ANU Chinese classical music ensemble

history

The ANU Chinese Classical Music Ensemble is a Canberra based Chinese music ensemble who meet for weekly rehearsals, and perform with traditional Chinese instruments such as erhu, pipa, dizi, guzheng, zhong ruan and yangqin.

The ensemble was started in 2006 as a small group playing together at the ANU School of Music, organised by Nicholas Ng (Huang Jian Wen).

In 2007 membership was opened to staff and students of the ANU, and later to the broader community of Canberra. We have had more than 80 members participate over this time, and always welcome new members!

We would like to thank the ANU School of Music for supporting our activities for so many years, for which we are incredibly grateful.

joining

If you live in Canberra and are interested in playing (or learning to play) Chinese classical and folk music then you are very welcome to join the ensemble. We have a small number of instruments for hire, and can help find instruments for purchase.

There is no requirement to speak Mandarin, and if you are new to Chinese classical music we have a number of resources available on the website for those starting out, which can be accessed through the resources tab in the menu.

We also have members who teach guzheng and erhu here in Canberra, and their details can also be found through the resources tab.

performances

Since the beginning the ensemble has maintained a busy schedule of performances.

These include: an annual fundraising performance, the annual Lantern Festival organised by the Australia-China Friendship Society (ACFS), Floriade, Enlighten Festival, various weddings and public performances, and more recently a series of regular performances for Lunchbox Acoustic in City Walk.

Booking

The ensemble always welcomes new opportunities to perform!

To enquire about booking the ensemble please visit: Ensemble Booking Form