East Meets West

Evening Music | May 6, 2010

For Chinese musician Min Xiao-Fen, music is music. Since mastering the pipa, an instrument also known as the Chinese lute, she’s ventured into the realm of Western music, exploring jazz, pop and even bluegrass. Tonight we hear “Red-Haired Boy Dancing with Golden Snake,” an Eastern take on a bluegrass standard performed by Min and her cross-cultural Blue Pipa Trio. Also, music from Astor Piazzolla and Miguel Del Aguila.

Also Featured Tonight:

Jacob Ter Veldhuis (Jacob TV) / Goldrush Concerto
Guillaume Machaut / De toutes flours
Benjamin Britten / Gloriana: The Courtly Dances
John Adams / The Dharma at Big Sur
Dmitri Shostakovich / Jazz Suite No. 1

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