Celebrate the coming of Spring with the Bard Chinese Ensemble.
The program features concerto solo performances by Yixin Wang ‘24 on guzheng and Yijie Yin ‘25 on zhongruan. Conductor Shutong Li has prepared new arrangements of a selection of Chinese works especially for the ensemble.
FREE and open to the public.
This concert will also be live-streamed at youtube.com/watch?v=DijT1NLqp6w
program
He Zhanhao
Regret in Lin'an guzheng concerto 临安遗恨
Yixin Wang ‘24, guzheng
Cheng Dazhao
The Yellow River Capriccio 黃河畅想
Liu Xing
Reminiscences of Yunnan zhongruan concerto, Mov. 3 云南回忆 III
Yijie Yin ‘25, zhongruan
Wang Danhong
Macau Capriccio 澳门随想曲
bard Chinese ensemble
Shutong Li, conductor
Suona / Guanzi
Hui Man Chan
Konghou
Kexilin Ke
Jiayi Sun
Pipa
Xi Lu
Jinou Dong
Xiaoyan Luo
Wenjun Lu
Kendall Griffith
Ruan / Zhongruan
Yuling Nan
Yijie Yin
Guzheng
Lucina Yue
Yixin Wang
Sunnie Ling
Percussion
Yining Zhu
Bryan Wang
Wenrui Shi
Danni Chen
Erhu
Beitong Liu
the soloists
Yixin Wang ‘24. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Yijie Yin ‘25. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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.