Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble concert to be held

The Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble (MCME) will hold a concert featuring pieces for  the classical Chinese instruments urhu and yangqin on March 29 in St. Paul.

The concert, entitled Soul of Dragon’s Heritage, will spotlight erhu virtuoso JuanJuan Wang and yangqin master WenTing Zhang.  Joining them will be soprano QianHui Ma and pianist Yu-Chien Huang. The artists will perform instrumental solos (for erhu, yangqin and piano) and vocal pieces featuring Chinese melodies.

The MCME is led by President Wei Ming Chiang, who has developed musical education in erhu and Chinese music preservation and enjoyment in Minnesota.

The performance will be held at the Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University, at 7 p.m. on March 29. General admission is $30, with a 20 percent discount for tickets purchased before March 13. Discounted tickets for $25 are available for students and seniors (65-plus). Limited quantities of complimentary tickets are available for public assistance recipients. See ticketing and details at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mcme

For inquiries or accessibility seating requests, contact MCME at (email)  mnchinesemusic@gmail.com or (phone) 612-293-8771.