Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble - Mar 29 - 8pm

New Frontiers 2008
Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble in Concert at the Norman Rothstein Theatre
950 West 41st Avenue (at Oak)

Tickets: $20 (general), $15 (student, senior)
available at the door | NRT Box Office (604 257 5111) | Zulu Records | Highlife Records | Kam Sing Arts | Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver

Launching the Ensemble’s 2008 National Tour!

Ji Rong Huang: erhu (Chinese violin) / Wei Li: zheng (Chinese zither)
Zhi Min Yu: ruan (Chinese guitar) / Gui Lian Liu: pipa (Chinese lute)
Jian Ming Pan: dizi (Chinese flute) / Qing Chang: sanxian (Chinese banjo)
GUEST: Bruce Henczel: percussion & marimba

On March 29th, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble presents another of its trademark stunning shows at the intimate Norman Rothstein Theatre. This concert will feature new arrangements of Jin Zhang's Gazing and Rui Shi Zhuo's Ling developed for the ensemble’s national tour in April. These new arrangements will showcase the musicians’ superb artistry. Ensemble members Ji Rong Huang (artistic director), Wei Li, Gui Lian Liu, Zhi Min Yu, Jian Ming Pan and Qing Chang will be joined by guest artist Bruce Henczel. The Ensemble will present the same program in eight shows in Montreal, Toronto, Richmond Hill and Hamilton. Don’t miss this exciting performance!

Jin Zhang’s works are performed by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra among many other orchestras and chamber ensembles and have been recorded for broadcast by the BBC, CBC and VTV among other television and radio networks. In 2006, the Canadian Music Centre selected Zhang for its online initiative, Composer Portraits – Influence of Many Musics. This project focuses on Canadian composers who emigrated from other countries and highlights their valuable contribution to music in Canada. Rui Shi Zhuo has been commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver New Music, Vancouver Pro Musica, the National Film Board of Canada and the Vancouver Oratorio Society among other ensembles and presenters. He has received several commissioning grants from Canada Council and the British Columbia Arts Council and his works have been broadcast nationally by CBC Radio.

The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, established in 1989, combines technical mastery with a passionate approach to music. It was one of only five artists from across Canada selected to showcase at the Canada Council for the Arts’ Presence Conference at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in December 2007.

“...vibrant and exciting exposure to another culture.” The Georgia Straight

For more information, please contact
Zhao Zhao @ Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society
Tel 604.683.8240 | Email zhaozhao@dkam.ca