East Meets West in Music (Student Recital)

Date: Monday, April 26

Time: 12 p.m.

Place: Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts

Description: In addition to the regular recitals and concerts given year round by the Music Department, every April we present student performers who are not music majors in a recital. Participation is completely optional, but it is an opportunity for ambitious performers to present the work they have been doing in their private lessons all semester.

This year we are delighted to invite members of the delegation from Nanjing Art Institute in China to perform alongside our Saint Mary's musicians. The delegation will include two students working on master's degrees in instrumental performance. Miss Xing Lu willl play the Erhu; Ms. Tong Ying will perform on the Lute. Both musicians play music adapted from the folk tradition on traditional Chinese instruments.

Saint Mary's students performing will be Anne Kasey '11, soprano and a nursing major; Brittany Flanagan '12, piano and a biology major; Jingqui Guan '11, piano and an economics major; and Rebekah Wielgos '13, soprano and an English major.

Lute Performances:

Winter Crows Playing in Water

It is a piece of folk music from Chaozhou, China and arranged by Liu Baosha. Based on the application of B anti-tune, many push-pull glides are used in order to indicate an feeling of fancy-free life.

March in South China

This music adapts Suzhou Pingtan. With its fresh and fluent rhythm, a picture of spring has been shown--- everything goes green and spring is in the air.

Erhu Performances:

Mihu Melody

The music is adapted according to folk music of Guanzhong Area in Shanxi province, China. It is of distinctive and strong local flavor.

Horse Racing

This music uses typical scale and rhythm of Inner Mongolia in order to present not only a scene with happiness and jubilation, but also the scenarios of singing.

For a further information, please contact Laurel Thomas, chair of the Department of Music.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

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