Chinese Orchestral Music and Javanese Gamelan

Name: Chinese Orchestral Music and Javanese Gamelan
Start: 2025-12-06T19:30:00+00:00
Location: West Road Concert Hall, CB3 9DP Cambridge, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

West Road Concert Hall, CB3 9DP Cambridge, United Kingdom | Cambridge, EN

Two of the University’s established Asian music societies, the Cambridge University Gamelan Society and the Cambridge University Chinese Orchestra Society present a special joint concert celebrating the shimmering textures of traditional Javanese gamelan and the expressive richness of Chinese orchestral music.
The concert will open with the Cambridge Gamelan Society playing music on the bronze gongs and metallophones of Indonesia, combining classic vocal and instrumental works from the traditional Central Javanese repertoire.
The Cambridge University Chinese Orchestra Society (CUCOS) will be performing:
Mountain Whispers: Fantasy (Haodi Qi)
“Blooming Flowers and Full Moon” (Huang Yijun)
“Ode to the Sun” – 4th movement (Wang Danhong)
“Dance of the Golden Snake” (Nie Er)
“The Impression of Chinese Music – Daqu” (Jiang Ying)
£11 (general), £5 (student)