WED, October 14

THUR, October 15

THE ORCHID ENSEMBLE

The Vancouver-based Orchid Ensemble, a trio of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Canadian

musicians, turns the traditions of the Pacific Rim into elegant, intercultural chamber

music by challenging the ancient instruments and classical canons of both East and

West. They will bring the richness of the laments of Chinese noblewomen, Mongolian

love ballads, Uighur desert tunes, and Jewish song to NE Conservatory drawing on their

extensive repertoire of commissioned works and past explorations of the Silk Road and

beyond, and China?s varied musical palettes; all from a distinctly Canadian perspective.

New England Conservatory

Intercultural Institute

Boston