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Tune in at 7 PM (ET) on Tuesday October 19 for the event, presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music

 

We're coming to you from the Bard College-Conservatory of Music, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York for a special online concert featuring a selection of important live symphonic works recorded at this year's China Now Music Festival.

The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College-Conservatory of Music is proving a leading force in introducing music from contemporary China to the United States, and in promoting musical exchanges between the countries.

“Asian American artists are taking a greater role in the music world of the 21st Century,” Founding Director of the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College-Conservatory of Music, Jindong Cai recently sat down with The Violin Channel in an interview to discuss.

“You can witness this in any symphony orchestra, opera house, or conservatory and the creation of the US-China Music Institute is a reflection of this trend. I hope I can use my experience to create a strong platform to enable a greater appreciation of the music from China and to provide new opportunities for artists to perform Chinese music.”

 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 19 | 7:00 PM (ET)

ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES, STORIES, AMERICAN MUSIC

US-CHINA MUSIC INSTITUTE OF THE BARD COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, NEW YORK

 

Del Sol Quartet & China Now Festival Chorus

• Huang Ruo | Angel Island: Oratorio for voices and String Quartet

 

Conductor Jingdong Cai & The Orchestra Now | Li Yi (tenor) | Nina Yoshida Nelsen (mezzo-soprano) | Helen Zhibing Huang (soprano) | David Henry Hwang (librettist, live narration)

• Huang Ruo | Selections from An American Soldier

 

Conductor Jingdong Cai & The Orchestra Now | Yixin Wang (guzheng)

• Xinyan Li | Awakening Light

 

Conductor Jingdong Cai & The Orchestra Now

• Peng-Peng Gong | A Chinese in New York (2019)