The Sound of Dragon Ensemble presents The Living World
THE LIVING WORLD is a music and media arts performance inspired by nature, the landscape, and mythical creatures, reflecting our shared curiosity about the world around us. The Sound of Dragon Ensemble will premiere original compositions combining Chinese and Western instruments against a backdrop of animated visuals created by Li Tung. Under the leadership of Taiwanese conductor Chih Sheng Chen, this concert will prepare the Sound of Dragon Ensemble for a return tour to Asia in the fall.
Repertoire 曲目:
“Taiwanese Dragon Legends” (2025, world premiere) – Chihchun Chi-sun Lee (Taiwan/US/Korea)
《臺灣神龍傳奇》－ 李志純(台灣/美國/韓國)作曲
“The Suspension of_____” (2023-2024, world premiere) – Tim Brady (Montreal)
《懸》– 霆．伯瑞迪 (蒙特婁)作曲
“Tarasque” (2023, world premiere) – Elizabeth Knudson (Vancouver)
《獅蠍獸》－ 伊莉莎白．努德森(溫哥華)作曲
“The Grey Tree: Shadow to Light” (2024-2025, world premiere) – Edward Top (Vancouver/Amsterdam)
《灰樹:光影》－ 愛德華．托普(荷蘭/溫哥華)作曲
“From the Stars” (2017, 2023) – Lan Tung (Vancouver/Taiwan)
《星空》－ 董籃(台灣/溫哥華)作曲
“The Ocean of Tears” (2021) – Moshe Denburg (Vancouver)
《淚海》－ 莫諧．丹伯格(溫哥華)作曲
The Sound of Dragon Ensemble is dedicated to creating/presenting new works for the combination of Chinese and Western instruments and presenting contemporary music of Chinese roots/influences to the world stage. Established in 2015, the Sound of Dragon Ensemble’s instrumentation has been carefully selected by pairing Chinese and western instruments in the families of bowed strings, plucked strings, and winds, completed by a collection of percussion instruments from both the East and the West. The ensemble’s repertoire represents original Canadian intercultural art music and breaks down genre boundaries, crossing over Chinese traditions, contemporary music, world fusion, and improvisation.
Sound of Dragon Ensemble 龍吟滄海樂團:
Charlie Lui 呂畇初 – dizi 笛子
Paolo Bortolussi – flute 長笛
Lan Tung 董籃 – erhu 二胡 & vocal 演唱
Zhimin Yu 于志敏 – ruan 阮
Jonathan Bernard – percussion 打擊樂
Itamar Erez – guitar 吉他
Sungyong Lim 林成容 – cello 大提琴
Mark Ferris – violin 小提琴
Dailin Hsieh 謝岱霖 – zheng 箏
Chih-Sheng Chen 陳志昇 – conductor 指揮
Li Tung 董籬 – media arts 多媒體藝術
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