Chinese Music

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       
August 20, 2007                    

Jeff Skibbe

(417) 625-9678

 

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - Highlighting the China Semester musically, 88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International will air two hours of Chinese music on Monday, August 27, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  First is Tan Dun's "Symphony 1997" in commemoration of the transfer of Hong Kong to Chinese rule. 

 

The symphony features Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.  Composer Tan Dun also wrote the popular score for the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), which will be featured later in the semester on 88.7KXMS.

 

At 2:14 p.m. a new Naxos release in the 88.7KXMS library features the music of Ma Sicong (1912-1987).  "A Tone Poem for Tibet" (1941) will be played by Hsiao-mei Ku, violin and Ning Lu, piano.

 

And finally, at 2:38 p.m. on August 27, "Yellow River Piano Concerto" by the Yellow River Composers' Committee will be performed by the rising star pianist, Lang Lang, along with the China Philharmonic Orchestra. This work anticipates a later performance at MSSU by the Southern Symphony.

 

Program host Julie Ensor will be your guide for the afternoon of Chinese music.  Detailed listings are posted at http://www.mssu.edu/kxms/August.htm#27.

 

88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International is a cultural resource of Missouri Southern State University.