Welcome
Melody of China is a San Francisco based Chinese music ensemble. We perform both traditional and contemporary music, as well as new commissioned works in annual concerts and touring performances.
We also have a database of Chinese Artists living in North America and some in other countries. It includes various instrumentalists, dancers, composers, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, and also some non-Chinese musicians who also play traditional Chinese instruments.
News
Welcome! Our website has recently been updated to better serve you. All of our links can still be found from the navigation menu. Please feel free to contact us with your questions or comments.
We also sell professional quality instruments and offer private and group lessons from master musicians. If you are interested, our guide to Chinese instruments can help you learn more about the instruments. Also, visit our sample music page to sample our work.
Upcoming Events
Chen Yi World Premiere with the San Francisco Girls Chorus, the Cypress String Quartet and Award Winning Film Maker Felicia Lowe
Jun 04, 2010
Join friends of Melody of China, the five-time Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus as they conclude their current season with the world premiere of Angel Island Passages, a multi-media work by composer Chen Yi in collaboration with the Cypress String Quartet and award-winning Bay Area film maker Felicia Lowe, in two performances Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5, at 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The new work commemorates the 100th anniversary of Angel Island Immigration Station, known as “the Ellis Island of the West,” and evokes the experiences of Chinese immigrants in music, ancient and contemporary poetry, film, video and photography. Also on the program, entitled “A New Land, A New Song,” are works by Stravinsky, Dvořák and others. The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is located at 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, 94102. Tickets are priced $18-$32 and are available for purchase by phone at City Box Office, 415-392-4400; online at city box office ; or in person at City Box Office, 180 Redwood Street, Suite 100, San Francisco (Monday – Friday, 9:30a.m.-5p.m.).
Since April 20, 2001