Chinese Celebration

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Label
ARC Music
Release Date
January 19, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 19, 2018
    • UPC
      5019396276925
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      EUCD2769
    • LABEL
      ARC Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Dragon Dance

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Hanshin Chinese Folk and Dance Ensemble

    2. Full of Joy

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Silk and Bamboo Ensemble

    3. Pferderennen (Horserace)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Pan Jing and Ensemble

    4. Sunny Spring and White Snow

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Red Chamber

      Performer: Mei Han

    5. Pangxie Ge (Crabs)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Gong Linna

    6. Harvest Drumming

      Composer: Zhuji Li

      Performer: Ying Xiao

    7. Sound from Afar

      Composer: Wenjie Chen

      Performer: Xiaoyun Miao, Pingxin Xu

    8. Planting Song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Pingxin Xu

    9. The Hill Named Youth

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Hanshin Chinese Folk and Dance Ensemble

    10. Xiao Biaomei (My Girl)

      Composer: Robert Zollitsch, Lao Luo

      Performer: Gong Linna

    11. Bamboo Dance

      Composer: Li Jiang

      Ensemble: Heart of the Dragon Ensemble

    12. Feng shou (Bumper Harvest)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Dacan Chen

    13. Moving Up

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Silk and Bamboo Ensemble

    14. General's Order

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Ying Xiao

    15. Bai Ge Gan Chang (White Dove)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Gong Linna

    16. Dance of the Yao Tribe

      Composer: Tieshan Liu, Yuen Mao

      Ensemble: Red Chamber

      Performer: Mei Han

    17. Curtain Upside Down

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Pingxin Xu

    18. Three and Six

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Silk String Quartet

    19. Welcome Home Our Soldier Brother

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Zhou Yu Ensemble


This new release is an enchanting collection of traditional and contemporary music from mainland China and Taiwan, with both sung and instrumental pieces, showcasing traditional Chinese instruments such as the board zithers guqin and zheng, lutes, such as pipa and ruan, flutes, dizi and xiao, as well as erhu (fiddle), yangqin (hammered dulcimer), sheng (mouth-blown bamboo organ) and konghou (Chinese harp). Eastern music specialist Diz Heller compiled the songs featured here and mastered them for optimal sound quality. Authentic ensembles and musicians perform here, including the Pan Jing Ensemble, Mei Han & Red Chamber, Silk & Bamboo Ensemble, and many more. Information about each song is included in the booklet.