Past Events
2004
Concert by the UK Chinese Music Ensemble at the 9th East-West Medicine Synposium 7:30pm, 11th December, 2004
Venue: Zoological Society Of London Conference Centre
London Zoo, Outer Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY
An evening of Beijing Opera and Chinese music 7.30pm, 18th November 2004
Presented by the UK Chinese Ensemble
Venue: Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria
Cheng Yu with the Grand Union Orchestra : 11.30am - 1:00pm, 26 October 2004
A lunchtime concert presents a diverse programme which crosses and combines the cultures of India, China, the Middle East and Western music on one stage.
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London EC1.
Musicport 2004 World Music Festival: 1:00pm, 24 October 2004, Whitby
The UK Chinese Ensemble will be playing a lunchtime concert at the colourful 3-day World Music Festival. Four musicians will play both solo and ensemble music with a selection of
traditional and modern Chinese pieces. Instruments used will be pipa (4-stringed lute), erhu (2-stringed violin), dizi (bamboo flute) and yangqin (hammered dulcimer).
Venue: Whitby Pavilion Complex, North Promenade, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Performance at SOAS, University of London: 6.00pm, 22nd October 2004
Cheng Yu and the UK Chinese Ensemble will be playing this evening as part of the celebration for the inauguration of the SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies.
Venue: Brunei Gallery, Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Univ. of London, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Recording Project: 13-14th October 2004
Cheng Yu has been commissioned by Youth Music to write a children's song. The song, called "Jasmine Flower" is to be published at the end of 2004 as part of a book, entitled "Singbook",
with an accompanying CD. Cheng Yu and The UK Chinese Ensemble will be recording in London's Whitfield Studio.
"Singbook" consists of songs from different cultures with arrangements and accompaniments. It will be published in December 2004.
Chinese music performance for the Silk Road Exhibition
The British Library held an exhibition of treasures from the Silk Road during the summer months. For this important event, manuscripts and paintings from all parts of the old silk
route were brought together again for the first time since their discovery at the beginning of the 20th century.
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
1-2pm, 3 August 2004
Recital of Erhu (Chinese fiddle) and dizi (bamboo flute) music by Ning Baosheng and Hu Bin
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre
Afternoon, 31 July 2004
Chinese Music Summer School
Following the success of the 2003 qin (guqin - Chinese 7-string zither) summer school, there was a one week Chinese Music Summer School on July 24th - 30th 2004, giving seven full days of expert tuition on Chinese instrumental music, at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The tutors were: guqin master Professor Li Xiangting, pipa virtuoso Cheng Yu, dizi master Ning Baosheng, and erhu soloist Hu Bin. It was part of the Summer Music School programmes organised by Asian Music Circuit (AMC). The week provided a rare opportunity to learn and explore Chinese music in the UK. Classes were open to all takers, beginners and advanced.
Guqin and pipa recital by Li Xiangting and Cheng Yu
7.30 pm, 29 July 2004
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre
Guqin and pipa recital by Li Xiangting and Cheng Yu
Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, Cambridge.
7:30pm 23 July 2004