This, the 35th
meetingof theLondon Youlan Qin
Society, was held at the home of Sarah Moyse in Southwest London.
Introduction
This yaji, as
always, was very informal. We were
pleased to welcome new member Du Min, Director of the Confucius Culture
and Education Centre (UK). After
an excellent lunch, all players played several pieces.
Music
The following music was played:
Long Xiang
Cao
龙翔操
(Soaring Dragon),
played by Charlie Huang *
Tian Lai 天籁
(Sounds of Nature), played by Julian Joseph *
Yanguan San Die 阳关三叠
(Three Variations on the Yang Pass Theme),
played by Brian Cox *
Gao Shan 高山
(High Mountains),
played by Brenda Li *
Zui Weng Yin醉
翁引 (The
Drunken Old Man),
played and sung by Marnix Wells *
Guangling San广
陵散 (first part), played by Marnix Wells #
Meihua San Nong
梅花三弄 (Three Variations on the Plum Blossom Theme),
played by Charlie Huang #
* Played
on a qin
fitted with steel/nylon strings.
# Played on a qin made by Ma Weiheng
fitted with silk strings.
Brenda Li
playing Gao Shan
Brian Cox
playing Yangguan San Die
Charlie
Huang playing Long
Xiang Cao
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