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 ...

CHICAGO — The pandemic made a trip to China to cover the Olympic host country difficult. So we pivoted and found the Spirit of China stories right here at home in the United States. We traveled to ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...

An Australian local orchestra presented a symphonic concert containing Chinese classical music on Friday night at Sydney's major landmark Town Hall. Beginning with the "Spring Festival Overture", a ...

Composer Bright Sheng has won MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. Two decades ago, Chamber Music Northwest was looking for a new chamber opera. David Shifrin, the nonprofit's artistic director and a ...

The young musicians played classical Chinese instruments and announced their program in English, as the aging audience listened politely to explanations translated into Chinese. A concert Sunday by ...

SINGAPORE -- Commonly known as wayang here, Chinese opera has for several decades played a prominent role in the local community. Brought here by Chinese immigrants, it has for nearly a thousand years ...

The Silk Trio, a group of innovative string players specializing in the music of China, plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14. Tickets cost $10, also available at batestickets.com. The Olin Arts Center ...

Mantawoman, who grew up in San Francisco and studied the dulcimer in China, talks about Yo-Yo Ma, their music and embodying their true self The Chinese hammered dulcimer, or yangqin, has been around ...

A Chinese musician put a new spin on Irish music by playing some of Ireland's favorite trad songs on traditional Chinese instruments. Jaylin Chu always had an interest in Irish music but found it very ...