Xiaogang Ye's Gardenia for String Quartet & Pipa - La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2017

12/15/2017; 15 minutes

The city flower of Yueyuang City in China's Hunan Province is the gardenia. In creating his Gardenia for String Quartet & Pipa, composer Xiaogang Ye adapted folk songs and operas from the region to convey a sense of loss, and his longing for the beautiful scenery of Southern China. Recorded on 08/09/2017. (#33139)

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