The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble is an ensemble of traditional Chinese musical instruments based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The ensemble performs both at concerts and at community events."Greeting the new year". Salmon Arm Observer, Feb 1st, 2017 Their music encompasses both traditional Chinese pieces and modern music by composers from around the world."Chinese musicians offer a mixed banquet". Georgia Straight, by Alexander Varty on April 13th, 2006"A Night of Moving Sounds". Vancouver Weekly, June 6, 2013 by Mike Okada
History The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble was established in 1989. The classically trained musicians perform on traditional Chinese instruments, including erhu, dizi, pipa, yangqin, guzheng, and ruan."“Autumn Flight” celebrates community in historic Chinatown". Vancouver Observer, Jason Hall Nov 20th, 2014 In 1994, the band released an album, Nine-Fold Heart, on Ponchee Records. The album contained both traditional Chinese dance music and modern compositions."East meets West, creates absorbing musical idiom". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Geoff Chapman Apr 17, 1994 Page: B.4 A second album, Transplanted Purple Bamboo, was released in 2000. Their 2005 album New Frontiers, received local radio play."The National International Chart". !earshot, June 27, 2006."Top Albums of 2006". 92.5FM Radio.
In 2007, the ensemble performed at the Mission Folk Music Festival. In 2016, they participated in the downtown concert at the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival."Cherry Jam Downtown Concert". Vancouver's Best Places. The ensemble performs regularly at the Dr. Sun-Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver.
Discography 1994 - Nine-Fold Heart 2000 - Transplanted Purple Bamboo 2005 - New Frontiers
References
External links Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble official site