UNC ASIAN MIXED ENSEMBLE
The fourth concert will take us on a journey to the East, presenting the UNC Asian Mixed Ensemble performing traditional and modern gems of Asian repertoire on original and modern instruments as well as Western masterworks inspired by the rich Asian cultural heritage. This concert will also feature various works by de Lalande, Debussy, Arensky and a guest performance of Kreisler's "Tambourin chinois" by violinist Edward W. Hardy and pianist Hanguang Wang.
PROGRAM
Journey to the East
Asian Mixed Ensemble
(Erhu/Saw uu, Jake/shamisen, shakuhachi/klui/duduk, slenthem/peking, ching/daff/ton-ramana)
Slide display
Haru Sandai (Three themes of the spring)
Japanese Ensemble: shamisen and koto
Ladrang Pangkur Laras Pelog Pathet Nem
Merak (Peacock Dance)
Bubaran Udan Mas (Golden Ruin)
INTERMISSION
Michel Richard de Lalande
Air des Siamois (a reconstruction)
String quintet (2 violin/ 2viola/ cello) + harpsichord
Claude Debussy
Pagodes, from Estampes (1903), piano solo
Fritz Kreisler
Tambourin chinois for Violin and Piano
Anton Arensky
Etude sur un theme chinois, Op. 25, No. 3.
The Maritime
For Western string, piano, percussion, Gamelan and Asian mixed ensemble
Slide display
Western strings: 2 violin/ 2viola/ cello
Piano
Percussion: Timpani/Marimba
Gamelan: Bonang, Slenthem, Peking, Saron
Asian Mixed Ensemble
