The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an experience of the senses, an invitation to see, taste, and smell. But for me, more than anything else, the Festival is an auditory experience, with its ...

The "Butterfly Lover's Concerto" is such an evocative title, it almost doesn't matter what the music is about. A Chinese folk tale was the inspiration for composer Chen Gang, in this concerto for the ...

The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China, present the fourth annual The Sound of Spring: A Chinese New ...

On Nov. 15, I was seated in the Nelson Music Room, eagerly awaiting people from all walks of life — elders with graying hair and hard-earned wrinkles, doe-eyed children so young their parents have to ...

A showcase and demonstration of what is claimed to be the world’s first fretted, electric Chinese erhu, blending traditional design with modern innovations for expanded musical possibilities. Whoopi ...

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China, will present the fourth annual “The ...

Bordering nations often share a common food or musical heritage that develops as a process of mutual influences. Mongolia, with its rich and distinctive musical traditions, is bordered by Russia in ...

The sixth annual "The Sound of Spring" concert celebrating the Chinese New Year will be held on January 25 and 26, 2025, at the Fisher Center at Bard College and Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center ...

The 16‑day Spring of Chinese Music European concert tour, one of the largest traditional Chinese music tours on the continent ...

What makes Chinese music Chinese? After a century of revolution and change, how do contemporary Chinese composers understand and reflect their heritage, even as they try to connect with global ...