Bard Chinese Ensemble
巴德民乐室内乐

The Bard Chinese Ensemble (BCE) brings together the vibrant timbres of Chinese instruments with the expressive richness of Western orchestral instruments, focusing on a repertoire of primarily contemporary Chinese orchestral works. Many of these pieces are by living composers and are presented as U.S. premieres. Although BCE is still in its early stages of development, the ensemble achieves the scope of a full-size orchestra by thoughtfully re-arranging each composition for its unique East-and-West mixed instrumentation. Founded on the principles of cultural exchange and artistic collaboration, BCE is dedicated to fostering cross-cultural understanding, delivering transformative music-making and listening experiences, and inspiring the creation of innovative works that transcend traditional musical boundaries.

巴德民族室内乐团（Bard Chinese Ensemble，简称 BCE），融合了中国民族乐器的瑰丽音色与西方管弦乐器的丰富表现力，主要聚焦于当代中国民族管弦乐团作品的演绎，其中许多作品来自当代作曲家，并以美国首演的形式呈现。尽管乐团仍处于发展初期，通过巧妙地为中西合璧的独特编制进行改编，BCE 已能呈现出完整交响乐队的广阔音响格局。巴德中乐团秉持文化交流与艺术合作的宗旨，致力于促进跨文化理解，创造具有深远影响的演奏与聆听体验，并激发突破传统音乐边界的创新创作。

Shutong Li, Music Director

Shutong Li is the conductor and Music Director of the Bard Chinese Ensemble at the US-China Music Institute, as well as assistant conductor of the annual NY China Now Festival and the Bard East/West Ensemble. In 2017, Li founded an orchestra called “Musicians For Musicians” in New Mexico and organized and conducted 19 projects with 38 public concerts, which hosted over 50 young opera singers and instrumental soloists. He also served as chief conductor of the Symphony of Albuquerque and the UNM Health Sciences Centers Orchestra. Li has worked with groups such as the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, the Dolce Suono Chorus, New York Concert Chorale, the State Opera Stara Zagora, Teatro Mancinelli Orvieto, the Dédalo Ensemble, and the AltreVoci Ensemble.

Bard Chinese Ensemble Musicians

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

US-China Music FellowS

2020-2021

2019-2020