Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents
Bard Chinese Ensemble
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Spring Concert
The Bard Chinese Ensemble presents a selection of traditional and new music for Chinese and Western instruments, with original compositions and arrangements by Chinese Ensemble director Chen Tao.PROGRAM
The Long Tune (Mongolian Suite No. 1)Chen Tao
Mongolian (Mongolian Suite No. 2)
Tengger
Arr. Chen Tao
Toast Song & Chopstick Dance (Mongolian Suite No. 3)
Chen Tao
Moon Reflecting in the Er-Quan Pond
A Bing
Arr. by Pen Xiu-Wen
Re-arr. by Chen Tao
Melody of Raiment of Rainbows
Jiang-Nan Silk & Bamboo music
Arr. by Chen Tao
Arkansas Traveler
Arr. by Chen Tao
At the Frontier
Classical music
Arr. by Zhang Da-Sen
Re-arr. by Chen Tao
Dance of Yun Nan
Chen Tao
Livestream link: https://youtu.be/GpEQg2ypE9A
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All visitors must demonstrate proof of vaccination to attend in person.
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
The Bard Chinese Ensemble is composed of the Conservatory’s Chinese instrument majors and various students of Western instruments joining each semester, depending on the repertoire. Chinese Ensemble is an essential component of the double-degree program in Chinese instruments offered through the US-China Music Institute at Bard, in partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
The director and conductor of the Chinese Ensemble is Chen Tao, a dizi (bamboo flute) master and the artistic director of Melody of Dragon, an educational and performing arts organization in New York City focusing on traditional Chinese music. Chen Tao studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and has been teaching and performing in the New York area for nearly 30 years.
For more information, call 845-758-7026, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.barduschinamusic.org/events/chinese-ensemble-spring-2022.
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space