NUMUS 2004-2005 SERIES

January 11-16, 2005

Chinese New Music Festival

in collaboration with Wilfrid Laurier University, Music Gallery Toronto, Pentaedre Series Montreal and the Hong Kong Composers Guild.

Program:

Alice Ping-Yee Ho (CAN) Evolving Elements for marimba and string quartet (2004) Premiere
Law Wing-fai (China) Ink Spirit for pipa and string quartet (1995)
Law Wing-fai(China) Wind Dance (2004) for 10 players Premiere
Law Wing-fai(China) Flowing Fancies for pipa (2002)
Ka Nin Chan (Canada) Nature/nurture for wind quintet and marimba (2002)

Performers:

Pentaedre Wind Quintet (Montreal)
Penderecki String Quartet (Waterloo)
Ching Wong, pipa
Bev Johnston, percussion
Dunhuang Chinese Chamber Ensemble

Resident composers:

Law Wing-fai (China)
Alice Ho (Canada)

Schedule of Events:

Tuesday, Jan 11 (noon) WLU Noon series, Dunhuang Chinese Chamber Ensemble
Tuesday, Jan 11 (7pm) Composer lecture (Law Wing-fai and Alice Ho) WLU
Wednesday, Jan 12 (8pm) Ching Wong with ICE, WLU
Thursday, Jan 13 (8pm) NUMUS concert, WLU
Friday, Jan 14 (8pm) Music Gallery concert, Toronto
Sunday, Jan 16 (8pm) Pentaedre series concert, Montreal