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LYQS Spring yaji meeting at SOAS, Saturday 12 May 2012
The London Youlan Qin Society will hold its Spring yaji (guqin and Chinese music gathering) meeting on Saturday 12 November. It will take place at SOAS, in central London. The meeting will be open to members and non-members.
There will be a charge of £4 per person for non-members.
Time:
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Members)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Non-members)
Venue:
Room V221Main Building
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Phone: 0788 089 6003
Email: jmgjoseph@btinternet.com, chengyu@ukchinesemusic.com
Directions are at the following URL (Google maps):
The nearest tube stations are Russell Square and Euston Square.
The Silk String Quartet: concert at Radley College, Oxford – 29th May 2012
Following their successful concert last year at Radley College, Our String Quartet has been invited again to play a concert this May. The performances will part of the one day conference on China for Radley College (Oxford) and Downe House Girls School (Newbury).
Venue: Radley College
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
London
OX14 2HR
Telephone: 01235 543000
Web site: www.radley.org.uk
The Silk & Bamboo Ensemble: Concert in the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, “Equator Festival” on World Music, Dance & Theatre – 13 June 2012
Having given many well-received concerts in the UK and Europe, this virtuosic string and wind instrumental group has been invited by the Equator Festival (Web site: www.equatorfestival.com/) to play at London’s most prestigious venue for chamber music. For this concert, the group will showcase Chinese instruments and present a selection of ensemble and virtuoso solo pieces of traditional/folk and modern Chinese music.
Flyer (5.1 MB): A5EquatorLondon2012.pdf
Web site: /www.equatorfestival.com/
Venue: Purcell Room
Southbank Centre
London
SE1 8XX
Tickets: £14, £9.50. Concessions 50%, limited availability
Tickets: 08444 847 9910
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Book by telephone: 01233 330316
Email: tourism@ashford.gov.uk
Book online: http://www.equatorfestival.com/booking-form.html
For groups of 6 or more, discounted tickets are available. For details see: http://http://www.equatorfestival.com/silkandbamboo.html
Guqin Summer School: SOAS, University of London, 21-24 June 2012
A 4-day course to study the guqin with Professor Zeng Chengwei of the Shu school from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, southwest China. The sophisticated guqin, with a history of over 3,000 years, is one of China’s most significant classical instruments. It is the first of the four quintessential Chinese arts for the self-cultivation of scholars and cultured individuals, alongside qi the game of (Weiqi or Go), shu (calligraphy) and hua (brush painting). It is also the only Chinese instrument to have been recognized by UNESCO as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.
The course combines classes, workshops and an evening concert. It is a part of the 10th World Music Summer School presented by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in collaboration with the London Youlan Qin Society, and supported by The Prince's Charities Foundation (China).
Open to all levels.
Evening concert with Professor Zeng Chengwei and Dr Cheng Yu: Thursday 21 June, 7:00 pm (see below)
Dates: 21-24 June, Thursday-Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Course fee: £140 (concessions £95)
For further details and booking information, please see the SOAS web site.
Guqin concert by Zeng Chengwei and Cheng Yu: SOAS, University of London, 21 June 2012
This is a rare opportunity to hear guqin music by Professor Zeng Chengwei – an authentic representative of the Shu 蜀 (southwest China) School of qin playing, who has been specially invited from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Sichuan, Southwest China. He is also an expert maker of qins. His instruments are admired not only by professional qin players but also by collectors, both in China and abroad. In this concert he will play qin pieces from the repertoire of Shu School, including Da Hujia 大胡笳 (Great Nomad Reedpipe), Liu Shui 流水 (Flowing Water), and Qiu Shui 秋水 (Autumn Water). He will be joined by Dr Cheng Yu, who teaches guqin at SOAS. Pieces she will perform include Meihua San Nong 梅花三弄 (Three Variations on the Plum blossom) and Puan Zhou 普庵咒（Incantation of Puan) (qin & xiao duet).
Time: Thursday 21 June, 7:00 pm
Venue: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Directions are at the following URL (Google maps):
The nearest tube stations are Russell Square and Euston Square.
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Pipa and guqin Recital by Cheng Yu: Horniman Museum, London – 5 September 2012
Invited by the Horniman Museum, Cheng Yu will play a selection of traditional/classical music on the pipa (4-stringed lute) and guqin (7-stringed zither), the two most celebrated Chinese classical instruments.
Time: 5th September 2012, 7:00-9:00 pm
Venue: The Pavillion in the Horniman Garden
Horniman Museum
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London
SE23 IPQ
Telephone: +44 (0)208 291 8684
Web site: www.horniman.ac.uk
Admissions: £12, £14 (on the day), £10 for Friends of the Horniman Museum, and £6 for students
Chinese Instruments And Western Museums, Chime/MIMO Workshop, Leiden, The Netherlands – 13-16 Sept 2012
From 13 to 16 September 2012 The CHIME Foundation and Leiden University in The Netherlands will host a workshop on the topic of Chinese Instruments and Western Museums. Everyone with a passion for and research interest in Chinese instruments, and/or interest in how to present them in museum contexts, is encouraged to submit contributions. The meeting should be of interest to museum curators and others who work with instrument collections, and to scholars active in the realm of Chinese instruments and instrumental music. We hope to bring museum curators and afficionados and scholars of Chinese instrumental music and musical instruments more closely together in a workshop of modest dimensions and with an informal character.
The meeting takes place in the wake of the initiation of the MIMO project (Musical Instrument Museums Online) which was started in September 2011. MIMO opened a public online access point to the musical instruments catalogues of the project’s affiliated museums in Europe (www.mimo-international.com/). The meeting in Leiden is a joint initiative of the CMA (Chinese Music Archive) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the CHIME Foundation in Leiden (European Foundation for Chinese Music Research) and Leiden University. We look forward to a lively meeting with individual papers, practical demonstrations, discussions, films and some performances. Possible topics include: the relationship between Chinese musical instruments and European museums; biographies of individual Chinese musical instruments and/or special Chinese instrument collections; Chinese musical instruments within and beyond museum display; potential collaborative research and database creation projects; Chinese musical instruments and European (post)colonialism.
The languages of the meeting will be English and Chinese. Please submit abstract proposals for 20- to 30-minute presentations in English (max. 350 words) to CI&EM@google.com on or before 20 April. The result of our selection will be announced by 30 April 2012.
CHIME, European Foundation for Chinese Music Research
P.O. Box 11092, 2301 EB Leiden, The Netherlands
Visiting address Chime: Gerecht 1, 2311 TC Leiden
Tel 071-5133974 / 5133123 Fax: 071-5123183
E-mail: chime@wxs.nl
Web site: home.wxs.nl/~chime
The Silk String Trio: London Book Fair 2012 Opening, Ballroom, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, London – 15 April 2012
Having performed music for many important Chinese-Western cultural events, including the launches for China Telecom (UK), China Construction Bank (UK), and China Daily European Edition, our musicians have been invited to play at The London Book Fair, China Market Focus 2012.
Venue: The Ball Room
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
66 Knightsbridge
London
SW1X 7LA
Silk & Bamboo Ensemble: Lunchtime concert, University of Kent – 26 March 2012
Time:
1:00pm, 26 March 2012
Venue:
The Gulbenkian Theatre
Eliot College
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NS
Tel: +44 (0) 1227 823305
Further information:
www.kent.ac.uk/music/whatson.html
Chinese New Year Music performance At Rich Mix, London – 5th February 2012
Musicians of The Silk String Quartet have been invited to play at the popular East London venue Rich Mix. This celebration with various performances is organized by the Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets to mark the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dragon.
Time:
11:30am-4:30pm, 5th February 2012
Venue:
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
City of London E1 6LA
020 7613 7498
The event is open to all.
Further information:
The Silk & Bamboo Ensemble, UK Chinese Music Ensemble – Celebrate the Year of the Dragon – Trafalgar Square, London – 29 January 2012
The Ensemble has been selected by the London Chinatown Chinese Association to perform with many other fine acts and groups both from China and here in the UK for this important occasion at London’s best-known landmark – Trafalgar Square. To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, the group has chosen several well-known Chinese melodies from different regions and styles to mark this special occasion including "Full of Joy" and "Jasmine".
... perfect, vibrant performances... technical perfection and brilliant playing... Songlines
Time:
2:00 - 5:00 pm, Sunday 29 January 2012
Venue:
Trafalgar Square, Central London
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross and Leicester Square
FREE public entry
The Silk String Quartet – Chinese New Year performance – Holiday Inn Surrey – 28 January 2012
The Quartet has been invited to play at a Charity function to celebrate Chinese New Year. It will also raise fund to support for Cancer Research.
Time:
7:00 - 9:00 pm, Saturday 28 January 2012 - (By invitation only)
Venue:
Holiday Inn
Gibson Road
Sutton
Surrey SM1 2RF
Phone: 08719 429 113
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross and Leicester Square
FREE public entry
The Silk & Bamboo Ensemble concert, Turner Sims, University of Southampton – 24 January 2012
Celebrate Chinese New Year with this renowned string and wind group. Using traditional Chinese instruments, these virtuoso musicians present a selection of ensemble and solo pieces of traditional/folk and modern Chinese music to mark the Year of the Dragon. Be transported to another world with the enchanting sound of silk strings and bamboo flutes.
... perfect, vibrant performances... technical perfection and brilliant playing... Songlines
Time:
8:00 pm, Tuesday 24 January 2012
Venue:
Turner Sims
Highfield Campus
University of Southampton
SO17 1BJ
BOX OFFICE: 023 8059 5151, info@turnersims.co.uk
Further information:
www.turnersims.co.uk/upcoming-events/2011/autumn-2011/january-2012/the-silk-and-bamboo-ensemble
