Gao Hong

About the artist

Gao Hong (born 1964 in Luoyang, Henan) is a Chinese-American composer and performer of the Chinese pipa (pear-shaped lute). She serves as the professor of Chinese Musical Instruments at Carleton College. She is the recipient of multiple music awards and has been honored by the Saint Paul, Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter (politician), who declared April 3, 2022 to be Gao Hong Day. Gao has lived in the United States since 1994. She performs traditional and modern Chinese music

Top songs

  1. Song of Love
  2. Kora Meets Pipa
  3. Guangxi Impression: II. Summer Cicada
  4. House of Friendship
  5. Sunrise over the Water
  6. Bluestar Sapphire
  7. Joyful World
  8. III. Guangxi Impression, Movement I: Tiao Dan Dance [for pipa and orchestra]
  9. Sun Rising
  10. Fulani Blues
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  1. Dancing with Strings
  2. Moonlight Dance
  3. Taking It Easy
  4. Between Stars
  5. guangxi impression: I. Tiao Dan Dance
  6. Flying Dragon Concerto: I. A Dragon's Lament
  7. Luck
  8. Reminiscences: III. Whispers of Home
  9. Snow Like Jade
  10. Flying Dragon Concerto: II. The Dragon Flies
  11. Drunken Immortals (Arr. for Zither & Lute by Gao Hong & Zhao Xiaoxia)
  12. My Musical Journey
  13. Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye
  14. Portal to the Clouds
  15. Prelude to the Divine Realm
  16. Flying Dragon
  17. Silk Road
  18. Skylark Call
  19. Triana
  20. Long Chuan Bi Sai (Pi Pa)
  21. Plum Blossoms Swinging in the Breeze (Arr. for Zither & Lute by Gao Hong & Zhao Xiaoxia)
  22. Jade Beads Tumbling into the Green Lake
  23. Guangxi Impression: III. Celebrating the Harvest
  24. guangxi impression: II. Summer Cicadas
  25. Drunken Immortals
  26. Gang Hua Hui (Pi Pa)
  27. Dance of the Yi Ladies (Pi Pa)
  28. Longing for My Lover
  29. Farewell at Yang Guan (Arr. for Zither & Lute by Gao Hong & Zhao Xiaoxia)
  30. Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye (Pi Pa)
  31. Butterfly
  32. Reminiscences: II. Dreams Echo with the Past
  33. Reminiscences: I. Memories of Home
  34. Cluck Old Hen
  35. Prayer
  36. The Remaining Fragrance of the Lotus Flowers (Arr. for Zither & Lute by Gao Hong & Zhao Xiaoxia)
  37. Gang Hua Hui
  38. Yue Xing: III. Music Beyond the Horizon
  39. Yue Xing: I. Following the Heart
  40. Mother-in-law Arguing with Daughter-in-law
  41. Song of the Nomads
  42. Cutting Grain Song
  43. Dragon Boat
  44. On the Clock
  45. Yue Xing: II. Paths and Cultures Entwined
  46. La paloma
  47. Long Chuan Bi Sai
  48. Waltzing Raindrops
  49. Choo Choo Train
  50. Morning
  51. Love Song from the Grassland
  52. Courage
  53. Honey Bees
  54. Friendship
  55. Dance of the Yi Ladies
  56. Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream
  57. Celebration (Version for Wind Band): I. Dancing Together
  58. Lotus Dance
  59. Plum Blossoms Swinging in the Breeze
  60. Moved By the Spirit
  61. Mosquito Song
  62. Gobi Trail
  63. Chen Xingyuan Placates the Tribesmen
  64. Celebration (Version for Wind Band): II. Joy and Celebration
  65. Gift of Friendship
  66. Impressions of Ronda
  67. Joyous Days
  68. King Xiang Yu Takes Off His Armor
  69. Flying Dragon Concerto
  70. Celebration
  71. Journey to Midnight
  72. Farewell at Yang Guan
  73. Longa Nahawand
  74. Celebration of 150/30 Year
  75. The Remaining Fragrance of the Lotus Flowers
  76. Green Willow Tree
  77. Lutes Around the World
  78. Golden Season
  79. Sally Johnson
  80. The Source of the Spring Water
  81. Speaking in Tongues
  82. Wild Geese Alighting on the Sandy Beach
  83. Guangxi Impression, Movement I: Tiao Dan Dance [for pipa and orchestra]
  84. Guangxi Impression: I. Tiaodan Dance
  85. Flying Dragon Concerto, Pt. 2: The Dragon Flies [for pipa and orchestra]
  86. House of Friendship Revisited - Live
  87. Joyful World Revisited - Live
  88. Celebration (Version for Wind Band): II. Joy and Celebration - Live at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., 3/7/2024
  89. Gang Hua Hui - Pi Pa
  90. Celebration (Version for Wind Band): I. Dancing Together - Live at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., 3/7/2024

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