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Tan Dun Conducts Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women

Name: Tan Dun Conducts Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Start: 2025-05-16T20:00:00
Location: Benaroya Hall

Seattle Symphony

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Tan Dun brings two characteristically beautiful and thoughtful works to Seattle. Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women was inspired by the remote Chinese village Nu Shu, where the women pass down knowledge of their own unique language, mother to daughter. Sound River, which has its U.S. premiere with the Seattle Symphony, is a tribute marking the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo that delves into the music and culture the explorer encounte...

Program

Tan Dun - Sound River

Tan Dun - Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women

Participants

Tan Dun

Conductor

Xavier De Maistre

Harp

Seattle Symphony

Producer

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2 dates (15 May - 16 May)