Celadon Youth Music Ensemble & Theatrical Group 少年才情組
Program Notes from Celadon
Chinese classical music, as we have come to know it, is an embodiment of a long historical and cultural fusion that started from the Qin and Han Dynasty (since 200BC). Classical Chinese music has integrated many instruments brought to China from the foreign land and infused significantly diverse musical styles with many local characteristics. For today’s Program, Celadon presents a variety of musical styles played in different geographical regions and represent the vast and diverse cultural heritages in China.
For this 2021’s Lunarfest, we will share with our on-line audience a few past performing records and a few recently recorded musical pieces.
Due to Covid-19, we were not able to gather and make any new recordings for chamber or ensemble pieces, and therefore, we included a few of such pieces we recorded from the past. Hope you enjoy these performances.
Erhu (Two-string Fiddle/二胡):
Exert of Leisurely chant (Contemporary Erhu composition)
閑居吟 (當代二胡創作曲）
Performed by Suhasna Liyanaarachchi
Camel Bell (Silk Road Music)
駝鈴響叮噹 ( 絲路音樂 )
Yang Qin (Hammer Dulcimer/揚琴):
Spring to the Ching River (Southern Style Music)
春到淸江 ( 江南吳越風 ）
Performed by Adrienne Gau
Dizi (Horizontal Flute/笛子):
New Songs of the Pasture People
(Qingkang Tibetan Plateau Style Music)
牧民新歌 ( 青康藏高原風 )
Performed by Katelyn Weng
Hulusi (Gore Flute/葫蘆絲):
Phoenix Tail Bamboo under the Moonlight
(Yunnan Style Music)
月光下的鳯尾竹 （ 雲南風 )
Performed by Katelyn Weng
Three Six (Southern Silk & Bamboo Style Music):
三六 ( 江南絲竹 )
New Horse Racing (Mongolian Style Music)
新賽馬（ 蒙古風 )
Herding the livestock (Northern Shannxi Style Music)
趕牲靈 ( 陝北風 )
Chamber Performance Musicians
Dizi: Katelyn Weng
Erhu: Inna Lu, Brian May, Alissa Tsai, Julian Gau
Yang Qin: Sunny Chen, Kevin Chen, Adrienne Gau
Cello: Julian Gau
Percussions: Sunny Chen, Adrienne Gau
About Celadon Youth Music Ensemble & Theatrical Group 少年才情組
Founded since 2006, Celadon Youth is a non-profit youth music and performing arts organization with a mission of sharing the beauty of Asian classical music, dance and theatrical performing art forms with our local community audiences.