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BARD EAST/WEST ENSEMBLE CHAMBER OPERA AND DANCE CONCERT

  • Rose Theater Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY United States (map)

SEASON EIGHT

The 2025 China Now Music Festival concludes with a dynamic 3-part program of multi-sensory and multi-disciplinary performances, featuring propulsive percussion, contemporary dance, and a new chamber opera.

The Bard East/West Ensemble performs, comprising of a Western string quintet, seven Chinese instrumentalists, and two percussionists, with Jindong Cai and Shutong Li conducting.

Come early for a pre-concert talk with artistic director Jindong Cai, composer Ma Hanrui, and choreographer Dai Jian, starting at 2:15pm in Rose Theater. (for ticket holders only)

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  • Guan Naizhong 关乃忠 (b. 1939)
    From The Age of the Dragon percussion concerto 《龙年新世纪》
    1. The Sun 太阳
    4. The Earth 大地
    Shutong Li 李梳曈, conductor and arranger
    Shiqi Zhong 钟世祺, Chinese percussion
    Jaelyn Quilizapa, percussion

    INTERMISSION

    Ma Hanrui 马晗蕊 (b. 1998)
    Mi 谜 (The Enigma), a chamber opera
    Pan Geng 潘耕, libretto
    Erike (the Officer): Eric Carey, tenor
    Feng: Yu Xiangwei 于向偉, Peking opera male dan
    Reporter/Judge: Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone

    INTERMISSION

    Wang Danhong 王丹红 (b. 1985)
    Four Seasons in Lingering Garden symphonic poem 《四季留园》
    1. Spring Breeze Awakens the Garden
    2. Dappled Green in Summer Shade
    3. Fragrance of Osmanthus on the Wind
    4. Watching the Snow from the Pavilion
    Arr. Shutong Li 李梳曈
    Dai Jian 戴剑, choreographer
    Wang Kan 王衎, female dancer
    Peng Mi 彭汨, male dancer




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The 2025 China Now Music Festival is presented in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China.

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