Music From China
Ensemble

Music From China (MFC) is an extraordinary musical ensemble that invokes the delicacy and power of both traditional and contemporary Chinese music. Discover the sights and sounds of "silk strings and bamboo winds" with fiddles, lutes, plucked zithers, bamboo flutes, reeded mouth organs, and hammered dulcimers. Step back in time for several millennia and hear the ancient sounds of the sheng and the pipa, or listen to the compelling music of the erhu. The percussive strength of drums, gongs, cymbals, and woodblocks summons the spirit of ancient music and invokes the vitality of folk music and traditional opera.

Based in New York City, this world-class ensemble introduces audiences to the best of Chinese music both past and present. Music From China was founded in 1984 by Executive Director Susan Cheng and performs for audiences throughout the east coast and cities across the U.S. Some of Music From China's presenters include the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, 92nd Street Y, Longwood Gardens, Princeton University, Eastman School of Music, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Duke University, Chautauqua Institution, Freer Gallery of Art with Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Early Music Festival, and the Library of Congress.

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