On Wednesday the 5th of October at the Kennedy Center, Chen Yu in "flutes," Li Jia in "pipa", Liu Yang in "hulusi", Tian Chao in "yan qin", Wang Xie in "zherg" and Zhou Wei in "erhu", performed a piece that was an ensemble of melodies from China's Jiangsu, Fujian and Hebei provinces. The work, "The Pretty and Graceful Jasmine Flowers", was an ensemble to honor the jasmine, a Chinese classical flower.
The length of the work wasn't as long as I assumed it would be. However, it was enough to show the different stages of the blossom of the Jasmine. It was almost as if this classical flower was a holly symbol to this culture and this anthem allowed them to represent how much this means to the performers and the nations culture.
In this particular work, the melody was smooth and flowing. There were no drastic changes in the rhythm that made it pleasant to listen to. Even thought there were no lyrics, the piece allowed the audience to connect themselves emotionally with it. The......
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