GONG XI! Songs For The Lunar New Year Comes to Riverside Theatres

On Sunday 10th February, Riverside Theatres will welcome in the Lunar New Year with an afternoon of traditional Chinese music performed by members of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Chinese Music Ensemble and the extraordinary soprano, Carina Li.

Gong Xi! Songs for the Lunar New Year will feature music and songs from China performed by a sextet of musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments including the dizi (bamboo flute), erhu (two-string bowed fiddle), pipa and zhongruan (four-stringed plucked lutes), guzheng (21-string zither) and daji (percussion). Together, these traditional instruments blend seamlessly to create a quintessential and celebratory Chinese sound.

Program highlights will include well-known classical and folk pieces synonymous with the Lunar New Year including Longchin Diao (Dragon Boat Tune), Xueshan Chunxiao (Spring Morning on a Snowy Mountain) and Jinshe Kuangwu (Dance of the Golden Snake).

Artistic Director and ensemble member, Dr Nicholas Ng, says "The program is high-spirited but also reflective and showcases the dulcet tones of Chinese soprano Carina Li. We are excited to be putting this program together for our Western Sydney debut at Riverside Theatres and hope to engage with the local Chinese community through our music in a meaningful way."

What: Gong Xi! Songs for the Lunar New Year

When: 3pm on Sunday 10th February

Tickets: Adult $47, Concession: $42. Discounts available for Riverside Theatres' Members.

Transaction fees: phone $4.60, web $3.60 and counter $2.60.

Where: Riverside Theatres - corner of Church and Market Sts, Parramatta

Tickets: https://riversideparramatta.com.au/show/gong-xi-songs-for-the-lunar-new-year/ or from the Box Office (02) 8839 3399