Soloists Liuchang Cai, pipa and Danni Chen, guqin
The first concert of the Bard Chinese Ensemble's 24-25 season features concertos for pipa and guqin, with a program full of imaginative storytelling through the unique East/West sounds of this large mixed ensemble.
FREE and open to the public.
View the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/8q4QrmV1yyM
PROGRAM
Flying Apsaras 《飞天》 (1982)
Xu Jingxin & Chen Dawei
Pipa Concerto “Spring & Autumn” 《春秋》 (1994)
Tang Jianping
Liuchang Cai, pipa
Intermission
Guqin Concerto “Farewell Rhapsody” 《别赋》 (2018)
Huang Wen
Danni Chen, guqin
The Legend of The Swordsmith Couple: Ganjiang & Moye 《干將．莫邪幻想曲》(2018)
Zhang Zhao
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
The Bard Chinese Ensemble is comprised of the Conservatory’s Chinese instrument majors, along with various students of Western instruments joining each semester to create a unique new sound for traditional and new Chinese repertoire. With increased enrollment in Chinese instrument majors each year since 2018, the Ensemble is composed of over 20 musicians from both the undergraduate double-degree program and the master of arts in Chinese music and culture.
