A spokesperson says---
“...The Lunar New Year program, thoughtfully curated to embody the energetic and perseverant spirit of the Horse in Chinese astrology, will include Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture; Chan Ka Nin’s Welcoming Spring; Selections from Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto, for erhu and chamber orchestra with Yu Hongmei; Lili Boulanger’s Of a Spring Morning; Zhou Long’s King Chu Doffs His Armor, for pipa and orchestra with Zhang Hongyan returning to Marian Anderson Hall for her second Lunar New Year concert in a row; Aaron Copland’s “Hoe-Down,” from Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo; Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity,” from The Planets; and Gioachino Rossini’s Finale, from Overture to William Tell.
The Central Conservatory of Music Chinese Orchestra will perform a one-night-only concert in Perelman Theater under the direction of conductor Liu Sha. The ensemble will perform several Chinese pieces featuring soloists on a diverse array of traditional Chinese instruments, including bamboo flutes, sheng, yangqin, guzheng, banhu, pipa, and erhu. The Spring Festival program includes the world premiere of Zhang Zheng’s Feng·Ya·Song (Ballad, Court Hymn, Eulogy)..."
