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Meeting 13 July 2024



Introduction

This was the 130th meeting of the London Youlan Qin Society, and was held in person at SOAS.

Programme

Warm-up

  1. Han Tian Lei 旱天雷 (Thunder in the Drought) – Liu Wenfei (pipa)
  2. Liang Xiao Yin 良宵引 (Music for a Pleasant Evening) – Jiang Shenbao
  3. Yu Qiao Wen Da 渔樵问答 (Dialogue of the Fisherman and the Woodcutter) – Zhu Wencheng (qin) and Dennis Lee (xiao)

Press release speech and performance

  1. Welcome speech 开幕致辞 – Cheng Yu (President of LYQS)
  2. Yangguan San Die 阳关三叠 (Three Variations on the Yang Pass) – Cheng Yu, Elaine Yu, Azalea Qin, Echo Hong and Zhu Wencheng (qin), Dennis Lee (xiao), Hu Ruijun (dizi) and Maggie Xia (zhongruan)
  3. He Nan Xiao Qu 河南小曲 (Ditty of Henan) – Huang Ziyang (erhu)
  4. Dutar solo: Kashgar Rain; Rawap solo: Iraqi maqam – Dastan Meghul; Satar solo: Nihavent Mini Mini Peşrev – Shouhret Nur
  5. Tianshan Zhi Chun 天山之春 (Springtime on Mt Tian) – Cheng Yu (pipa) and Shouhret Nur (rawap)
  6. Wu Bangzi 五梆子 – Hu Ruijun (dizi)
  7. Ping Sha Luo Yan 平沙落雁 (Wild Geese Descending on the Level Sand）– Cheng Yu (pipa) and Dennis Lee (xiao)
  8. Zhan Taifeng 战台风 (Battling the Typhoon) – Scarlett Wang (guzheng)
  9. Cai Yun Zhui Yue 彩云追月 (Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon) and Bu Bu Gao 步步高 (Stepping Up) – Cheng Yu (pipa), Scarlett Wang (guzheng), Huang Ziyang (erhu), Dennis Lee (xiao) and Hu Ruijun (dizi)

Yaji performance

  1. Shan Ju Yin 山居吟 (Ode to Living in the Mountains) – Zhu Wencheng
  2. Song Wo Yizhi Meiguihua 送我一支玫瑰花 (Send Me a Rose) – Liu Wenfei (pipa)
  3. Jiang He Shui 江河水 (River of Sorrow) – Dennis Lee (xiao)
  4. Wu Ye Wu Qiu Feng 梧叶舞秋风 (Parasol Leaves Dancing in the Autumn Breeze) – Jiang Shenbao
  5. Shu Lai Bao 快板数来宝 (Counting Treasure) – Yang Fulin (kuaiban)
  6. Mo Lu Chun Shen 陌路春深 (On a Remote Trail), Zuihou Wancan 最后晚餐 (The Last Supper) – Maggie Xia (zhongruan) and Qin Yufan (qin)
  7. Guqin Music: An Exercise of the Heart 古琴讲座 – Li Manhua (speaker) and Elaine Yu (qin)
  8. Kurozuka 黑塚 – Sakurako Tanaka (Noh dance)
  9. Liang Zhu 梁祝 (The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto) – Li Manhua (violin), Scarlett Wang (guzheng), Dannis Lee (xiao) and Elaine Yu (zhongruan)



The London Youlan Qin Society would like to thank the Department of Music at SOAS for allowing us to hold our meeting there, and Viola Qiu for the photos.