CONCERT PROGRAM I
10/25
Due to weather conditions, this performance will now take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Hirsch Orchestral Rehearsal Hall
Program:
- I. Solo 1: Sheng
- II. Solo 2: Contrabass
- III. Mediation 1: Electronics
- IV. Encounter 1: Sheng, Contrabass
- V. Encounter 2: Contrabass, Electronics
- VI. Encounter 3: Sheng, Electronics
- VII. Final Encounter: Tutti
- Solos and Encounters
Solos and Encounters is a work for the Chinese sheng, western contrabass, and electronics. The piece begins with the two soloists, separated in space and aesthetic. The electronics, which serve as a mediating force between the two acoustic instrumentalists, captures traces and resonances which are reflected back to the soloists. Over time, influenced by the atmosphere provided by the electronics and through a series of physical encounters, the two instrumentalists intertwine and affect one another. What emerges is a new language, shaped and informed by respect of one another’s differences.
CONCERT PROGRAM II
10/26 Sheng Reimagined: A Night with Wu Wei, Asia Society Texas, 7:30PM (poster below)
A concert of traditional Chinese, contemporary, and improvisational music by Wu Wei and Kurt Stallmann.