The Charm of Chinese Music

Friday, March 4, 2011 20:00     Institute for Tourism Studies Grand Hall     Free admission

Hua Yanjun: The Reflection of the Moon in Er Quan Spring

Bao Yuankai:
Excerpts from orchestral suites Yanhuang Fengqing (“Chinese Sights and Sounds”)
Song of Riddles
The Purple Bamboo (Jiangsu Folksong)
Going Beyond the West Gate

Liu Tian Hua: Nice Evening
Two Pieces of Guangdong Folk Music
1) A Joyfull time
2) Each Step Higher

Chan Wing Wah: Impact for 4 Percussionists
1)Gong, Tam-Tam, Sus. Cymbal, Temple Block,
2)Tom-Tom, Congas,
3)Bongos, Chinese Tom-Tom
4) Bass Drum, Timbales

Henan style opera (arr. by Huang Xiao Zi in 1989, according to the same violin music title by Wang Jincheng): The Harvest Celebration

Excerpts from Beijing Opera “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy”(arr. by Huang Xiao Zi in 1976, according to the same violin music title by Chen Gang): Climbing Tiger Mountain
Hoh Lu Ting (arr. by Liu Chenchen) : Evening Gathering ---- Wind Quintet
Shanxi Province (arr. by A Kejian & Zheng Deren, Liu Chenchen): Appreciation for Freedom ---- Wind Quintet
Arr. by Bao Yuankai (arr. Liu Chenchen): The Grassland Shepherd Song ---- Brass Quintet

Macao Orchestra will present repertoires themed around Chinese folk music in praise of the notions of national solidarity, social harmony and human equality etc. These pieces are also paradigm of Chinese and Western arts integration.

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