Sunday, 8 February 2009, 1 - 4pm
Hawthornden Court, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Harmony Ensemble will be collaborating with members of the Intercultural Music and Arts Project (iMAP) to put on an interactive Chinese New Year celebration. We will perform Chinese New Year music and collaborate with the children drumming group from Ipswich Community Radio. The children are between four and twelve years old and the group will be led by Lydia, a special guest from Hong Kong.

There will be drumming, music & film, calligraphy and animation, all scheduled between 1 and 4pm. Why not take part in an open workshop of drumming and movement? See you there! 

Ticket info:

Free event

Saturday 24 January 2009, 12pm - 2pm
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum are repeating the success of last year's Chinese New Year celebration where they attracted over 7000 visitors to the event! Visitors created paper lanterns, made Chinese knots, folded paper dragons and joined in the lion dance procession around the museum and enjoyed the Chinese music and dance performances presented by the talented artists and performers from the Glasgow Chinese community.

This year's celebration promises to be equally exciting with lots of hands-on workshops, storytelling, music and dance performances by Harmony Chinese Music Ensemble, Glasgow Oriental Dancing Association (GODA) and  the Village Storytelling Centre.

Ticket info:

Free event

Tuesday 25 November 2008, 6 - 7.30pm
The Refectory Extension, Caledonian University, Glasgow
Entrance to the Refectory Extension is via the Hamish Wood Building

China Now in Scotland is part of the largest festival of Chinese Culture ever to take place in the UK. It is a celebration of a vibrant, dynamic and fast-evolving nation.  This festival is designed to showcase the best of Chinese culture to an audience of University students, staff and members of the local community.
 
The programme incorporates a Basketball Challenge Match, fantastic Dance and Music Performances, lectures on the History of Modern China Through Film and Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Calligraphy Workshop, a Kung Fu Demonstration,  a Chinese Tea Ceremony and the festival closes with a Chinese Cooking Competition.

Tuesday 25th November is the festival's Cultural Night. Harmony Chinese Music Ensemble will perform a selection of the beautiful melodies and rousing dance music of China like Purple Bamboo (Zi Zhu Diao), Kangding Love Song, Golden Snake (Jin She Guang Wu) and an improvisation.  The performers are Kimho Ip - Yang Qin (hammered dulcimer), Cheng Ying Chuang - Ruan ('moon' guitar), Eddie McGuire - Di (bamboo flute), Hooi Ling Eng - Percussion, Willem Mathlener - Violin.  The Hong Lok Dragon & Lion Dancing Troupe will entertain us with their amazing agility of the lion dance and the young people of Glasgow Oriental Dancing Association (GODA) will delight us with their performance of traditional Chinese and contemporary dances.

Download festival programme

Ticket info:
Free, no booking required

Wednesday 17 September 2008, 5pm - 7pm
Robertson Trust Centre, Central College, Glasgow

The Harmony Ensemble will mark the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, a celebration of the summer's harvest while the full moon is at its brightest,  with a selection of melodies for this celebration at Central College.  This is an event for local Scottish  students and staff from different educational institutions to learn about the culture and for the Chinese community to have an opportunity to celebrate the festivity in Glasgow.