Chinese Music Ensemble to Visit Lower School

2/2/2010

Riverdale is pleased to announce that the Chinese music ensemble Melody of Dragon will join Lower School students for a special assembly on February 25.

Melody of Dragon, based in New York, was founded in 1998 by four virtuoso musicians from the leading conservatories in China in order to “introduce and promote Chinese musical repertory in the United States.” The ultimate purpose of Melody of Dragon is to “build a bridge of musical and cultural exchange between China and the United States.”

Prior to the assembly, the artist Chen Tao will do a workshop in each and every classroom at the Lower School to teach the students about Chinese music. Chen Tao, founder and director of Melody of Dragon, is an internationally acclaimed Chinese flutist, music educator, composer, and conductor of Chinese orchestra.

For more information about Melody of Dragon, including information about Chen Tao, their instruments, or to listen to their music, please visit their website.