Chinese Music Virtuosi: A Lunar New Year Musical Celebration

Featuring musicians from Hong Kong's renowned ensemble, Chinese Music Virtuosi, together with talented local guests in a program of traditional Chinese instrumental music and contemporary works, including world-premiere compositions by Hawai'i and Hong Kong composers.

Featuring musicians from Hong Kong's renowned ensemble, Chinese Music Virtuosi, together with talented local guests in a program of traditional Chinese instrumental music and contemporary works, including world-premiere compositions by Hawai'i and Hong Kong composers.

The members of Hong Kong's Chinese Music Virtuosi (CMV) are among the most accomplished teachers and performers of Chinese musical instruments. They established CMV in 1997 to promote Chinese instrumental music, from cherished oldies to newly commissioned works. They share the belief that there remain exciting creative possibilities in the world of Chinese music, with the traditional instruments producing lovely sounds and incorporating dazzling performance techniques. Chinese Music Virtuosi was appointed the Ensemble-in-Residence of the Music Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011-2012.

This project is a collaboration between EWC Arts Program and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Music.

Saturday, February 21, 2015 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 22, 2015 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Chinese Music Virtuosi members:
Loo Sze Wang, sheng (mouth organ)             
Yu Wing Ka, pipa (plucked lute)                     
Wong Chi Chung, erhu (bowed fiddle)
Pan Ya Sze, yangqin (hammered dulcimer)   

Guest performers from the UHM Department of Music:
Frederick Lau, dizi (flute)
Lai Yi-Chieh, zheng (plucked zither)
 
Featured composers from the UHM Dept. of Music:
Dr. Takuma Itoh
Dr. Thomas Osborne
Dr. Donald Reid Womack
 
In addition, the ensemble will premiere a newly commissioned work by Hong Kong composer Ng King Pan.