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Celebrate Chinese-Canadian culture and The Year of The Rooster with the World Première of Ottawa-born Vincent Ho’s Rejuvenation: A Taoist Journey, a work for pipa—a Chinese folk instrument—performed by internationally renowned pipa virtuosa Wu Man and narrated by one of China’s biggest stars, Canadian Mark Rowswell (aka “Dashan”). Performed in both Mandarin and English.
Additional Partner Orchestras
- Kindred Spirits Orchestra (Vincent Ho: Rejuvenation: A Taoist Journey)—February 10, 2018
- Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (Vincent Ho: Rejuvenation: A Taoist Journey)—Date TBD
Program
- Li: Spring Festival Overture
- Vivian Fung: Launch! (TSO Co-commission) [2']
- Qigang Chen: Joie Eternelle
- Vincent Ho: Rejuvenation: A Taoist Journey (World Première/TSO Commission)
- Ding: “Triumphant Junction” from Long March Symphony
Performers
- Long Yuconductor
- Alison Balsomtrumpet
- Wu Manpipa
- Mark Rowswell ("Dashan")host & narrator