
Kristin Fung jazzes up Lunar New Year at the Orpheum with multilingual Cantofunk
Fung and her band ripped through five spirited numbers, all either written or co-written by the star keyboardist.

Fung and her band ripped through five spirited numbers, all either written or co-written by the star keyboardist.

The annual concert will include performances by Harmonia String Ensemble, WVYB Strings, and young violin soloist Emma Qu.

Cheung has a deeper motivation behind SENSES: she wants to elevate awareness about men’s mental health as a tribute to her father.

当呐帮人 (Suona Gang) 于周一(1月27日)开始演奏第二首歌曲时,部分观众才意识到,这场在历史悠久的奥芬剧院举行的演出非比寻常。《New Clothing Addict(新衣成瘾)》由姜均的笙独奏揭开序幕,这是一种通常在传统国乐团中演奏的乐器。

當吶幫人 (Suona Gang) 於週一(1月27日)開始演奏第二首歌曲時,部分觀眾才意識到,這場在歷史悠久的奧芬劇院舉行的演出非比尋常。《New Clothing Addict(新衣成癮)》由姜均的笙獨奏揭開序幕,這是一種通常在傳統國樂團中演奏的樂器。

The Suona Gang features three suona players and a zheng player along with a bassist, drummer, and keyboardist-vocalist.

Nicholas Urquhart conducts Harmonia Ensemble, which will perform alongside other musicians at Fluidity in Diversity on Monday (January 27).

下个月初,一群台湾音乐家将于固兰湖岛 (Granville Island) 巡演,演奏一种双簧高音的管乐器。唢呐 (suona) 通常与台湾的丧礼和其他传统仪式相关联。但充满活力且带有一点淘气的呐帮人 (Suona Gang),正重新诠释这种圆锥形乐器,为现代观众带来新鲜感。

下個月初,一群台灣音樂家將於固蘭湖島 (Granville Island) 巡演,演奏一種雙簧高音的管樂器。嗩吶 (suona) 通常與台灣的喪禮和其他傳統儀式相關聯。但充滿活力且帶有一點淘氣的吶幫人 (Suona Gang),正重新詮釋這種圓錐形樂器,為現代觀眾帶來新鮮感。

Wu Po-Kuan is making the suona more appealing to younger audiences—and he looks forward to his band’s Lunar New Year concert at the Orpheum.










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