The Sound of Spring: A Chinese New Year Concert with the Orchestra Now at Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

Don’t miss this joyful New York tradition for the most important holiday in the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrate the Year of the Snake with music! “The Sound of Spring” returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center for its sixth year of celebratory Chinese orchestral music, featuring guest appearances by the melodic and virtuosic erhu soloist Yan Guowei, the exciting and passionate percussionist Zhang Jingli, and the great sheng master Wang Lei, all from the legendary faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music, China. The US-China Music Institute is also proud to present the pipa soloist Jinou Anastasia Dong, winner of the Bard Conservatory’s Concerto Competition, in her NYC debut.

Maestro Jindong Cai has curated a program showcasing exceptional examples of contemporary symphonic music from China, all composed within the past 75 years. Highlights include the Chinese New Year favorite, “Spring Festival Overture” by Li Huanzhi, the beautifully evocative pipa concerto “Little Sisters of the Grassland”, and the world premiere of “Majestic Gallop” for sheng and orchestra, commissioned for this concert from composer Xinyan Li.

Special pre-concert event starts at 2 pm in the 5th floor lobby of Rose Theater. Come early for a live Chinese instrument demonstration and try them on your own!

PROGRAM

Li Huanzhi
Spring Festival Overture

Wu Zuqiang , Liu Dehai , and Wang Yanqiao
Little Sisters of the Grassland pipa concerto (abr.)

JinOu Anastasia Dong, pipa :

Yu Hongmei
Ink Plum for erhu and orchestra

Yan Guowei, erhu :

Zhang Shuai
East West III: Tao for All

INTERMISSION

Tang Jianping
Cang Cai concerto for percussion: Movements 1 and 3

Zhang Jingli, percussion :

Li Xinyan
Majestic Gallop concerto for sheng and orchestra (commissioned for The Sound of Spring)

Wang Lei, sheng :

Li Shaosheng
“The Majestic Land”