China Now: Chasing Dreams

  • October 11, 2026 at 3 pm
  • Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall

Program & Artists

Li Shaosheng Chasing the Sky for orchestra
Zhou Long/Su Wei Men of Iron and the Golden Spike

Jindong Cai conductor
Li Yi tenor
Lucy Fitz Gibbon soprano
Ziqi Wang mezzo-soprano
Li Yi tenor
Yue Wu bass-baritone ‍
Andrew Munn bass
Wyatt Stephens child soloist ‍
Constance Mei child soloist ‍
China Now Chorus

Tickets

  • Starting at $47 ($35 + $12 fee)

Part of the 2026 China Now Music Festival: Music in Motion
Presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music

The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, “Chasing Dreams,” celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and six soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration.

China Now Music Festival

The China Now Music Festival is an annual series of events produced by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music, China. China Now is dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of classical music from contemporary China. Each year’s festival explores a singular theme.

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