2025
Jan 31, 2025 POMOARTS – 7pm
Lan and Dailin performing with Qing Ensemble
presented by POMOArts & VICO
POMOArts (2425 St Johns St.)
Port Moody, BC
Feb 8, 2025
Jonathan Bernard performing with Vancouver Island Symphony
presented by Vancouver Island Symphony
Port Theatre
Nanaimo, BC
Feb 11, 2025 – 1pm
Lunar New Year Celebration
West Vancouver Memorial Library
West Vancouver, BC
Feb 22, 2025 – Feast of Fortune
St Paul’s Hospital Fundraiser
presented by St Paul’s Foundation
JW Marriott Parq
Vancouver, BC
Feb 22-23, 2025 – TPE Miniature
Trikala Jati, composed by Curtis Andrews, for Jonathan Bernard (percussion) and Sudnya Mulye (dance)
presented by Turning Point Ensemble
The Annex
Vancouver, BC
April 12, 2025 Sound of Dragon Ensemble – Tickets & info
The Living World【生生不息】音樂會, presented by Sound of Dragon Society
The Annex
Vancouver, BC
Lan, Jonathan, and Dailin performing with the Sound of Dragon Ensemble, giving the world premiere of music by Chihchun Chi-sun Lee (Taiwan/Korea), Elizabeth Knudson (Vancouver), Tim Brady (Montreal), and Edward Top(Vancouver/Amsterdam).
THE LIVING WORLD is a music and media arts performance inspired by nature, the landscape, and mythical creatures, reflecting our shared curiosity about the world around us. At 8pm on Saturday, April 12, at the Annex in Vancouver, the Sound of Dragon Ensemble will premiere original compositions combining Chinese and Western instruments against a backdrop of animated visuals created by Li Tung. Under the leadership of Taiwanese conductor Chih Sheng Chen, this concert will prepare the Sound of Dragon Ensemble for a return tour to Asia in the fall.
May 2-4, 2025 – Spring Free 【春遊】音樂會
May 2, 7pm xwesam-Roberts Creek Hall (1309 Roberts Creek Rd, Sunshine Coast) BUY TICKETS
May 3, 2-3:30pm hands-on workshop for improvising musicians
May 3, 8pm Taiwan meets 8East concert, donation at door
May 4, 7-10pm Marathon concert, donation at door
Location: 8East (8 E Pender St, Vancouver)
special guests (Taiwan):
Shih Yang Lee 李世揚 – piano 鋼琴,
Fan Qi Wu 吳凡棋- pipa 琵琶,
Hsiao Feng Lin 林小楓 – dizi 笛子,
Li Tung 董籬 – media arts
co-presented by the Sound of Dragon Society and NOW Society
more info: https://soundofdragon.com/spring-free/
May-June, 2025
Orchid Ensemble as one of the resident ensemble at the VICO Summer Academy
presented by Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
VSO School of Music
Vancouver, BC
May 10, 2025 – 7-10pm
Celebration of Diane Smithers
Secret Lantern Society
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver arts community is gathering to celebrate the remarkable life of photographer Diane Smithers, who had captured memorable moments of countless performers on stage. Diane took photos at the Sound of Dragon Music Festival and numerous Sound of Dragon Society’s concert presentations. Limited space available. To attend, please RSVP to secretlantern@gmail.com.
May 18, 2025 – 10:30-11:45am
Sunday Service
St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church
Vancouver, BC
May 24, 2025 – 12-1pm
Staircase Series
Vancouver Public Library (350 W Georgia St.)
Vancouver, BC
June 6, 2025 – 7:30pm
world premiere of music written for the Orchid Ensemble by VICO Summer Academy participants
presented by Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
Annex
Vancouver, BC
The Orchid Ensemble is excited to collaborate with the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra as one of the faculty ensembles at the VICO Summer Academy on May 26-June 7, 2025 at the VSO School of Music in Vancouver. On June 6, the ensemble will premiere new works by participating composers, including Craig Day, Niel Golden, John MacLachlan, Lan Tung, and Snow Diao for the erhu (Chinese violin), zheng (Chinese zither), and percussion.
July 4-5, 2025 – Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival
outdoor stage, free
presented by Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society
šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, Vancouver Arts Gallery North Plaza
Vancouver, BC
July 12, 2025 – Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival 台加文化節
2:20-3pm, presented by Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society
Centre Stage, Surrey City Hall
Surrey, BC
July 29, 2025 – 7:30pm
Silk Strings 【絲弦】音樂會
presented by Early Music Vancouver
Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard St.) Info
Vancouver, BC
East meets West in this dialogue between Baroque and traditional Chinese instruments, whose musical methods of improvisation and ornamentation are remarkably alike. Join us for this exciting blend of traditional Chinese melodies with Baroque music. Works by Rameau and more will be performed alongside Chinese traditional songs and new compositions by Edward Top, Dorothy Chang, and Lan Tung.
Featuring:
Lan Tung (erhu & vocal), Jun Rong (erhu), Zhongxi Wu (suona & sheng), Dailin Hsieh (zheng), and Emma Parkinson (mezzo-soprano) with the EMV Festival Players, directed by Christina Hutten and Edward Top.
Sep, 2025
“Sound of Dragon” China Tour 龍吟滄海樂團中國巡演
presented by Sound of Dragon Society
Xiamen, Fuzhou, Fuan, Fuding
China
2026
Feb 27, 2026 – 11:45am-12:45pm Free
presented by the Capilano University
BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
North Vancouver, BC
April 2-4, 2026, Sound of Dragon Music Festival – Tickets and info TBC
presented by the Sound of Dragon Society
The Annex
Vancouver, BC