The Eight Mallets and the Macao Chinese Orchestra present “Chimeras”

Friday, March 3, 2017 20:00     Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium     Tickets: MOP 150, 120, 100, 80

Conductor: Pang Ka Pang

Programme Highlights:

Beijing Opera Percussion and Orchestra:Uproar In Heaven (Macao premiere)  
Arr. Liang Ju and Wang Jianhua
  Lead Player: The Eight Mallets

Concerto for Percussion “New Dragon Dance” (Macao premiere)                                           
Xu Changjun
  Lead Player: The Eight Mallets and the Percussion Section of the MCO

Sombre Night                                                                    
Beijing Opera / Arr. Li Minxiong and Wang Jianhua
  Lead Player: Wang Jianhua    Jinghu: Ma Li   Yueqin: Li Chonglong

Hebei Melody                                                                                                                                   
Arr. Liu Yuan
  Banhu: Li Feng

Yangqing and Orchestra: Rhapsody                                                                                      
Wang Danhong
  Yangqing: Li Kewei

Four musicians play irresistible melodies with eight percussion mallets!
The Macao Chinese Orchestra, under the baton of its Music Director Pang Ka Pang, collaborates with ‘The Eight Mallets’ from China to present a stunning and breath-taking concert not to be missed!      

Duration: approximately 2 hours, including one intermission

Tickets Reservation

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Conductor: Pang Ka Pang

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The Eight Mallets ensemble was formed in the early 1990’s by four percussionists from different institutions and groups in China. The name of the group is derived from the eight drum mallets the four musicians use.

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Li Feng