{"id":3800,"date":"2012-03-22T16:06:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2018-05-11T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T09:32:12","slug":"a-touch-of-the-exotic-the-silk-and-bamboo-ensemble-lunchtime-concert-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/03\/22\/a-touch-of-the-exotic-the-silk-and-bamboo-ensemble-lunchtime-concert-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A touch of the exotic: the Silk and Bamboo Ensemble lunchtime concert next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;ll be a sense of the exotic at the Gulbenkian Theatre next Monday lunchtime, as the<strong> Silk and Bamboo Ensemble<\/strong> bring music of China to the Lunchtime Concert series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3802\" style=\"border: 1px solid white\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2012\/03\/bamboo_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Silk and Bamboo Ensemble\" width=\"141\" height=\"160\" \/>This ensemble of virtuoso musicians has performed at the Purcell Room and Queen Elizabeth Hall, and has appeared in many festivals, including Cambridge Folk Music, the Edinburgh Festival and in Europe\u2019s WOMEX and WOMAD festivals.<\/p>\n<p>For this special concert the group will present a selection of ensemble and solo pieces of traditional, folk and modern Chinese music.<\/p>\n<p>The concert starts at 1.10pm, and will finish at 1.50pm. Admission as usual is free with a suggested donation \u00a33. 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