2015 ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT
A non-profit organization founded in 1961, the Chinese Music Ensemble is the oldest, largest and only full scale Chinese orchestra in the United States and the Americas. Its present membership of over forty musicians play practically every type of Chinese music and instruments. Its repertory ranges from ancient classical to modern compositions spanning some fifteen hundred years of history.
The Ensemble performances range from small ensemble groups of 3-12 musicians all the way to the full orchestra using a wide range of Chinese bowed and plucked strings, wind and percussion instruments. Its repertory ranges from ancient classical to modern compositions spanning some fifteen hundred years of history, as well as folk music of various regions or ethnic groups in China.
One of the main objectives of the CHINESE MUSIC ENSEMBLE is to introduce the music of China to western audiences. Towards this end, the Ensemble has performed at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Town Hall, Asia Society, Carnegie Hall, Newport Music Festival, and Musikfest at Bethlehem, PA. It has appeared at numerous museums, libraries, colleges and schools throughout the Eastern seaboard. The Ensemble holds its Annual Concert in the spring at the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City and the fall Community Concert in Chinatown, free to the public as part of its social commitment.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY MAY 31st @ 2:30 PM
