Australian Chinese Music Ensemble

The Australian Chinese Music Ensemble is a professional Chinese music ensemble in Australia. With the Chinese Government opening its doors to the West, a wider spectrum of talented artists made their way to Australia making possible the establishment of a professional music ensemble, comprising educated musicians who were previously established in their profession in China. Although the ensemble's activities have involved both the Chinese and general communities within Australia, its performances have been more directed to the general community. The ensemble has its own distinctive characteristics. Its high standard of musical skill and mastery of both traditional and contemporary Chinese music enabled the ensemble to achieve a high reputation in the ethnic communities whilst touring around Australia. It also provided the ensemble with the opportunity to appear frequently on media programs. The ensemble has experimented in amalgamating Eastern and Western musical aspects, which is still a continuing developmental direction in their music. The experiences and achievements of the Australian Chinese Music Ensemble have shown the potential for immigrant Chinese to succeed in their profession in Australia. Other ethnic music groups could possibly be encouraged by the success of the ensemble to achieve similar results.