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folk music
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, purpose = Preservation, creation and presentation of Chinese traditional and contemporary
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Founded in 1999, the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York is dedicated to the preservation, creation and presentation of Chinese traditional and contemporary performing arts. Named after an ancient piece of folk music, "Ba Ban" literally means "Eight Beats" which is the structural basis for the grouping of notes in traditional Chinese music. It is based in
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
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New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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The ensemble includes highly accomplished artists who graduated from the top conservatories in China and have performed in concert halls around the world. The ensemble performs on "silk and bamboo" (''sizhu'') instruments: a classical instrumental grouping dating from the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
(1636-1912) that includes various dizi (bamboo flutes), sheng (mouth organ), pipa (lute), qin (seven-stringed zither), ruan (alto lute), huqin (fiddles) and yangqin (dulcimer). In 2015, the group was recognized by the New York City Council for exemplary cultural service to the community. Some highlighted performances by the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society are:
# The Landmark Event - New York State's first official celebration of the “Lunar New Year 4698”
# “Asia Night” - the first appearance by a traditional Chinese music group at both Shea Stadium and Citi Field
# Spoleto Festival's Premiere Show “Monkey: Journey To The West” - collaborated with Damon Albarn (Gorillaz/Blur)
# “Cultural Days” - performed in front of the Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations and other dignitaries at the Chinese Consulate
# Recorded the Music for Off-Broadway Productions - David Henry Hwang's “The Dance and the Railroad” and “Around the World in 80 Days”
# “Met Gala 2015” - shared the stage with Rihanna
# The
Empire State Building
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lighting ceremony for the Lunar New Year
# “Along the Yangtze River” and “Shanghai Memories: Golden Age of the 1930s & 40s Music” - Two sold out productions presented by the Queens Council on the Arts and the Flushing Town Hall
# “Red” - The Lunar New Year special production presented by the
Brooklyn Central Library
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and Queens Central Library
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Carnegie Hall
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's “Musical Explorer” ProgramFounded in 1999, the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York is dedicated to the preservation, creation and presentation of Chinese traditional and contemporary performing arts.