“SPRING OF THE GOLDEN SNAKE” CNY CONCERT WILL BE HELD ON 16 FEBRUARY 2013 IN SYDNEY
Spring of the Golden Snake celebrates the 2013 Chinese New Year (year of the Snake) with an afternoon of music with Ying & Friends at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. This special concert, a showcase of Chinese influence in Australian music, will blend Western and Chinese instruments to create original and evocative sounds. Chinese tea appreciation and a calligraphy workshop will be held before the concert and tea tasting and light refreshments after the concert for you to enjoy Chinese New Year at the Con. Special guest will be Lunlun Zou, director of International Academy for Musical Arts in Hong Kong.
The program presents traditional Chinese music including Golden Snake Dance (金蛇狂舞) and Spring Outing (游春), Cantonese music including Autumn Moon on the Calm Lake (平湖秋月) and Rain Drops on a Banana Tree (雨打芭蕉), arranged by Australian composer Tony Wheeler, as well as popular Chinese classics The Moon’s Reflection on the Second Spring (二泉映月) and Spring Festival Overture (春节序曲), arranged by Australian composer Julie Simonds. Also included are original Australian compositions for Chinese instruments, Bodhisattva of the Silk Road and Guanyin Song by Wheeler and other well-known Western pieces arranged for Chinese and Western instruments. A highlight will be the world premiere of Wheeler’s blues-jazz piece Blue Moon for erhu, saxophone and piano.
For tickets and details, please visit http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/id/1414.
2013年《金蛇迎春》中國室內音樂會將於2月16日在悉尼音樂學院舉行
為了慶祝2013年春節的到來，悉尼著名二胡演奏家劉瑩和她的朋友們將在《悉尼音樂學院》為您獻上《金蛇迎春》中國室內音樂會，時間為2013年2月16日（農曆初七）星期六下午。初七是中國傳統的《人日》，寓意為《人人的生日》，屆時會有由《茗盈茶業》為您展示中國茶藝及書法工作坊和特地專程從香港返澳的古箏大師，《香港國際音樂藝術》學院院長鄒倫倫表演古箏藝術與您共慶蛇年春節。
劉瑩畢業於瀋陽音樂學院，現於悉尼大學研究中國元素對澳洲音樂的影響。她曾應邀到奧地利維也納大學演講《西方人眼中的中國音樂》，紐西蘭奧塔歌大學演講《跨文化音樂製作》及悉尼大學演講《二胡與澳洲音樂的關係》並發表相關論文。劉瑩曾多次為澳洲ABC, SBS, 悉尼音樂台錄音，專訪，並為SBS普通話電台不定期錄製《中國音樂賞析》節目。此次音樂會是理論與實踐，宣揚中國與澳大利亞藝術音樂的完美融合，由澳洲知名音樂家們為您獻上的一台具有中國特色的室內音樂會。曲目包括中國傳統樂曲揚琴打擊樂合奏《金蛇狂舞》；澳洲作曲家安東尼改編的高胡與阮二重奏《平湖秋月》和《雨打芭蕉》；澳洲作曲家朱莉改編的中國經典曲《二泉映月》和《春節序曲》；嗩吶獨奏《游春》；由中國樂器演奏的澳洲原創作品《絲竹路菩薩》和《觀音曲》；同時還有大家熟悉的由西方古典及現代音樂改編用中西樂器共同演奏的曲目，其中最令人期盼的是安東尼專門為此次音樂會創作首演的《藍月》。 《藍月》是由二胡，薩克斯風和鋼琴演奏的藍調爵士風格的三重奏。
此次與劉瑩同台演出的有來自北京原中國音樂學院的旅澳著名揚琴演奏家胡磊，嗩吶演奏家胡衛剛，原上海廣播電視藝術團的二胡演奏家顏現瑩率領新成立的的《中國風樂坊》為悉尼的觀眾首次獻藝，同時還有澳洲作曲家，鋼琴家Julie Simonds，黑管演奏家Peter Smith和大提琴演奏家Andrew Wilson。值得一提的是澳洲作曲家安東尼，他在1983年去上海音樂學院師從於中國著名作曲家何占豪學習作曲，同時專修古琴和中阮兩樣樂器，對中國音樂文化有其獨特及深奧的見解，他還是一位單簧管和薩克斯風演奏家。音樂會只演一場，機會難得，不容錯過，座位有限，預購從速。
購買門票或獲得的信息，請訪問：http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/id/1414。
LIN YAYI PERFORMS ON TVB TELEVISION
Lin Yayi performs on TVB television
10-year old Lin Yayi performs on TVB programme “New Culture Zoom”, aired on 7 July 2012, (Saturday, 9:10am). The song is “The Drums of the Harvest”. Since age 6, Yayi has been learning guzheng from her guzheng teacher Lunlun Zou and won many competitions throughout Hong Kong.
NATIONAL MELODY CONCERT IN SHEUNG WAN
“National Melody Concert” will be held on Thursday, 20 October 2011 at 8:00 PM in Sheung Wan Civic Centre (Sheung Wan, Hong Kong).
Lunlun Zou and Dr Huang Weida will be performing on guzheng and erhu “Fishermen’s Joyous Return”. Lunlun Zou and her guzheng trio “Phoenix” (Feng Huang) will perform a classical piece “Butterfly Lovers” and other popular compositions. This concert will also feature Lunlun Zou’s talented 9-year old student Lin Yayi, first prize laureate of Hong Kong School’s Music Festival. Lin Yayi will perform Tibetan melody “Spring’s Return to Snow-capped Peaks”. Other outstanding musicians will also participate.
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 8:00 PM, at Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Hong Kong; tickets are HK$200 (students half price) and can be purchased from Lunlun Zou.
Photos from this event can be seen here.
《民族雅韻音樂會》
《民族雅韻音樂會》 將在十月二十日（周四晚八點）在香港上環文娛中心舉行，屆時我們可以欣賞到由鄒倫倫與黃偉達博士演奏的 最佳 版本之古箏與二胡重奏《漁舟唱晚》，由鄒倫倫與她的《鳳凰》古箏團共同出演的經典名曲：《梁祝》等。此次音樂會鄒倫倫亦推出一位其古箏神童學生- 林雅 怡，她自小師從鄒倫倫並獲得歷屆香港校際音樂節古箏比賽冠軍！將以九歲之齡演奏精湛技巧抒情曲目：《雪山春曉》。此次音樂會大家也可以欣賞到其他音樂家的傾力出演，門票事宜請於鄒倫倫老師聯系 ！歡迎大家光臨！我們音樂會見！
時間：2011年10月20日 （周四晚8點），地點：香港上環文娛中心，票價：200元，學生五折。聯絡鄒倫倫。
從這個事件的照片可以在這裡看到。
LUNLUN ZOU INTRODUCES SKYPE GUZHENG LESSONS
Due to world-wide demand Lunlun Zou commenced providing long-distance live guzheng classes via the Skype video phone. Please see further details and pricing here.
MARTIN YAN AND LUNLUN ZOU HOST A BENEFIT FOR SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
America’s beloved chef Martin Yan and renowned guzheng Master Lunlun Zou have teamed up to host a fund-raising event in Shenzhen’s Window of the World theme park to benefit the victims of the recent Sichuan earthquake.
Lunlun Zou and Martin Yan
Master chef Martin Yan is a household name in the United States and Canada, where he became famous for his cooking show Yan Can Cook.
The event, sponsored by the Lee Kum Kee company, the world-famous maker of Chinese spices and cooking sauces, included Martin Yan’s brilliantly entertaining cooking show and awe-inspiring musical performance by guzheng Master Lunlun Zou. Overall, the show was a delight for the stomach, eyes and ears!
Among honorable guests was Mr. Li Wenda, president of the Lee Kum Kee company.
All proceeds raised during the event, including those made from sales of Lunlun Zou’s music CD’s, were donated to the victims of the recent Sichuan earthquake.