Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble
克里夫蘭民族樂團
featuring guest artist Jerry Rockwell, mountain dulcimer
presents
“Darkness Into Light”:
A concert for the Chinese New Year
新年音樂會《走出黑暗，開啟光明》

The Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble returns to the Hudson Library for its seventh year, presenting a colorful new program of music to ring in the Year of the Dog. The concert will highlight music from China and beyond, using an array of traditional instruments including dizi and xiao (bamboo flutes), suona (shawm), sheng (mouth organ), erhu (vertical fiddle), gaohu (Cantonese vertical fiddle), pipa (pear-shaped lute), yueqin (moon lute), gongs, drums, cymbals, and other percussion.

The performance will feature guest artist Jerry Rockwell, a renowned mountain dulcimer player and builder. Playing solo as well as in collaboration with the ensemble, the musicians will explore musical territory that includes Celtic, American folk/old-time, Middle Eastern, and original material in addition to Chinese songs that are alternately tranquil and energetic.

Program:
● Xi Yang Yang (喜洋洋, Radiant with Joy)
● Yu Ge Wan Chang (渔歌晚唱, Singing Fishermen’s Songs in the Evening)
● Qiutian Tiaowu (秋天跳舞, Autumn Dance)
● Light into Darkness – dulcimer solo
● Thugamar Féin An Samhradh Linn (We Brought the Summer with Us) – dulcimer and ensemble
● Malan Hua Kai (马兰花开, Iris Flowers in Bloom) – dulcimer and ensemble
● Richard/Mimi Fariña medley: Dopico and Celebration for a Grey Day – dulcimer and ensemble
● Tan Qingjia (探亲家, Visiting the In-Laws)
● Desheng Ling (得胜令, Triumphant Song)