Chinese Xiamen Philharmonic to perform Friday at Scripps
Maestra Zheng Xiaoying will direct the Chinese Xiamen Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Friday inside Garrison Theater at Scripps College.
Charles Kamm, Scripps College assistant professor of music history, will make a guest performance.
The concert is free and open to the public.
"To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the orchestra of 80 musicians will perform a variety of pieces with great cultural significance, such as the famous violin concerto, The Butterfly Lovers, by He Zhanhao Chen Gang, and The Echoes of Hakkas Earth Buildings, an original symphony composed by Liu Yuan, at the request of Professor Zheng," according to a news release from Scripps College.
Professor Zheng is artistic director and principal conductor of the Xiamen Philharmonic.
"One of only a few female conductors in China, Zheng is China's first nationally recognized female conductor, and the first Chinese maestra to conduct opera abroad," according to the news release.
She was nominated principal conductor of the China Central Opera Theatre and in 1998 founded the Xiamen Philharmonic. She has received the French Medal of Honor and in 2005 was Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
Soloists include Zhang Hongyan playing a traditional four-stringed Chinese instrument called the pipa and violinist Huang Bin who has played her instrument since age 4.
Scripps College is at 1030 Columbia Ave.
Information: (909) 607-9665
Charles Kamm, Scripps College assistant professor of music history, will make a guest performance.
The concert is free and open to the public.
"To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the orchestra of 80 musicians will perform a variety of pieces with great cultural significance, such as the famous violin concerto, The Butterfly Lovers, by He Zhanhao Chen Gang, and The Echoes of Hakkas Earth Buildings, an original symphony composed by Liu Yuan, at the request of Professor Zheng," according to a news release from Scripps College.
Professor Zheng is artistic director and principal conductor of the Xiamen Philharmonic.
"One of only a few female conductors in China, Zheng is China's first nationally recognized female conductor, and the first Chinese maestra to conduct opera abroad," according to the news release.
She was nominated principal conductor of the China Central Opera Theatre and in 1998 founded the Xiamen Philharmonic. She has received the French Medal of Honor and in 2005 was Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
Soloists include Zhang Hongyan playing a traditional four-stringed Chinese instrument called the pipa and violinist Huang Bin who has played her instrument since age 4.
Scripps College is at 1030 Columbia Ave.
Information: (909) 607-9665
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