China People's Armed Police Force Male Chorus

Date: March 11 - 7:30 pm

Venue: NCPA, Beijing

China People's Armed Police Force Male Chorus & Orchestra consists of outstanding graduates from many professional music colleges across the country. China People's Armed Police Force Male Chorus is currently only professional male chorus, which premiered in Beijing in April 2007. Their singing has a distinctive military feature, which is magnificent, powerful and unswerving with delicacy and highly emotional tension. China People's Armed Police Force Male Orchestra is characterized by orderly staffing, delicate performance, rich experience, rigorous style and broad repertoire, which has been highly praised by experts and masses of audience.

China National Traditional Orchestra

Date: March 17 - 7:30 pm

Venue: NCPA, Beijing

As a national-level orchestra directly under the Ministry of Culture, China National Traditional Orchestra, founded in 1960 under the direction of Premier Zhou Enlai, is regarded as the standard-setter and benchmark of China's folk music performance. The orchestra, made up of folk orchestra, chorus and art creation center, boasts a group of musicians and sharp-sighted managers. China National Traditional Orchestra not only performs typical traditional music in various forms but dabbles in contemporary Chinese music, western classic music and other genres. Adhering to popularizing traditional Chinese music and culture, the orchestra collects, arranges and performs a great variety of excellent folk music and contemporary selected works, adding a glorious stroke to China's traditional music.