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REVIEWS: CD REVIEWS - Road To Kashgar

"I find both of Orchid Ensemble's recordings to be of exceptional quality. The compositions are innovative and a rich delight for all of the senses. Allow this group to leave you intoxicated."
  Cranky Crow World Music
World Music Central
Patty-Lynne Herlevi
Spring 2004

"...a wonderful mix of timbres.not an archeological trip, but a journey of the imagination--the modes and rhythms of the regions serve to inspire impassioned playing from marimbist Jonathan Bernard, erhu player Lan Tung, and (zheng player) Han..."
  Far Eastern Audio Review
Mack Hagood
December 5, 2004

"Orchid Ensemble defines the very essence of 'Canadian music'. The album criss-crosses both time and space, spanning over 2,000 years of cultural inspiration and influence, and reaching across China, India, and Persia."
  Heidi McKenzie
Whole Note Magazine
March 2006

"...shimmers gorgeously with Tung's precise show(wo)manship."
  Sing Out . The Folk Song Magazine
Derek Beres
September 22, 2005

"...an exquisite world of sound..."
  Jewish Independent
November 19, 2004
REVIEWS: CD REVIEWS - Heartland

"Heartland possesses an appropriate title since this CD oozes heart and soul with its delicate collection of traditional and contemporary Chinese music."
  Patty-Lynne Herlevi
Cranky Crow World Music
World Music Central
summer, 2003

"It's a haunting, serene masterpiece which effectively showcases the deep talent pool that Orchid Ensemble boasts."
  North Shore News
Jan-Christian Sorensen
August 11, 2000
REVIEWS: CONCERT REVIEWS

"In the end, the Large Dalton crowd was enthralled by the exotic nature of the music and the ability of the Orchid Ensemble to transcend cultural differences to bring them a thoroughly enjoyable musical experience."
  Matt Steel
The Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI
Oct 10, 2002

"The concert was attended by a sizeable audience, whose enthusiatic response to the performance confirmed the wisdom of sponsoring concerts of world musics...Orchid Ensemble evidenced the creative and distinctive appeal of musical and cultural blending.."
  Dr. Joseph Lam
The Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments at the
University of Michigan
Inaugural Concert of the Virginia Howard Lectures
Fall 2003

"Orchid Ensemble takes its audience on an musical world tour"
  Amit Shertzer
The Justice
Waltham, MA
10/26/04

"My companion was not sure of what to expect, and so was surprised by the beauty and harmony of this music. In fact she was so overcome at one point that she was moved to tears by the soulfulness expressed by these performers and their music."
  Huntington Concert Series - International Music Day
October 2003

"Orchid Ensemble mixes East and West "
  Sarah Caufield, The Peak
January 26, 2004
REVIEWS: INTERVIEW ARTICLES

"Artistic Flowering"
  Alexander Varty- Georgia Straight
Publish date: May 25, 2006

"Trio interprets Asian Musical traditions with fresh beauty"
  Roger Levesque
Edmonton Journal
March 2006

"Hothouse Flower"
  John Chacona-Erie Times
March 2006

"Orchid’s Road still evolving"
  By Alexander Varty
Georgia Straight
Publish Date: 15-Sep-2005

"The music of Lan Tung"
  Wendy Chen
The Canadian Immigrant Magazine
August 2005

"From fingers to hands to hearts - that’s the quest of Orchid Ensemble, a group of diverse virtuosic musicians brought together through their passion for this delicate and sensitive art form - music which weaves a tapestry of magical sounds of East and West. Orchid Ensemble provides an exotic form of music full of precision and beauty."
  Rosemary Phillips, 2003

"You can shut your eyes and go somewhere you've never been before…it leaves listeners spell-bound."
  Jennifer McLarty
News Leader
February 28, 2001

"Flower Power"
  Errol Nazareth
Eye Weekly, Toronto
Feb 2005

"Cultures Connect on the Silk Road"
  Jessica Werb
Globe and mail
Sept 2005
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