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Future In Past - Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble
Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society presents Future in Past, a rare showcase of Chinese music through millennia, from 7th century Tang dynasty to 1930's Shanghai, to the present and beyond. The concert program features exclusive performance of rarely heard ancient tunes as well as the world premiere of a chamber opera by Alan Lau, based on poetry by Sophi Liang. Future in Past will be held at 7:30 pm at the Norman Rothstein Theatre on Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Future In Past will be performed by the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble featuring:
Jirong Huang (erhu)
Yifei Hu (dizi)
Zhongxi Wu (sheng)
Sarah Tan (guzheng)
Ling Yang (pipa)
Qing Chang (sanxian)
Bo Peng (cello)
Bruce Henczel (percussion)
with guest artists
Lili Lau (vocals)
Sylwia Karwowska (vocals)
Carrie Lee (dance)
In a bold move, carefully reconstructed period pieces are juxtaposed with new innovative compositions. This concert will feature a special type of nanyin instruments on loan from ethnomusicologist, Dr. Alan Thrasher.
Composer, painter and scholar Alan Lau has collaborated with the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble on several projects including Autumn Flight (2014) and Sino-Electric Explorations (2015). The UBC Music Composition graduate is currently on the editorial board of the journal, Asian Musicology and is the co-author/assistant editor of international research projects, including Qupai in Chinese Music (Routledge, 2016) and The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Music.
Formed in 1989, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble is the first professional Chinese music organization established in Canada. The Ensemble consists of highly accomplished instrumentalists who combine technical mastery with a passionate approach to music. Based in Vancouver, BC, they continue to inspire contemporary compositions and interdisciplinary projects for Chinese instruments in Canada.
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The presenters gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver through Cultural Services, the Province of BC through Community Gaming Grants, and explorASIAN.
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LocationNorman Rothstein Theatre (View)
950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7
Canada
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