DESCRIPTION:
Oriole - Lan Tung (2016)
Composed for the Sound of Dragon Ensemble's debut concert at the 2016 Sound of Dragon Music Festival, the vocal part of this piece is extracted from a popular song in a Chinese movie "Orioles Banished from the Flowers" (1948).

premiered at the 2016 Sound of Dragon Music Festival 龍吟滄海音樂節 at Roundhouse, Vancouver
conductor: Chih Sheng Chen 陳志昇指揮

Lan Tung - erhu & vocal 董籃－二胡／演唱
Nicole Ge Li - erhu 李歌－二胡
Charlie Lui - dizi 呂畇初 - 笛子
Mark McGregor - flute
Marina Hasselberg - cello 大提琴
Itamar Erez - guitar
Jonathan Bernard - percussion 打擊樂
Zhimin Yu - ruan 于志敏 －阮
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The Sound of Dragon Ensemble brings together some of the most skillful musicians from both the east and the west. The vision behind the Sound of Dragon Ensemble is to become a creative platform for musicians and composers sharing similar interests in contemporary cross-cultural music to collaborate together, fostering a sense of community and providing a creative outlet. In the 2016 & 2017 seasons, the ensemble is developing a strong core group of 8 musicians. This will give the ensemble a solid base, with the potential to invite additional musicians to join in at future productions, allowing the Sound of Dragon Society the flexibility to program various outstanding cross-cultural chamber works. Musicians normally in different ensembles will be able to work together and interact more frequently.