Sound of Dragon Music Festival – Concert 2:

Strum, Bow, Roar

88 Strings, Vancouver Erhu Quartet, Multicultural Wind Ensemble
88弦彈撥樂團、溫哥華二胡四重奏、多元文化管樂團
7:30pm Friday April 3, 2026年4月3日星期五晚上7點半
The Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver  BUY TICKETS 購票

This concert presents three Vancouver ensembles formed during/post the pandemic. While using instruments within the same family, either plucked, bowed, or winds, they bring together musicians and traditions from different cultures. Reflecting Canada’s multicultural environment, these ensembles and their collaborating composers explore the similarities and differences between their instruments and musical traditions.

Nominated by the 2026 Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Multicultural Wind Ensemble was formed in 2023 by Persian ney player/composer Amir Eslami. While there is long tradition of winds and percussion music in different cultures, the Multicultural Wind Ensemble’s combination of Asian wind instruments with Persian drums is a unique voice in Vancouver’s world music scene. 

Amir Eslami – ney 波斯笛
Zhongxi Wu 吳忠喜 – suona 嗩吶 & sheng 笙
Charlie Lui 呂畇初 – dizi 笛子
Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos – shakuhachi 日本尺八
Hamin Honari – tombak & daf 波斯手鼓

多元文化管樂團於2023年由波斯音樂家Amir Eslami發起成立，以亞洲多種管樂器組成，包括中國嗩吶、笙、笛子、日本尺八、波斯笛和打擊樂等，延續許多民族流傳的吹打樂傳統之外，探索不同音色的結合和多文化的曲風。

Formed in 2020, the Vancouver Erhu Quartet explores the sonic possibilities combining the erhu (Chinese violin) with western strings. The quartet’s all-Asian members represent Taiwanese, Chinese, Punjabi, and Korean communities. Their interpretation of contemporary works is fused with the sensitivity and sense of breath from Asian traditions. At the same time, the musicians have performed/studied various musical styles to explore innovative approaches. Together they bring expertise in various genres, from traditional, contemporary, classical, avant-garde, to world/cross-cultural music.

Jun Rong 戎峻 – erhu 二胡
Lan Tung 董籃 – erhu 二胡
Parmela Attariwala – viola 中提琴
Sungyong Lim 林成容 – cello 大提琴

2020年成立的溫哥華二胡四重奏，以二胡與提琴的組合，融合東西方弓弦樂器特長，創造獨特的音響。團員來自台灣、中國、韓國、印度裔，他們各自專研的領域，涵蓋傳統音樂、古典音樂、現代音樂、即興演奏、世界音樂、到跨界表演藝術。