Silk Road Duo in Victoria
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UBC Wed Noon Hours
Sep 29, 2021 12 Noon
Chan Shun Concert Hall UBC陳氏中心音樂廳
Silk Road Music 絲綢之路音樂團
Tickets: $12 / Free for UBC student and staff
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞: Artistic director音樂總監/Pipa琵琶/Voice歌唱
Yun Song 宋云: Erhu二胡
Zhi Min Yu 于志敏: Ruan阮
Zhong Xi Wu 吴忠喜: Suona唢呐/Sheng笙/Bili筚篥
Min Lin 林敏: Guqin古琴
Andre Thibault: Percussion打擊樂/Voice歌唱
Silk Road Music 絲綢之路音樂團
It is a Vancouver based ensemble that bridges classical Chinese music to the practices of the 21st century. Since 1991, it has performed hundreds of concerts in many parts of the World. From festivals, universities and with symphony orchestras. It’s artistic direction reflects the fundamental desire of each musician to strive for discovery. Won twice the West Coast Music Awards and received nominations for a JUNO with 4 CDs. Its educational book and cd “Village Tales” is a great source for learning Chinese Folk Songs in both English and Mandarin.
Introducing Chinese Music, the concert focuses on a variety of musical styles from classical to folk based pieces. It includes instrumental solos, ensemble pieces, a song with Tang poetry that spans a thousand years. The key focus is to showcase each artist and the lifelong devotion to the art form.
The concert features a group of well established Chinese Musicians living in Vancouver. All are currently performing and teaching. Some are also faculty of the VSO School of music.
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞: Artistic director音樂總監/Pipa琵琶/Voice歌唱
Yun Song 宋云: Erhu二胡
Zhi Min Yu 于志敏: Ruan阮
Zhong Xi Wu 吴忠喜: Suona唢呐/Sheng笙/Bili筚篥
Min Lin 林敏: Guqin古琴
Andre Thibault: Percussion打擊樂/Voice歌唱
Intimate Portraits
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Hi Friends: We just did our second collaboration with Uzume Taiko. It is a wonderful non profit organization who is trying very hard to keep music going for all of us! In this show, they will play a few pieces. We join the Taiko, and also do a 20mints set on guitar and pipa.
Both Andre and I have been practicing, and using this opportunity to build our techniques and recovery. Music is the true remedy for our body and spirit! Yes, believe or not, you will see a live performance with Taiko drumming, music of Mozart and a blues by Ron Hadley, and also watch Lorita Leung Dance Company. Join us!
8pm May 29
Intimate Portraits
Uzume Taiko, Silk Road Music, Lorita Leung Dance Company
Roots and Shoots: Village Tales
Silk Road Music
May 3, 2021
FREE, Available online
Production:
The Chan Center for the Performing Arts
Performers:
Silk Road Music 絲綢之路音樂團
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞: Pipa 琵琶，Singing 歌唱, 舞蹈 Dance
Yun Song: 宋雲: Erhu 二胡
Zhi Min Yu 于志敏：Ruan 阮
Zhong Xi Wu 吳忠喜： Suona 嗩吶, Sheng 笙
André Thibault: Percussion 打擊樂, Oud 烏特, Guitar吉他
1.Happiness! 喜洋洋 Traditional
2.Three and Six 三六 Traditional
3.Xin Jiang Dance 新疆舞 Traditional
4.Dawuer’s Spring 达乌尔春天 Arr. by Fu Tang
5.Horse Race 賽馬 By Hai Huai Huang
6.Feng Yang Flower Drum Song 鳳陽花鼓 Traditional
Join Silk Road Music on a beautifully vivid journey through the many facets of traditional Chinese music and dance. Meet the ancient 5,000 year old instrument that’s considered to be the grandparent of the accordion and harmonica, dance along to a lively tune, and discover what a horse race and a conversation between birds can sound like when imaginatively translated into music.
This special digital presentation includes both a performance and accompanying workshop that introduces the instruments. All the Chinese players are the faculty of the VSO School of Music. Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts as part of the Roots and Shoots Music Education Program, produced annually as a resource for Vancouver area schools.
To see the full show including the workshop, please go to the website: https://chancentre.com
New Compositions
KOCA: A Japan-Canada Exchange
Friday June 7 | 8 pm
Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
Tickets $35 / $25 / $20
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/788529
Vancouver’s Yaletown String Quartet & visiting artists perform the world premieres of new intercultural works by members of the Kyushu-Okinawa Composers’ Association: Taishi Harada, Goushi Yonekura, Takeshi Saitoh, Yuko Kondo, Keiko Eto, and Airi Yoshioka.
This concert is part of a multi-year creative development and exchange project that included concert performances and workshops by VICO musicians in Japan last summer. We are excited now to host six KOCA composers in Vancouver as we present the new intercultural works they have developed in the course of the project.
Featuring: Yaletown String Quartet, Saina Khaledi (santur), Bic Hoang (dan bau), Mark Takeshi McGregor (flute), Qiu Xia He (pipa), Harrie Starreveld (shakuhachi), Miyama McQueen-Tokita (koto), Brian Nesselroad (percussion), and Taishi Harada (guest conductor)
Silk Road Music @ 100 YEARS OF VSO! 庆祝温哥华交响乐团百年生日！
3 and 6 三六
Folk Music 民间音乐
January 26th, 2019
丝绸之路音乐团 Silk Road Music
The Orpheum Theatre/ West Coast Hall
Zhi Min Yu 于志敏 on Ruan 阮
Yun Song 宋云 on Erhu 二胡
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞 on Pipa 琵琶
Andre Thibault on drum 鼓
Thread Video Part 2
Thank you from Silk Road Music – Qiu Xia He 何秋霞 （Dec 2017）
In history, the Silk Road linked China to the world and initiated an new era of cultural exchange. When the Canadian Silk Road Music its journey in Vancouver on the day of New Year’s Eve 1991, it forged with the same spirit of connecting Chinese music with Canadians.
After 26 years of touring and performing, the group has gathered a circle of likeminded artists, and fans like you. We are inspired to create musical performances that are not grandiose in size, but essential in originality. My deepest gratitude to you all that support live performance today!
Silk Road is a living music! We gathered different artists and musical styles, weaving pieces with mixed threads, extracting the best combination of the fabric. Tonight, Thread will lead you to our collection of treasures.
Music influences:
Celso Machado- Brazilian composer and player.
Ron Hadley – World Jazz.
Wen Wei Dance 王文蔚 – Contemporary Dance with improvisation.
Andre Thibault – Flamenco guitar.
Musicians who have been essential to the journey for all these years.
Zhimin Yu 于志敏 – Autumn Moonlight on Ping Lake
Jill Russell – Check the beans
Yun Song 宋云 – Horse Race
Liam MacDonald – world percussions.
Feng Jun Wang 王凤君 and Willy Miles – Chinese folk songs.
Laurence Mollerup – Bass.
VICO 温哥华多元文化管弦乐团 who make our music richer and more colourful.
Composers: We have worked with a group of dedicated composers over the years. Their contribution has made the orchestra work possible musically and financially, they are often under recognized. Many are from VICO, such as Moshe Denberg. In this concert, we feature pieces by: Mark Armanini, Jin Zhang 张进, Alain Mayrand and Farshid Samandari.
Silk Road Music CD and book:
Standing Out 立气
Samar- West coast music award nomination
Autumn Cloud 琵琶行 Canadian Folk Music award nominations
Village Tales 乡音 winner of West coast music award
Endless 天涯 winner of West coast music award, Juno nomination
Thread Video 1
Thread 线 Concert
Producer 制作单位：
VICO 温哥华多元文化管弦乐团 and Silk Road Music 丝绸之路音乐团
Artistic Directors 音乐总监：
VICO – Mark Armanini and Silk Road Music – Qiu Xia He 何秋霞
VICO Communications Manager: Melanie Thompson
VICO Coordinator: Allison White
Artistic Advisor and Financial Manager: Moshe Denburg
Publicity: Gwen Kallio
Chinese Media and Sponsorship: Carol Chiu 邱豫 and Sen Wong黄晨
Stage Manger: Chengyan Boon
Video/audio Recording: Don Xaliman, Camilla Frey, Don Miernecki
Graphic Design: Pedro Mancilla
Chinese calligraphy 书法: Chuan He 何川
Janna Sailor：Conductor 指挥
Qiu Xia He 何秋霞： Pipa 琵琶
André Thibault：Guitar, percussion 吉他和路特
Zhimin Yu 于志敏: Ruan 阮
Yun Song 宋云： Erhu 二胡
Jill Russell and Mark Takeshi McGregor: Flute 长笛
Laurence Mollerup: Bass 贝司
Liam MacDonald: percussion 打击乐
Domagoj Ivanovic and Donovan Seidle: Violin 小提琴
Sarah Kwok: Viola 中提琴
Finn Manniche: Cello 大提琴
Mike Brown: Clarinet 单簧管
Geronimo Mendoza: Oboe 双簧管
Holly Bryan: French horn 法国号
Albertina Chan: Harp 竖琴
Feng Jun Wang 王凤君 and Willy Miles Grenzberg: Vocal 歌唱
Martina Govednik and Kevin Armstrong: Vocal 伴唱
Wen Wei Wang 王文蔚: Dance 舞蹈