The Issam Rafea and Gao Hong (ACF Board Member) duo performs live improvisations blending Chinese and Arabic techniques. Songlines Magazine in the U.K. called their collaboration “…engaging, deeply contemplative, and culturally resonant.” Each performance is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and audiences have the opportunity to witness singular creations that come to life before their eyes and ears, but are […]
The American Composers Forum is excited to partner with internationally acclaimed musician Gao Hong to present Creating Music for Chinese Instruments webinar. We invite you to join us for a conversation about creating music for the pipa, erhu, guzheng, dizi, percussion and other Chinese traditional instruments. During our time together, Gao Hong will discuss the […]
Concert Program Gioachino Rossini: Overture to the Italian in Algiers Gao Hong (an ACF innova artist and board member) : Celebration Note: World Premier and Recipient of the Minnesota Sinfonia Call for Scores with Support from the McKnight Foundation Dmitry Shostakovich: The Little Ballerina Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c minor […]
Concert Program Gioachino Rossini: Overture to the Italian in Algiers Gao Hong (an ACF board member): Celebration Note: World Premier and Recipient of the Minnesota Sinfonia Call for Scores with Support from the McKnight Foundation Dmitry Shostakovich: The Little Ballerina Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c minor Date & Time: Friday, […]