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Chinese Music Concert - "Beyond the Silk Strings" 26 August, 2016



Introduction

This concert was was part of the 2016 Guqin Summer School. The Silk String Quartet performed several instrumental solo and ensemble pieces. The programme included both traditional pieces and a modern composition. Members of the London Youlan Qin Society played solo guqin pieces.

The Xinhua News Agency came to film our rehearsals and do interviews. The programme they made was broadcast in China, and can be seen at this link: v.gdtv.cn/news/zdbd/2016-08-28/505596.html.

Programme

  1. Guanshan Yue 关山月 Moon Over the Mountain Pass (Mei’an Qin Handbook, 1931) guqin ensemble: Cheng Yu, Charles Tsua, Julian Joseph, Elaine Yu, Yingbai Fu, Dennis Kwong Thye Lee (xiao flute), Christopher McTavish (English lyrics), Song Bei (Chinese lyrics)
  2. Jiu Kuang 酒狂 Drunken Ecstasy (Shenqi Mipu, 1425) guqin ensemble: Cheng Yu, Charles Tsua, Julian Joseph, Elaine Yu, Yingbai Fu
  3. Er Quan Ying Yue 二泉映月 Moonlight Reflected in the Second Spring (Composed by A Bing, 1950) erhu solo by Wang Xiao
  4. Qin Sang Qu 秦桑曲 Mulberry of Qin (by Zhou Yanjia, 1987) erhu solo by Xiao Ran
  5. Ping Sha Luo Yan 平沙落雁 Wild Geese Descending on the Sandy Beach (Guyin Zhengzong, 1634) guqin solo by Julian Joseph
  6. San Liu 三六 Three and Six (adopted from Silk & Bamboo melody) Silk String Quartet (pipa, erhu, guzheng, yangqin)
  7. Shuixiang Jianying 水乡剪影 Waterscape Silhouette (Mo Fan, 2007) Silk String Quartet (pipa, erhu, guzheng, yangqin
  8. Qiu Jiang Ye Bo 秋江夜泊 Boating on an Autumn Night xiao solo by Dennis Kwong Thye Lee
  9. Liang Xiao Yin 良宵吟 Song for a Pleasant Evening (Qinxue Rumen, 1864) guqin and xiao duet by Charles Tsua (qin) and Dennis Lee (xiao)
  10. Yang Chun Bai Xue 阳春白雪 White Snow in Sunny Spring (Trad.) pipa solo by Cheng Yu
  11. Qiu Shui 秋水 Autumn Water (Tianwenge Qinpu, 1876) guqin solo by Charles Tsua
  12. Tianshan Shihua 天山诗画 Picturesque Tianshan (by Huang He, 2003) yangqin solo by Chao Yujing
  13. Cai Yun Zhui Yue 彩云追月 Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon (Cantonese Music), Silk String Quaertet and Dennis Kwong Thye Lee (pipa, erhu, guzheng, yangqin, xiao)
  14. Yaozu Wuqu 瑶族舞曲 Dance of the Yao People (adapted from folk music from southeast China), Silk String Quaertet and Dennis Kwong Thye Lee (pipa, erhu, guzheng, yangqin, xiao)