Soloists of Traditional Chinese Instruments (9 May)
Liu Dehai
Qigang Chen
Wednesday 9 May, 7.30pm
St Donats Arts Centre
| Composer | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| arr. traditional | Xing Jie (Stronlling the streets) | 6′ |
| Liu Dehai | Qin Yong (Terra Cotta Warriors) | 10′ |
| improvisation | di/zheng | 7′ |
| Gao Weijie | Shao | 6′ |
| arr. traditional | Enchanting Night over the Spring River | 8′ |
| Zhang Xiaofu | Ying (Chants) | 10′ |
| arr. traditional | Three, Five, Seven | 5′ |
| Chang Jing | Shadow of the Flowers | 5′ |
| improvisation | pipa/erhu | 10′ |
| Qigang Chen | San Xiao (Three bursts of laughter) | 6′ |
All UK premieres
6.30pm Pre-performance talk by Qigang Chen
The Chinese believe that music is an expression of harmony that exists among heaven, earth and man, and that nature has provided man with eight kinds of materials to build musical instruments. Therefore traditionally, Chinese instruments are also classified according to the type of material they are made from. They are stone, metal, silk, bamboo, wood, skin, gourd and clay.
We welcome to Wales for the first time an ensemble made up of China’s finest instrumentalists playing a range of Chinese classical instruments among them the di (bamboo flute), pipa (lute), zheng (zither) and erhu (a two stringed violin).
This concert offer a tantalising glimpse of China’s rich musical culture as arrangements of traditional pieces are played alongside works by three generations of living composers – works that reflect a thriving classical music scene that the West is just beginning to discover.
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Tickets
£12 (£5)
Online booking: Soloists of Traditional Chinese Instruments (9 May) tickets (on RWCMD website)
Phone booking: call 029 2039 1391 (Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm).
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