Northern Illinois University Chinese Orchestra - West Meets East: Chinese and Balinese Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This disc presents two groups from Northern Illinois University's Asian Music Ensemble. The first is a Chinese Orchestra, consisting of strings, winds, and percussion instruments from China. The second, a Balinese Gamelan, is an ensemble of pitched gong-chimes in the tradition of Indonesia. All songs on the CD were arranged by the director, Han Kuo-huang, or were learned by oral tradition. Album Tracks 1. The Happy Spinning Workers 2. Taiwan Suite 3. Flying Kites 4. In a Mountain Path 5. Thunder in the Drought 6. Spring Awakening on Mount Yangming 7. Sekar Uled (Uled Flowers) 8. Gineman 9. Ngedeslemah (Sunrise) 10. Margepati (Lion Dance) 11. Kebyar-The Art of Love