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Chinese New Year Community Concert and Celebration 2012

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Chinese New Year Community Concert and Celebration 2012
Sat, Feb 11, 2012 4:00pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$15 to $68

Conductor/Performers

Carolyn Kuan
conductor

Hu Jianbing
sheng

Jie Chen
piano

San Francisco Symphony

Program

 

Traditional
Lion Dance
Mao Yuan
Dance of the Yao People
Huang Ruo
Yellow Earth for Sheng and Orchestra
Huang Ruo
TBD Folksongs (SFS Commission – world premiere)
Nie Er (arr. A Ke Jian)
Dance of the Golden Snake
Bright Sheng
From the Savage Land from Postcards
Chu Wang-Hua, Liu Zhuang, Sheng Li Hong, Shi Shucheng, Xu Fei-sheng, Yin Chengzang
Yellow River Piano Concerto
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Chinese New Year Concert and Celebration

Welcome the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon in elegant style at the San Francisco Symphony’s annual Chinese New Year Concert and Celebration. This family event features a mix of music and instruments in a fusion of East and West.

Arrive early at 3pm for a festival reception in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies. Performers will include Dan the Magic Man with Kat the Acrobat and The Magic of Safire, plus caricature artists, fortune tellers, face painters, balloon artists, Chinese calligraphers, airbrush artists, stilt-walkers, contortionists, Chinese plate spinners, and an arts & crafts station, provided by Henna Garden Events and Entertainment.

 

Imperial Dinner packages that include premium concert seating are available by calling the Volunteer Council at (415) 503-5500. 

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Event:
Chinese New Year Community Concert and Celebration 2012
Start:
February 11, 2012 4:00 pm
End:
February 11, 2012 7:00 pm
Cost:
15-68
Category:
Venue:
Davies Symphony Hall
Address:
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201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States