Harmony Ensemble with Scottish Philharmonic String Orchestra

Improvisation - Farewell my concubine

9 Feburary 2009, Oran Mor Glasgow

Improvisation by Harmony Ensemble musicians
Fong Liu - dancer, singer
Cheng-Ying Chuang - zhongruan, liuqin
Eddie McGuire - dizi
Kimho Ip - yangqin
Hooi Ling Eng - gong, drum, percussion, zheng

String orchestra music composed by Eddie McGuire

Harmony & Whistlebinkies in the world premiere of

Tian Di Yuan   天地缘   Defying Fate

Scene 1

Music by Eddie McGuire
Choreography by Yanmei Wu and Charan Pradhan

January 15th 2005

Dancers
Yanmei Wu, Charan Pradhan, Teresa Chian, Amanda Chan, Emily Chan, Gemma Chan Olivia Lam, Jessica Lam, Emily Liu, Teri Tang

Harmony Musicians
Yanmei Wu - Gu zheng (flat harp), Mu Yu (wood block)
Difei Wang - Erhu (Chinese 2 string fiddle)
Eddie McGuire - Dizi (bamboo flute), flute, gongs
Kimho Ip - Yang qin (Chinese hammered dulcimer), ocean drum
Jingliang Chen - Gu zheng, vocals

Whitlebinkies Musicians
Peter Anderson - bodhran, side drum, cymbal, rainstick
Annaliese Dagg - viola, fidde in D flat
Stuart Eydmann - concertina, bones
Mark Hayward - fiddle, fiddle in D flat
Rhona Mackay - clarsach, vocals
Eddie McGuire - flute, piccolo, bamboo flute
Rab Wallace - Scottish smallpipes, Lowland pipes

Lighting
Phil Smith

Costumes
Xuemei Wu and Yanmei Wu