A TOUR OF CHINA Symphony Concert and Cultural Festival

_In Partnership With: the Conejo Chinese Cultural Association, Camarillo Kung Fu and Lion Dance Association, and Pacific Pearl Music Association (PPMA)_New West Symphony’s Global Sounds. Local Cultures season continues with A Tour of China, a celebration of Chinese New Year and the Spring Lantern Festival with the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man, multi-GRAMMY winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and master of erhu Hong Wang. New West’s multimedia celebration will explore music of Wu Man, Tan Dun, Mahler, Beethoven and some traditional arrangements. A TOUR OF CHINA Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM pst Michael Christie, Artistic and Music Director Wu Man, Pipa Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano Hong Wang, erhu and chinese wind instruments Hua Yanjun “Ah Bing” / Wu Ziqiang: “Moon Reflecting in the Second Spring” Tan Dun: Concerto for Pipa and Strings Wu Man: Two Chinese Paintings: I. Ancient Echo Wu Man: Two Chinese Paintings: II. Silk and Bamboo Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major. Op. 74 (“Harp Quartet”) Mahler/Schoenberg: Das Lied von der Erde “The Song of the Earth” Additional programming may be announced at a later date*