Good morning everyone,
This three-track prepared guzheng composition was created and recorded yesterday. Prepared instrument is when musical instruments whose timbre has been altered by placing various objects (preparations) on or between the instrument's vibrating strings (or other sound source). I put seven metal key chain rings on seven different strings in the middle register and a cotton banana in the low register in this piece. I also tried new finger picks on for this recording. They were fantastic!
On Tuesday, December 5th, I am excited to join an online event of the "Creativity and Collaboration in Transnational Chinese Music", part of the Conversation in Creative Practice series organized by the Department of Music, SOAS University of London.
Time: Tuesday December 5, 2023 at 3-5pm GMT (EST 10am | CST 9am | MST 8am | PST 7am) in Room G52 (SOAS main building).
We will discuss our latest work, aspects of collaborations, transnational identities, and the future of Chinese music with faculty members at SOAS, Dr. Xiaoshi Wei and Prof. Rachel Harris.
In person or Zoom attendance is welcome. Please find below the Zoom details:
https://soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96572231055?pwd=M0ZzUXI4RXFGalhlbEVVMTdjY05ZZz09
Meeting ID: 965 7223 1055
Passcode: wa7uh2qrR1
Wu Fei 吴非
Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com
Last week, I had the honor to meet the legendary trumpeter / composer Wadada Leo Smith during his residency at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music in Nashville, TN.
