Were off on another exotic adventure. But this time, were not lingering in any one place. This time, we want to stamp every page of our passport. Turkey. China. Korea. Japan. Were nomads travelling along the ancient Silk Road and beyond! Were discovering places where cultures thousands of miles apart have met, intertwined and become one. Were hearing music weve never heard before. Yet, it reminds us so very much of home. Like the Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang Concerto, a blissful marriage between the ancient Chinese instrument, the Guzheng, and the lush, Western orchestra. Like Chinas once-censored, now-famous Butterfly Lovers Concerto, beautifully balanced with one foot in the East, the other in the West. Like Japans beautifully haunting movement, Cape Cod, set among a sea of strings. Only the promise of a world premiere could make us end this whirlwind tour. Be among the few to experience the exquisite Korean drum dance, now re-imagined with an orchestral piece composed especially for us. We may never go home again.

THE ETERNAL VOW FROM CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON | TAN DUN CAPE COD FROM TOWARD THE SEA | TORU TAKEMITSU HUMMING CHORUS FROM "MADAME BUTTERFLY" | GIACOMO PUCCINI CHINESE TEA AND ARABIAN COFFEE FROM "THE NUTCRACKER" | PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY "ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO" OVERTURE | WOLGANG AMADEUS MOZART BUTTERFLY LOVERS VIOLIN CONCERTO | CHEN GANG & HE ZHANHAO TURANDOT OVERTURE | CARL MARIA VON WEBER THE MARKETPLACE IN ISPAHAN FROM "ALADDIN SUITE" | CARL NIELSEN "IDENTITY: ZHONGSHAN ZHUANG" GUZHENG CONCERTO | VICTOR CHENG AND MICHAEL GORDON SHAPIRO WORLD PREMIERE: CONCERTO FOR SAMGOMU (KOREAN DRUM DANCE) | KYLE NEWMASTER