THE MONKEY ORCHESTRA: 1 Conductor, 1 Vocalist and 10 instruments: ERHU (2 stringed Chinese vertical violin); PIPA (Chinese 4 stringed lute) which doubles on SANSHUEN (Chinese banjo); SONA (Chinese double reed horn) which doubles on oboe; CHROMODALPHONE (a special mutant tenor saxophone performing with mixed temperament); ALTO SAX which doubles on piccolo and flute; TENOR SAX which doubles flute and soprano sax; BARITONE SAX (Fred Ho); TROMBONE and bass trombone; STRING BASS; and DRUM SET with Chinese percussion.

The following must be provided by the presenter:

• 16 music stands with lights if no overhead stage lighting
  
  
• 1 area floor rung 4' x 5'
  
  
• 1 small table for percussionist (waist high)
  
  
• 1 string bass
  
  
• 1 drum set:
  bass drum 18" or 20"; floor tom 14"; Mounted tom 12"; snare drum 14"; high hat cymbals 14"; crash cymbal 18"; ride cymbal 20"; bass drum pedal; snare stand; throne;3 cymbal stands; 2 regular cymbal stands for cymbals; 2 boom stands for suspending gongs brands: for drums-Sonor or Gretsch wood drums with white coated drumheads; for cymbals-Paiste, K. Zildian, A. Zildian
  
  
• 12 chairs with no arms
  
  
• stage dimensions must be minimum of 25 feet deep by 25 feet wide
  
  
• general stage lighting
  
  
• separate dressing rooms for men and women with plenty of chairs and secure storage for personal belongings and musical instruments and cases mineral water and 100% juice (ABSOLUTELY NO additives, preservatives, corn syrup and fructose) in dressing rooms at all times
  
  
• Sound System with professional operator:
  16 mics with booms; 6 monitors 1 mic for singer; 1 mic for erhu (Chinese vertical violin); 1 mic for pipa (Chinese lute); 2 mics for sona who doubles on oboe; 1 mic on chromodalphone; 1 mic for alto sax who doubles on other woodwinds; 1 mic on tenor sax who doubles on other woodwinds; 1 mic on baritone sax; 1 mic on trombone; 1 mic on string bass; minimum 6 mics on drum kit
  
  
• Stage and sound equipment must be set to stage plot prior to arrival of musicians. Any sound or video recording is strictly forbidden without written permission from Fred Ho.