Binghamton, N.Y. – Re/sonic – New Music for East Asian Instruments, a concert showcasing contemporary compositions for traditional East Asian instruments, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the Anderson Center Chamber Hall, at Binghamton University. A post-concert talk will follow.
This concert features nine distinguished artists of East Asian instruments who will premiere new compositions composed by Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition Hippocrates Cheng. The program includes trio music for Chinese instruments (Dizi, Erhu, Pipa); trio music for Japanese instruments (Ryūteki, Hichiriki, Shō); trio music for Korean instruments (Daegeum, Haegeum, Gayageum), and a large ensemble piece for all nine instruments.
This recital is part of the East Asian Music in the Contemporary World (EAMCW) Initiative New York Tour 2026.
Sponsors and collaborators at Binghamton include: Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, the School of the Arts, Music Department, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, and Institute for Asia and Asian Diasporas.
Tickets can be purchased online.
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