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Some recent
performance highlights
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2003
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March
29
8pm
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Arts Jasper Society
Jasper, AB
Info 780 852 3964
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March
31-April 4
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As spokespersons for the UNESCO ASPnet in Canada,
the Orchid ensemble gives presentations to 2500
students at 8 schools in Southern Alberta
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April
4
8pm
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Arts Station
Fernie, BC
Info 250 423 4842
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April
5
8pm
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Pincher Creek, AB
Info 403 627 3741
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April
7-14
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Lan and Jonathan in Seoul,
Korea, performing with Kayagum player/composer Grace
Lee |
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April
24
8pm
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Osoyoos, BC
Info 250 495 3565
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April
29
8:00pm
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National Library Of Canada
395 Wellington St, Ottawa
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April
28-May 2
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As spokespersons for the
UNESCO ASPnet in Canada, The Orchid Ensemble, through
MASC, will give presentations at elementary schools
in the National Capital Region reaching over 2000
students. |
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May
4
2pm
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Vanleek Hill World Music
Concert Series
Vanleek Hill Collegiate Theatre
Vanleek Hill, ON
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May
6
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Meadowvale Theatre
Mississauga, ON
Daytime student concerts 10:30 am and 1pm
Evening concert 8pm
Box Office 905-821-0090 |
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May
7
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Hughes Room
Toronto, ON |
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May
9
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Upper Canada College
Toronto, ON
Morning student concerts and workshops |
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May
11
3pm
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Blackrock Centre for the
Arts
Germantown, Maryland
301 528 2260 |
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May
12
6pm
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Kennedy Centre for the
Performing Arts
Millenium Stage
Washington, DC
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May
14
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Arlington Cultural Affairs
Arlington Virginia |
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June
13
2:00pm to 3:00pm
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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VanDusen Flower and Garden
Show |
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June
14
5:00pm to 6:00pm.
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Van Dusen Flower and Garden
Show
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June
21-22
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Whistler Village
Whistler, BC
Afternoons
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July
10 - 13
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Lan and Jonathan performing
with Tandava
Starbelly Jam Music Festival
Nelson, BC |
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July
18
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Vancouver Folk Festival
Filming for the VWMC Documentary
10-11 AM Stage Six |
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July
19
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Vancouver Folk Festival
Filming for the VWMC Documentary
10-11 AM Stage Six |
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July
19
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Vancouver Folk Festival
Orchid Ensemble hosts workshop with Nara and Toronto
Tabla Ensemble
130 pm stage Six |
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Aug
2-3
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Celebrate BC Festival
Plaza of Nations
Vancouver, BC |
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Aug
5
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Lan and Jonathan perform
w/ composer Grace Lee
Further East- Further West Fesival of New Music
Location TBA |
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Sept
5-6
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Meeting at UNESCO Canadian
Commission headquarters for all ASPnet spokespersons
Ottawa, Canada |
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Sept
8-19
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Recording of the Orchid
Ensemble's 2nd CD, 'The Road to Kashgar'
Much thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts and
Heritage Canada |
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Sept
25
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University of Calgary
University Centre
Calgary, AB
Noon |
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Sept
26
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University of Lethbridge
University Centre
Lethbridge, AB
Noon |
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Sept
27
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Arts Station Gallery
Okotoks, AB |
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Sept
28
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Vale's House Concerts
Black Diamond, AB
3 PM |
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Oct
1
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Huntington University
Department of Music
Sudbury, ON
Evening Concert
Afternoon Lecture Demonstration |
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Oct
3
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West End Villa
Ottawa, ON
3 PM |
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Oct
4
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Rasputin's
Ottawa, ON
8PM |
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Oct
5
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KW Chamber Music Society
Waterloo, ON
8PM |
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Oct
6-15
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As BC's Spokespersons
for the UNESCO ASPnet in Canada
Orchid Ensemble Performs and Gives lecture Demonstrations
in Michigan Universities and Colleges |
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Oct
7-8
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Aquinas College
Music Department
Grand Rapids , MI
Evening concert
Afternoon Workshops/Lecture Demonstrations |
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Oct
9
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Albion College
Music Department
Albion, MI
Evening Concert
Afternoon Workshops/Lecture Demonstrations |
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Oct
11
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Music Department
8PM Concert |
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Oct
12
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Music Department
Afternoon Lecture Demo |
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Oct
14
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Grand Valley State University
Music Department
Allendale, MI
12-2PM Lecture Demonstration |
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Oct
15
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Grand Valley State University
Music Department
Allendale, MI
Noon Concert |
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Oct
25-Nov 10
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Mei and Randy Raine Reusch
on tour |
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Oct
25
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Jonathan performing w/
the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra
Capilano College Theatre
8pm |
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Nov
1
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Lan performing w/ the
Songbird Project
Vancouver Public Library
1230-130pm |
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Nov
8-11
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Jonathan and Lan perform
w/ the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra
Sacred Music Festival
Vancouver, BC |
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Nov 15
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Port Theatre
Nanaimo, BC
7PM |
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Dec
21
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Lan and Jonathan perform
w/ Tandava
Solstice Concert
Railway Club
Vancouver, BC |
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| 2002 |
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May 5-14
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Tour of Elementary-Secondary
Schools in Alberta, Reaching Over 3000 Students. The Orchid
Ensemble is BC's Spokespersons for the UNESCO ASPnet in
Canada |
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May 11
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Wolf's Den
325- 5th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta.
Presented by Lethbridge Folk Club |
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May 13
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GH Dawe School,
Red Deer, Alberta |
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May 28
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Vancouver International Children's
Festival |
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May 29
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Further East Further West
Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
Presented By Vancouver Pro Musica |
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May 31
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Chilliwack Arts Centre Theatre,
BC |
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June 1
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Further East Further West closing
concert
Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
Lan Tung and Mei Han are joined by some Vancouver's
finest improviser for a night of cross-cultural improvised
music.
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June 8
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VanDusen Garden, Vancouver |
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June 22-23
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Whistler Summer Street Entertainment
Series, Whistler Village |
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June 27
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Seattle Symphony's Soundbridge,
Bena Roya Hall, Seattle, WA |
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June 29
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Salem World Beat Festival, Oregon,
US |
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July 1
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Canada Day Celebration
Confederation Park
Presented by the National Capital Commission |
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July 5-6
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Sunfest
London, On |
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July 7
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Mariposa Folk Festival, Orillia,
Ontario |
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July 13
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Jazz East, DuMaurier Theatre
Halifax NS |
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July 15
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Victoria Playhouse
Victoria, PEI |
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July 19
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Rasputins Folk Cafe, 696 Bronson
Ave, Ottawa |
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July 20
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Ottawa Folklore Centre, 1111
Bank St, Ottawa (Workshop) |
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July 21
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Festival Alexandria, Alexandria,
ON |
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July 27-28
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Islands Folk Festival
Duncan, BC |
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Aug 15 to
Sept 15
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Orchid Ensemble's Lan Tung and
Jonathan Bernard are awarded grants by the Canada Council
for the Arts for studies of Chinese music in Beijing. |
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Oct 1
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Wilfred Laurier University
Noon hour concert, presented by the Department of Music
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Oct 2
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Capitol Theatre, Windsor, ON
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Oct 3
8:00pm
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Maison De La Culture, Notre-Dame-de-Grace,
Montreal |
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Oct 4
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Maison De La Culture Villeray/St-Michel/Parc-extension,
Montreal, QC |
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Oct 5
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Maison de la Cultural Ahuntsic,
Montreal,QC
Recorded live for future broadcast by CBC Radio Canada
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Oct 6
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Atrium, National Gallery of Canada
in conjunction with 'Jade- The Ultimate Treasure' |
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Oct 8-10
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Department of Music, University
of Western Michigan,Kalamazoo, MI
3 day residence including formal and informal lectures,
Lecture-demonstrations and workshops |
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Oct 9
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The Dalton Center, Recital Hall
at Western Michigan University
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Oct 11
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Department of Music, Marygrove
College, Detroit, MI |
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Oct 12
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Department of Music, Hope College,
Holland, MI |
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Oct 14
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Maddona University, Livonia, MI
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Nov 22
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Langley Community Music School
Langley BC |
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Nov 30
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Performance Works, Granville
Island, Vancouver BC |
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Dec 1
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Quadra Island Community Hall
Quadra Island, BC |
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Dec 5
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Roundhouse Community Centre,
Vancouver, BC |
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Dec 14
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Westcoast Winter Music Series
Tofino, BC |
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| 2001 |
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2001November 14
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Guelph , ON Guelph University
Univ. Centre |
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November 13
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Ottawa, ON West End Villa Activity
Room |
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November 12
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Ottawa, ON Carleton University
Studio A |
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November 11
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Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire
Cultural Centre Stewart Hall |
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November 9
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Kingston, ON Queens University
world music class
Kingston, ON Queens University Dunning Auditorium |
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November 8
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Toronto, ON Ontario Contact
conference Showcase
Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts |
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November 7
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Toronto , ON York University
McLaughlan Recital Hall |
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November 6
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Hamilton, ON McMaster University
Convocation Hall |
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November 3
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Toronto , ON Music Umbrella
Chamber Concerts Eastminster United Church |
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November 2
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London, ON University of Western
Ontario Von Kuster Recital Hall |
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November 1
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Guelph , ON University of Guelph
The Goldschmidt Room |
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October 31
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Waterloo, ON University of
Waterloo Conrad Grebel Chapel |
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October 27
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''Ten Thousand Miles to Kashgar"
Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre
Orchid Ensemble with special guest, Alan Kushan, santur
Cap Folk 'n 'Roots & Vancouver Sun Community Concert
Series
Sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts & Overseas
Chinese Affairs Commission, ROC
"Ten Thousand Miles to Kashgar" is a concert presentation
by the Orchid Ensemble, exploring the rich musical influences
that the ancient Silk Road had on China. Featured will be
the world premiere of Moshe Denburg's The Road to Kashgar,
commissioned through the Canada Council for the Arts, a new
arrangement of the zheng composition Muquam: Prelude and Dance,
and a guest appearance of Alan Kushan, a renowned virtuoso
on the Persian santur, the ancient hammer dulcimer.
Kashgar is an ancient city in Xin Jiang Province, western
China, which was a key centre on the ancient Silk Road. An
oasis in the middle of the Taklimakan Desert, Kashgar became
an important meeting point of peoples from countless cultural
and artistic backgrounds. Our own cultural oasis, Vancouver,
has given birth to the Orchid Ensemble, who explore new approaches
to performing Chinese music. This concert will be the first
performance of a cross Canada tour.
Alan Kushan (Guest Musician) - santur
Alan Kushan is one of the most accomplished santur (hammer
dulcimer) players in the world. He stands out not only for
his realizations of traditional Persian compositions, but
also for his innovative avante-garde soundscapes. A virtuoso
in performing Persian traditional music, he is also a pioneering
builder of modern Persian instruments. Not limited to the
traditional approaches, Alan applies his own touch to the
music that he performs, developed after experiencing other
world musics.
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September 29
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Seattle Symphony: Day of Music
Seattle Art Museum: Art Without Limits! Family Festival |
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September 18
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Kennedy Center, Washington, DC |
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September 15, 16
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Detroit Festival of Arts |
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August 11 - 12
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Festival of Friends - Hamilton,
ON |
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August 16 - 18
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Festival By the Sea
St. John, New Brunswick
(assisted by a Festival Travel grant from the
Canada Council for the Arts)
August 16 - Brunswick Square stage
August 17 - Loch Lomond Mall stage
August 18 - King's Square duMaurier Arts stage
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August 5
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Ryerson United Church, Vancouver |
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July 27
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"Enchanted Evenings"
Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Classical Garden, Vancouver |
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July 28 - 29
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Rootsfest
Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC |
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July 11 & 12
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Montreal Asian Heritage Festival
Chinese Garden at Botannical Garden
Montreal |
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July 13
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Rasputin's Folk Cafe
Ottawa, ON. |
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July 14
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Ottawa Folklore Centre Music School
Chinese Music Workshop with Lan Tung & Mei Han |
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July 14
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Black Sheep Inn
Wakefield, Quebec |
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July 17
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Hamilton Art Gallery
Hamilton, ON. |
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July 19
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Queens University
Kingston, Ontario |
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July 20
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Harbourfront Centre
Toronto |
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July 21
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Workshop
Harbourfront Centre
Toronto |
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July 7
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Chinese Cultural Centre - Vancouver
with special guest and former founding member of the Orchid
Ensemble Vivian Xia on yangqin (Chinese dulcimer) |
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July 4
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"Twilight Concert Series"
Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC |
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July 1
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Vancouver International Jazz
Festival
Waterfront Centre Terrace, Vancouver |
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June 10
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Nanaimo Festival of the Arts
Nanaimo Art Gallery - Nanaimo, BC |
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June 15
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SEVA benefit concert
Norman Rothstein Theatre - Vancouver |
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June 22
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Dragon Boat Festival
Plaza of Nations - Vancouver |
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June 23 - 24
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North Country Fair
Joussard, Alberta |
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January 18
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Thursday noon concert at SFU, Burnaby, BC |
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2000
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November 12
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Vancouver Sacred Music Festival |
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November 8
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UBC Recital Hall concert, Vancouver |
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October 14
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Taiwanese Cultural Festival, Vancouver |
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August 18
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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver |
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August 11 - 17
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Whistler Village, BC |
View photos from the 2000
Kispiox Valley Music Festival
and from Sunfest
2000. (Will open in new window.) |
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