Bard Chinese Ensemble, Fall 2021, Bard Conservatory. Photo by Hsiao-Fang Lin.
The Bard Chinese Ensemble Returns for their Spring concert with a program of Chinese music played on traditional Chinese instruments and Western instruments. Music composed or arranged by Chinese Ensemble director Chen Tao.
FREE and open to the public.
Note that visitors to the Bard campus must present proof of vaccination at the door.
The concert will also be live-streamed here: https://youtu.be/GpEQg2ypE9A
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
2021-2022 bard Chinese Ensemble
Music Director and Conductor
Chen Tao
Assistant Conductor
Shutong Li
Erhu
Beitong Liu
Chang Liu
Zhonghu
Chang Liu
Pipa
JinOu Dong
Wenjun Lu
Xiaoyan Luo
Zhongruan
Yijie Yin
Daruan
Wenjun Lu
Xiaoyan Luo
Guzheng
Sibei Wang
Dizi
Yifan Li
Flute/ Alto Flute
Monika Dzubeliski
Clarinet
Eszter Pokai
Trumpet
Joel Guahnich
Chinese Percussion
Yining Zhu
Qizhi An
Kehan Wang
Violin
Ana Aparicio
Nalin Myoung
Viola
Jessica Ward
Cello
Zander Grier
Verity Scheel
Piano
Vera Lu
bard Chinese Ensemble director
chen tao
Chen Tao is an internationally acclaimed Chinese flutist, music educator, composer, and conductor of Chinese orchestra; founder and director of Melody of Dragon, Inc., and of Melody of Dragon & the Youth; artistic director and conductor of the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York and conductor of New Jersey Buddha’s Light Youth Chinese Orchestra; artistic director of New York Guqin Association; and executive chairman of the New York Chinese Music Instruments International Competition since 2015. He is also a 27th-generation musician of Zhi-Hua Buddhism music. He joined the US-China Music Institute faculty in 2019 as chamber music coach of the Bard Chinese Ensemble and master teacher of the dizi for the undergraduate degree program.