Silk Road Music – Journey to China

Join Silk Road Music on a beautifully vivid journey through the many facets of traditional Chinese music and dance. This Roots and Shoots Music Education Program is produced as a resource for Vancouver area schools, and is supported by the Government of Canada, the Chan Endowment Fund at UBC, the Vancouver School Board, and the Chan Family Foundation.

Happiness! 喜洋洋 | Traditional
Three and Six 三六 | Traditional
Xin Jiang Dance 新疆舞 | Traditional
Dawuer’s Spring 达乌尔春天 | Arranged by Fu Tang
Horse Race 賽馬 | Haihuai Huang
Feng Yang Flower Drum Song 鳳陽花鼓 | Traditional

Featuring VSO School of Music faculty:
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞 on pipa 琵琶 and vocals
Zhi Ming Yu 于志敏 on ruan 阮
Yun Song 宋芸 on erhu 二胡
Zhong Xi Wu 吴忠喜 on suona 唢呐 and sheng 笙
and Special guest Andre Thibault on guitar, lute and percussion.

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June 10th, 2023

The VSO and VSO School of Music are excited for the return of Day of Music to Downtown Vancouver with FREE performances by musicians from across the Lower Mainland and beyond. Enjoy performances and activities by the VSO and others as we come together and celebrate the joy and fun of music.