After their acclaimed debut with The San Francisco Early Music Society—the Festival’s parent organization—in 2023, Melody of China returns to us with another alluring survey of traditional Chinese music.

Described in the The San Francisco Chronicle as “innovative and dazzling,” Melody of China (漢聲樂團) is dedicated to promoting Chinese music in the Bay Area and beyond through scintillating concerts and educational outreach, Melody of China will delight Festival audiences using traditional Chinese instruments—hammered dulcimers, zithers, fiddles, lutes, mouth organs, and bamboo flutes—and historically informed techniques to showcase the remarkable diversity of Chinese musical traditions.

Yangqin Zhao, artistic director