Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents
Bard East/West Ensemble with special guest Wu Man
Monday, October 2, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
8:00 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4
8:00 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4
CHINA NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL - THE BRIDGE OF MUSIC
The opening concert of the sixth annual China Now Music Festival features the NY debut of the Bard East/West Ensemble, an innovative music group combining Chinese and Western instruments to create a new model of cross-cultural performance.The program features new arrangements of music by Tan Dun, Zhou Long, and Aaron Copland, as well as several new works by outstanding young composers from China, including members of the legendary faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music.
Internationally renowned pipa virtuoso Wu Man will join the ensemble to perform a new arrangement of Zhou Long’s popular pipa concerto, ‘King Chu Doff’s His Armor’.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.barduschinamusic.org/events/east-west-bard.
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space