2021 April 17 Yaji

Moderator: Marilyn Wong Gleysteen 王妙蓮

Program Organizer: Peiyou Chang 張培幼

1, Bill Mak 麥文彪 – 梅花三弄 Méihuā sān nòng, (Three Variations on the Plum Blossom)

2, Su Weiting 蘇偉婷 – 鷗鷺忘機 Ōu lù wàng jī, (Innocent Seagulls) ( 00:00 )

3, Stephen Dydo 戴德 – 普庵咒 Pǔ ān zhòu (Puan Chant) ( 05:59 )

4, Esmie Herrero – 酒 狂 Jiǔ kuáng ( 15:11 )

5, Andrea Lioy – 神人暢, Shén rén chàng, (Harmony between Human and God) ( 18:35 )

6, Julian Joseph – 孤馆遇神 Gū guǎn yù shén (Meeting Ghosts in a Deserted House) ( 26:07 )

7, James Chang 張建德- Scrolling qin score videos for qin music promotion and education. ( 33:41 ) Here’s James on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3W7sjdr-GU5TKKP96uYUlQ

8, Yves Seban / Peiyou Chang 張培幼 / Renjie Song 宋人傑 / Hongmei Zhang 張紅梅 – 淡黃柳 Dàn huáng liǔ, (Pale Yellow Willows) Lyrics Recitation / Guqin / Flute / Vocal ( 51:22 ).

James Chang noted that Baxter-Sagart has a great Middle Chinese reconstruction of the lyrics. See http://ocbaxtersagart.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/

9, Juni Yeung 楊雪亭 – 成公亮之袍修羅蘭 – 風 Cheng Gongliang’s “Wind” from Paoxiu Luolan ( 58:10 )

10. Bin Li 李彬 – 商调与慢商调 (Shang Mode & ManShang Mode) ( 1:08:10 )

11, Jenny Chen – 碧涧流泉 Bì jiàn liú quán, (Flowing Mountain Stream) ( 1:18:49 ) Listen this piece on Jenny’s Youtube

12, Alan Yip 葉沛霖 – 醉漁唱晚 Zuì yú chàng wǎn, (Drunken Fisherman Evening Singing) ( 1:25:20 )

13, Shuishan Yu 于水山- 蒼海龍吟 Cānghǎi lóng yín (Dragon Roar from the Deep Blue Sea) ( 1:33:49 )

14, Andre Ribeiro – 良宵引 Liángxiāo yǐn, (Song of A Pleasant Night) ( 1:47:52 )

15, Lisa Raphals 瑞麗 – 采真遊 Cǎi zhēn yóu (Seeking the Truth) ( 1:58:31 )

16, John Thompson 唐世璋- 醉漁唱晚, Zuì yú chàng wǎn (A Drunken Fisherman Sings in the Evening) ( 2:06:24 )

17, Congratulation to new elected president and officers:

  • President – Peiyou Chang
  • Secretary – Ralph Knag 
  • Corresponding Secretary – Marilyn Gleysteen-Wong
  • Treasurer – Matthew Flannery

and welcoming new members:

  • Esmeralda Herrero from Ireland
  • André Ribeiro from Brazil
  • Andrea Lioy from London
  • Juni Yeung 楊雪亭 from Canada

Yaji started at 10:00 am and ended at 13:30 pm EST

Attendees: Bill Mak, John Thompson, Bin Li, Dylan Sauerwald, Esmeralda Herrero, Hongmei Zhang, Jenny Chen, Juni Yeung, Mingmei Yip, Peiyou Chang, Ralph Knag, Stephen Dydo, Su Weiting, Marilyn Gleysteen, Andrea Lioy, Winnie Tong, Shuishan Yu, Robert Backer, Shanny Li, Renjie Song, Nie Nicky, James Chang, Jane Huang, Julian Joseph, Lisa Raphals, Alan Yip, Andre Ribeiro, Anna Markova, Zhenghan Ni, Anya Badaldavood, Trieu Nghiem Chan, Ying Peiyuan, Mandy S., Lillian, Beatrice