Strings Attached

The erhu meets the western strings of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Strings Attached is a program of original Canadian compositions and unique arrangements of Chinese music, written for different combinations of the strings from the east and the west: erhu & cello duo, erhu & cello octet, erhu & string quartet, and erhu & string orchestra. 

Repertoire:
1) Erhu & String Orchestra
Goldfish – Mark Armanini 5:00
Heartland (2009) – Mark Armanini 10:00
Sound of Dragon (2014) – Lan Tung 5:45
Er-quan 二泉映月 – arr. Mark Armanini (2011) 7:20
New Year’s Eve 良宵 (1928) – arr. Lan Tung 5:20

2) Erhu & Cello Octet
New Year’s Eve 良宵 (1928) – arr. Lan Tung 5:20
Oriole 夜鶯 (2016) – Lan Tung 6:50
From the Stars 星空 (2018) – Lan Tung 8:45
Er-quan 二泉映月 – arr. Lan Tung 7:20

3) Erhu & Cello duo
Gan Sheng Ling 趕牲靈 – arr. Lan Tung for vocal, erhu, cello
New Year’s Eve 良宵 – arr. Lan Tung for erhu & cello
Rain Crossing – Lan Tung for erhu & cello
Double Happiness 雙喜 (2014) – Lan Tung for erhu & cello
Harvest of the Grapes 葡萄熟了– arr. Lan Tung for erhu, cello
Autumn Moonlight on the Peaceful Lake 平湖秋月 – arr. Lan Tung for erhu, cello

4) Erhu & String Quartet
New Year’s Eve 良宵 (1928) – arr. Lan Tung 5:20
Er-quan 二泉映月 – arr. Lan Tung 7:20

This program was originally co-produced by the Sound of Dragon Society and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, and premiered by Lan Tung erhu, Bo Peng cello, Cellissimo (cello octet), and the Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Der.