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Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble
克里夫蘭民族樂團
presents
A concert for the Chinese New Year
1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2015
Burton Public Library
14588 West Park Street
Burton, Ohio
Free
The Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble returns to the Burton Public Library in historic Burton, Geauga County, Ohio, presenting a varied program of festive music from China and Taiwan in celebration of the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Monkey).
The ensemble's instruments include dizi and xiao (bamboo flutes), sheng (mouth organ), erhu (fiddle), sihu (4-stringed fiddle), pipa (pear-shaped lute), yueqin (moon lute), gongs, drums, cymbals, and other percussion.
Featured vocalist will be Ms. Yuan Wang, a visiting scholar at Kent State University specializing in Chinese opera and folk singing. The performance will also feature sheng soloist Haochen Qin of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
The program will also feature stories about the adventures of Sun Wukong, the legendary Monkey King of Chinese folklore, from the classic novel "Journey to the West."
● Liuyang River (Liuyang He, 浏阳河)
● Story: The Monkey King Learns to Fly
● Mongolian dance music: Uelzuur (Үелзүүр) and Chudraa (Чудраа)
● Sheng solo: Boat Song on Weishan Lake (Weishan Hu Chuan Ge, 微山湖船歌) - featuring Haochen Qin, sheng
● Story: The Monkey King Eats the Golden Peaches of Immortality
● An Embroidered Purse (Xiu Hebao, 绣荷包) - with Yuan Wang, guest vocalist
● Longing for the Spring Breeze (Wang Chun Feng, 望春风)
● Reminiscing About the Past (Huai Gu, 怀古)
● Turtledove Tune (Banjiu Diao, 斑鸠调) - with Yuan Wang, guest vocalist
● A Roar of Laughter on the Deep Blue Sea (Chong Hoi Yat Sing Siu, 沧海一声笑) - David Badagnani and ensemble, vocals
● Thunder in the Drought (Han Tian Lei, 旱天雷)
● Story: The Monkey King Does Battle with the Dragon King of the Sea
● Happiness in the New Year (Xin Nian Le, 新年乐)
The concert, which will be held in the library's meeting room, is free and open to the public and no tickets are required; arrive early for the best seats.
克里夫蘭民族樂團
presents
A concert for the Chinese New Year
1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2015
Burton Public Library
14588 West Park Street
Burton, Ohio
Free
The Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble returns to the Burton Public Library in historic Burton, Geauga County, Ohio, presenting a varied program of festive music from China and Taiwan in celebration of the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Monkey).
The ensemble's instruments include dizi and xiao (bamboo flutes), sheng (mouth organ), erhu (fiddle), sihu (4-stringed fiddle), pipa (pear-shaped lute), yueqin (moon lute), gongs, drums, cymbals, and other percussion.
Featured vocalist will be Ms. Yuan Wang, a visiting scholar at Kent State University specializing in Chinese opera and folk singing. The performance will also feature sheng soloist Haochen Qin of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
The program will also feature stories about the adventures of Sun Wukong, the legendary Monkey King of Chinese folklore, from the classic novel "Journey to the West."
● Liuyang River (Liuyang He, 浏阳河)
● Story: The Monkey King Learns to Fly
● Mongolian dance music: Uelzuur (Үелзүүр) and Chudraa (Чудраа)
● Sheng solo: Boat Song on Weishan Lake (Weishan Hu Chuan Ge, 微山湖船歌) - featuring Haochen Qin, sheng
● Story: The Monkey King Eats the Golden Peaches of Immortality
● An Embroidered Purse (Xiu Hebao, 绣荷包) - with Yuan Wang, guest vocalist
● Longing for the Spring Breeze (Wang Chun Feng, 望春风)
● Reminiscing About the Past (Huai Gu, 怀古)
● Turtledove Tune (Banjiu Diao, 斑鸠调) - with Yuan Wang, guest vocalist
● A Roar of Laughter on the Deep Blue Sea (Chong Hoi Yat Sing Siu, 沧海一声笑) - David Badagnani and ensemble, vocals
● Thunder in the Drought (Han Tian Lei, 旱天雷)
● Story: The Monkey King Does Battle with the Dragon King of the Sea
● Happiness in the New Year (Xin Nian Le, 新年乐)
The concert, which will be held in the library's meeting room, is free and open to the public and no tickets are required; arrive early for the best seats.