In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage

In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage, a concert in honor of our late founder Barbara Tiao and in celebration of our 25th Anniversary as part of Millennium Park’s Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series will be held on July 27, 2009 at 6:30 pm.

Photo of Yuan-Qing Yu by Nolan Lee

This highly-anticipated concert will feature luminaries such as internationally renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine, assistant concertmaster Yuan Qing Yu and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, erhu player Betti Xiang, pipa player Wei Yang and the Chicago ProMusica along with Chicago’s Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble, a ten instrument drumming group, which will bring vibrant traditional rhythms into the concert. A Chinese Voyage honors the legacy of Barbara Tiao and her contributions to developing Chinese music and arts programs and is presented as part of Chinese Cultural Week in Chicago. This program will include works by, among others, Huang Ruo, Pei Lu, Victoria Bond, and Michael Djupstrom.

The program for In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage includes

• Drumming Prelude by Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble
• To the Eastern Sea by Michael Djupstrom, performed by Yuan Qing Yu, Amy Briggs, Richard Hirschl, and LiKuo Chang.
• Butterfly Lover’s Concerto by Chen Gang, He Zhanhao performed by Rachel Barton Pine, violin, and Matthew Hagle, piano
• Jing Zhong Bao Guo by Victoria Bond, performed by Wei Yang and Guo Yang Wei
• Tibetan Dances by Bright Sheng, performed by Rachel Barton Pine, violin, and John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
• Man Jiang Hong: Sonata by Pei Lu, performed by Betti Xiang erhu and, Amy Briggs, piano
• Drumming Interlude by Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble
• Concerto for 8 Instruments by Huang Ruo performed by Chicago Pro Musica

For more information about Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series, visit www.millenniumpark.org or call 312.742.1168.

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• Download a PDF press release from Millennium Park for the Dusk Variations series.
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For more information about In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage, contact Julie Ma 773-456-0930 or Nancy Teng – 630-655-2827.