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    Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 2018 Tour

    THE SYMPHONY THAT’S RARING TO TAKE YOU ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH A UNIQUE EAST-WEST FUSION

    Beginning September 13, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra will visit a dozen cities in South Korea and Taiwan. Then we continue on to a two-week tour of prestigious concert halls across North America including Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, the Symphony Center of Chicago, the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall.

    Now in its seventh season, the Symphony has distinguished itself with its combination of the Western symphonic tradition with the spirit and distinct beauty of traditional Chinese music.

    “Being the only orchestra in America that is capable of successfully blending authentic and traditional Chinese instruments with the magnitude of a Western classical symphony orchestra, we can promise the audience an unforgettable experience,” says conductor Milen Nachev.

    In 2012, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra debuted at Carnegie Hall after audiences requested to hear the unique music of our dance production in concert form. Since then, the Symphony has performed to worldwide acclaim and expanded its tour across North America and East Asia.

    The 2018 season has a refreshingly distinct and fast-paced lineup.

    “One of the most significant characteristics of our program is the diversity of the repertoire,” says Nachev, “The fundamental component is the original compositions of Chinese music from Shen Yun’s composers. And we also include a large range of musical styles, spanning from the baroque beauty and spirituality of Vivaldi to the romantic powers of composers like Tchaikovsky and Wagner.”

    “Some of the pieces will enchant you with elegance and delicacy,” he says, “while others will take you to incredible depths of harmonic and rhythmic discoveries.”

    Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra gives new life to ancient traditions. Come experience a five-thousand-year-old culture in an all-new way.

     

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    Toronto, Roy Thomson Hall, Oct 3.
    New York City, Carnegie Hall, Oct 7.
    North Bethesda, MD, Strathmore Music Center, Oct 10.
    Boston, Boston Symphony Hall, Oct 13.
    Washington DC, The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Oct 14.
    Chicago, Symphony Center, Oct 20.

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    Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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