JOURNEY TO THE EAST with the Orchestra of New Asia CMS 东行乐记

Fifth annual China Now Music Festival concludes with a program highlighting the aesthetic crosscurrents between East and West in the early-mid 20th century, including symphonic works in honor of the great painter Xu Beihong (1895-1953), and a rarely performed chamber opera by Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977). Jindong Cai conducts the Orchestra of the New Asia CMS, with guest soloists including pianist Xu Fangfang, the daughter of Xu Beihong.

Tickets: $25, $50, $75

Program:

Abing, arr. Wu Zuqiang 阿炳, 吴祖强
The Moon Reflected on Erquan Pond (1949/1979)
二泉映月

Alexander Tcherepnin
The Nymph and the Farmer - a chamber opera (1952)
仙女与农夫
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano; Yi Li, tenor

INTERMISSION

Jiang Wenye 江文也
Taiwan Dance (1936)
台湾舞曲

Jiang Wenye 江文也
Piano Concerto Xu Beihong's Color-And-Ink Paintings (1964)
钢琴协奏曲 “徐悲鸿的彩墨画”
Mvt III. Rooster Crowing in the Rain—Recalling Past Valor
第三乐章: 风雨鸡鸣—壮烈的回忆
(World Premiere)
Xu Fangfang 徐芳芳, piano

Huang Anlun 黄安伦
Capriccio Xu Beihong, Opus 103 (2022)
徐悲鸿画境随想
(World Premiere)

Special Thanks to our co-sponsors for this event: the US-China Music Institute at Bard College, the Xu Beihong Arts Committee, and Xu Fangfang, daughter of Xu Beihong.

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