Time: Sunday Jan 9th, 3-6pm EST
Program: (https://youtu.be/rtqquKq2TB4, time frames of each presenter can be found in the description box of youtube video.)
Welcome the 3 new members 00:05 and introduce a member candidate, 01:47
Bin Li – Study and demonstration of Kaizhi 開指 & Luansheng 亂聲 sections of 廣陵散 (Guangling San), 11:17
Jim Binkley- Guqin encounters : Visit with Wang Huade 王華德 (1922-2008, from Sichuan, China) in PDX and Li Mingzong 李明忠 (1949 – ) in Xian. 40:45
Andrea Lioy- Guqin Learning stories and qin playing of Ou Lu Wang Ji 鷗鷺忘機, 1:06:09
John Thompson – Engaging with Old Friends 古交行 (1525). 1:25:45
Click to watch John’s introduction and demonstration from his website.
Yan Yan Zhu – Introduce Qiu Jiang Ye Po 秋江夜泊 A Night Mooring by the Autumn River 1799 年《龍吟館琴譜》and will talk about her guqin learning from Liu Zhengchun 劉正春（1935-2013）of Zhu Cheng School 諸城派 . 1:50:53
Click to read Yan Yan’s notes.
Juni Yeung – Qin playing of Gu Zhu Jun 孤竹君, 2:26:28.
Chat with audience. 2:52:52
Preview of upcoming yaji. 2:57:00
Our next yaji will be on Sunday Feb 6th, 9am EST (10pm Taipei/HK) to Celebrate Chinese New Year.
We will have qin master Yuan Jung Ping and his students from Taipei, Taiwan. We also welcome all the members and friends to present qin performances. So if you want to join us, please let us know by sending us an email to info@newyorkqin.com
Due to the great discussion and a suggestion from Marilyn, after seeing Bin’s Guang Ling San demonstration, we will add a yaji in June to focus on the study of Guang Ling San 廣陵散. If you want to join the study and play a section or two of this piece at the yaji, please contact us at info@newyorkqin.com.
Thank you.
Attendance
Yanyan Zhu, Alan Yip, Bin Li, Esmie(Ana Herrero), Jane Huang, Jenny Chen, Joao Oliveria, John Thompson, Juni Yeung, Lawrence Kaster, Li Yuqi, Andre Lioy, Mandy Szostek, Marilyn Wong Gleysteen, Peiyou Chang, Mingmei Yip, Matthew Flannery, Philipp Mierka, Renji Song, Susannah Miller, Robert Backer, Yi Hu, Xuan He, Ann Gao, Catherine Li, Danielle Tan, Gabo Leve, Lisa Raphals, Stephen Dydo, James Binkley, Ralph Knag, and Andreia Alves.
Feedback
Lawrence P Kaster: Live music and interesting discussions about music. What could be better than that on a Sunday afternoon? I got pretty excited by Mambo’s allegorical references to Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio”, about how wood is endowed with degrees of spiritual power; how a “lively” spirit might grow into a physical presence by various efforts. That, and other more technical revelations (John Thompson’s presentation particularly, and Jim Binkley’s lovely stories) made the time quite worthwhile for me.
Andrea Lioy: I loved yesterdays Yaji. So rich! I’m very lucky to have found NYQS and I really appreciate the effort that all of you are making to make Qin music more available to western audiences!