://www.huayifestival.com/2012/po...ies/index.html
Evening
7.30pm：Dreams by the Plum Blossoms 《梅边四梦》 (Full ensemble
works)
The richness of Chinese traditional music will be on
display in this performance featuring Chinese traditional classics
as well as newly composed contemporary works, showcasing the best
of Chinese musical culture through the classics with a modern
touch. Among the traditional works featured are the ancient piece
Jackdaws Frolicking in the Water, the Beijing opera piece Deep in
the Night, and Teochew folk music piece Temple of Fu De. Young
promising contemporary composers from China are also featured with
Wang Danhong’s Dreams by the Plum Blossoms and Zou Hang’s Drunk
Dancing Devarajas
Link: http://www.huayifestival.com/2012/dreams/index.html
Sample Audio tracks: http://www.huayifestival.com/2012/ed...forbidden.html