Year of the Dragon: A Concert of Traditional Chinese Music

Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble
presents
Year of the Dragon: A Concert of Traditional Chinese Music
2 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012

Brecksville Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library

9089 Brecksville Road (south of S.R. 82 in the Municipal Complex)

Brecksville, Ohio
Free; registration required (see below for registration information)

Join the Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble as they perform a selection of traditional Chinese melodies, including several pieces about dragons, in honor of the current Year of the Dragon.

The ensemble's instruments include dizi and xiao (bamboo flutes), suona (oboe), sheng (mouth organ), gaohu, zhonghu, and yehu (2-stringed fiddles), pipa (pear-shaped lute), yueqin (moon lute), gongs, drums, and other percussion instruments.

The event is free, but prior registration is required.

More information and registration information:

http:// www.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us/ EventDetail.aspx?EventInsta nceID=69370

Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/425555870792925/

Library website:

http://www.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us/BrecksvilleBranch.aspx