Silk Road Music
May 3, 2021 
FREE, Available online
Production:
The Chan Center for the Performing Arts

Performers:
Silk Road Music 絲綢之路音樂團
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞: Pipa 琵琶，Singing 歌唱, 舞蹈 Dance
Yun Song: 宋雲: Erhu 二胡
Zhi Min Yu 于志敏：Ruan 阮
Zhong Xi Wu 吳忠喜： Suona 嗩吶, Sheng 笙
André Thibault: Percussion 打擊樂, Oud 烏特, Guitar吉他

1.Happiness! 喜洋洋 Traditional
2.Three and Six 三六 Traditional
3.Xin Jiang Dance 新疆舞 Traditional
4.Dawuer’s Spring 达乌尔春天 Arr. by Fu Tang
5.Horse Race 賽馬 By Hai Huai Huang
6.Feng Yang Flower Drum Song 鳳陽花鼓 Traditional

Join Silk Road Music on a beautifully vivid journey through the many facets of traditional Chinese music and dance. Meet the ancient 5,000 year old instrument that’s considered to be the grandparent of the accordion and harmonica, dance along to a lively tune, and discover what a horse race and a conversation between birds can sound like when imaginatively translated into music.

This special digital presentation includes both a performance and accompanying workshop that introduces the instruments. All the Chinese players are the faculty of the VSO School of Music. Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts as part of the Roots and Shoots Music Education Program, produced annually as a resource for Vancouver area schools.

To see the full show including the workshop, please go to the website: https://chancentre.com