# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Year of the Horse: A Lunar New Year Celebration (FREE!)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Troy Webdell, conductor
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, Jonathan Busarow, executive director
Xiao Dong Wei, erhu

It’s time for this year’s Lunar New Year Celebration – The Year of the Horse! Featuring the bilingual book The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Ling and Eric Lee, traditional music for the Chinese New Year, Erhu Master Xiao Dong Wei, the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, and the world premiere of Dashing into the Horizon by Korean composer Caroline Ahn.  

This concert welcomes all, including individuals with sensory sensitivities and diverse abilities. We provide the following resources: social story PDF/video, sign language interpreter, narrator, calming area, pre-concert activities, sensory fidgets, noise canceling headphones (while supplies last), and a feedback survey for patrons to share their thoughts.

Registration is required for this event. 



LI HUANZHI
Spring Festival Overture 6′
QINGXI
The Moon Represents My Heart  4′
NIE ER
Selling Newspapers Song   3′
CAROLINE AHN
Dashing into the New Horizon *World Premiere*  6′
LIU TIANHUA
A Pleasant Night  (Xiao Dong Wei, erhu) 3′
YAO XING CHEN
Galloping War Horses (Xiao Dong Wei, erhu)   4′
YONGCHEN
My Motherland and I   3’
MENG WEIDONG
Same Song    3′
LI WENPING
Chinese Yangko    4′
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-wayne/year-of-the-horse-a-lunar-new-year-celebration-free/200029495849125
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, sports, festivals, spring-break
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 156

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://fwphil.org/event/family-2-25-26/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=fort+wayne-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Fort Wayne
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Purdue FW Music Center
- **lat**: 41.119863046371
- **long**: -85.10870857881
- **full address**: Purdue FW Music Center, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne,IN,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Fort Wayne Philharmonic (https://allevents.in/org/fort-wayne-philharmonic/26105004)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Purdue FW Music Center, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne,IN,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Fort Wayne Philharmonic
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, concerts, sports, festivals, spring-break
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Year of the Horse: A Lunar New Year Celebration (FREE!) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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