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Silk and Bamboo Ensemble
[China]
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ARTIST: Silk and Bamboo Ensemble
COUNTRY: China
GENRE: Chinese traditional/folk music
The enchanting sound of the silk strings and bamboo flutes bring you to China. The Silk and Bamboo (sizhu) Ensemble is a renowned string and wind group featuring virtuoso musicians from China performing the pipa (4-stringed lute), erhu (2-stringed fiddle), guzheng (zither) and the bamboo flute dizi (bamboo flute). The group has performed in the Purcell Room and Queen Elisabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre, and has appeared at festivals including the City of London, Cambridge Folk Music and Edinburgh Festivals and in Europe’s WOMEX and WOMAD Festivals. They have published several CDs as well as featured on BBC Radio 3. For this special occasion the group will present a selection of ensemble and virtuoso solo pieces of traditional/folk and modern Chinese music.
Chen Dacan – Erhu fiddles
Cheng Yu – Pipa lutes
Fungyin Chan – guzheng (zither)
Max Gettings – dizi (bamboo flutes)
Programme will include:
Full of Joy (folk music, Northeast China)
White Snow in Sunny Spring (classical pipa music)
Jasmine Flower (folk music, Southeast China)
Flute and Drum at Sunset (classical civil style)
Moonlight Reflected in the Second Fountain (erhu fiddle masterpiece)
Autumn Moon over the Still Lake (Cantonese music)
Parade (Shanghai Silk and bamboo Tea-house music)
Beijing Melody (based on Beijing opera music)
Dance of the Yao People (music adopted from Southeast China)
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SELECTED PRESS REVIEWS AND QUOTES:
“Perfect, vibrant performances” (Songlines)
“Technical perfection and brilliant playing” (Songlines)
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TUE, 01 NOV 11, 20:00 RICH MIX