{"id":55415,"date":"2018-09-11T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=55415"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:31:00","slug":"falun-dafa-association-toronto-shen-yun-symphony-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/falun-dafa-association-toronto-shen-yun-symphony-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Falun Dafa Association of Toronto | Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Falun Dafa Association of Toronto presents<\/p>\n<p>Music that Runs Millennia Deep<\/p>\n<p>Exquisite Chinese instruments meld with a grand Western orchestra in a perfect harmony of East and West. New York-based\u00a0Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra\u00a0blends the two musical traditions in what critics call a breakthrough in classical music. Western strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass accentuate the melodies of soul-stirring ancient Chinese instruments like the plucked pipa and two-stringed erhu.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts classical Chinese dance company that wows sold-out audiences around the world, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra enchants concertgoers with its vast repertoire drawing upon five millennia of Chinese culture along with beloved Western masterpieces.<\/p>\n<p>Program Highlights:<\/p>\n<p>Shen Yun Original Works<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Tang Dynasty Training Ground<br \/>\nMartial rhythms and staccato pipa call to attention the warriors of the mighty Tang Dynasty.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Lofty Spirits on the Grasslands<br \/>\nAcross the boundless grasslands, spirited Mongolians welcome their guests from afar.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Soaring Handkerchiefs<br \/>\nLively erhu and vibrant folk tunes mark this playful composition from northeast China.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Western Classics<br \/>\n\u2022 Wagner:\u00a0Kaisermarsch<br \/>\nHonoring Germany\u2019s victory in the Franco-Prussian War, this Imperial March features exultant horns and sweeping melodies celebrating the birth of a new nation.<br \/>\n\u2022 Sarasate:\u00a0Carmen Fantasy<br \/>\nSarasate\u2019s virtuosic arrangement of iconic themes from Bizet\u2019s popular opera, Carmen, is one of the most fascinating, and challenging, masterpieces in the violin repertoire.<br \/>\n\u2022 Tchaikovsky: Waltz from\u00a0Sleeping Beauty<br \/>\nOne of Tchaikovsky\u2019s seminal works,\u00a0Sleeping Beauty Waltz\u00a0(suite from the ballet) is easily recognizable and utterly pleasing.<\/p>\n<p>Program is subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Falun Dafa Association of Toronto presents Music that Runs Millennia Deep Exquisite Chinese instruments meld with a grand Western orchestra in a perfect harmony of East and West. New York-based\u00a0Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra\u00a0blends the two musical traditions in what critics call a breakthrough in classical music. Western strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass accentuate the melodies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[6487,5563],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/55415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/55415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55416,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/55415\/revisions\/55416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55415"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=55415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}