Plano, Texas - The Elite International Orchestra, which is sponsored by the Texas Performing Chinese Arts Association (TPCAA) and conducted by David Wong, will present its "2009 Elite Astonishing Chinese Traditional Instrumental Ensemble series" that will include performances in Dallas, McKinney, Plano and Richardson. 

The series includes five concerts in North Texas: July 31 at Dallas Latino Cultural Center; August 1 at Elite Performing Arts Center of Plano; August 7 at McKinney Performing Arts Center; and August 8 at Elite Cultural Center of Richardson.  Those four events are all scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., while one additional concert in Richardson begins at 3:00 p.m. 

The program will feature Chinese traditional instruments.(pi-pa, Zheng, Hullusi, Sanxian, Er-Hu, Gao-Hu, Bamboo Flute, Ba-Wu) by four performers.  

The concerts will feature the music mastery of Betty Zhang, a native of Yunan, China, as she displays different  astonishing skills on the spot  for the audiences.

Er-Hu (Chinese Violin) soloist Qi Li is coming Chongqing; Chinese bamboo flute, BaWu ( Chinese Clarinet) soloist Yan yi Xiu is coming from Dalan, Gao-Hu (Higher pitch Chinese Violin) soloist Shaoping Zhang is from the local Dallas area.

The TPCAA is a non-profit organization founded by David Wong in 1991. Its home - the Elite Performing Arts Center - provides a variety of language and multi-disciplinary music programs for both the local community and the Greater Dallas metropolitan area. The center's orchestral training program is open to musicians of all ages and levels of musicianship.

Tickets for the Chinese dazzling instruments show (General $10) are available at several stores in Dallas. Order tickets online, visit www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org.

For more information, visit TPCAA's Website at www.pandaus.org, or contact David Wong, Executive director/conductor of TPCAA, at (972) 818-6888 or naeyo2001@yahoo.com.