Heart of Guqin Heritage: Guqin Concerts and Demonstration Talk Series by Deyin Qin Society

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Madam Tsar Teh-yun’s death, the Deyin Qin Society will present a variety of events under the title “Heart of Guqin Heritage: Guqin Concerts and Demonstration Talk Series”.

Madam Tsar Teh-yun was born in Huzhou of Zhejiang and came to Hong Kong in the 1930s. She devoted much of her time to playing the guqin, and her instrument always accompanied her during the hard times when she travelled around. When guqin playing was suppressed in Mainland China during the 1960s and 70s, Madam Tsar continued to practice the guqin in Hong Kong, thus making an important contribution to the preservation of this traditional skill. As well as being a master guqin player, she began to teach students, helping to ensure the future of the art. Her students formed the Deyin Qin Society in 1998 with the aim of promoting the practice of the guqin and the spirit and art of Madam Tsar.

The upcoming series of activities in respectful memory of Madam Tsar includes a concert to be performed by selected members of the Society and six solo concerts led by Lau Chor-wah, Tse Chun-yan and Sou Si-tai together with second generation followers and friends. The pieces to be played have mostly been handed down from Madam Tsar, but there will also be new compositions and rearrangements. The talks will be given by the first and second generation followers Tse Chun-yan, Wong Shu-chee and Chuen-fung Wong, and Professor Yu Siu-wah. Themes of the talks include an introduction to Madam Tsar and explorations of different aspects of guqin.

Guqin Concert by Deyin Qin Society

30.12.2017 (Sat) 8pm

Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall

The performers:

Programme:

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Solo Concerts on Guqin by Tse Chun-yan

13.1.2018 (Sat) 3pm

20.1.2018 (Sat) 8pm

Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

The Performers:

Programme:
Guqin solo
Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter
Autumn Thoughts at Lake Dongting
Flowing Water
Wild Geese Landing on Smooth Sand (Pei Jieqing version)*
Zhuangzi Dreaming of a Butterfly**
White Snow
Autumn Lament of Song Yu*
The Green Brook Running**
Water Immortal
Spring Dawn over the Jade Pavilion
Mist and Cloud over Rivers Xiao and Xiang

Guqin and Xiao duet
Composition in Bianzhi Scale (Composed by Tse Chun-yan (1987))

Guqin and Vocal duet
Parting at Yangguan

Guqin, Xiao and Vocal trio
Three Poems by the Drunken Li Bai (World Premiere)
Composed by Tse Chun-yan (2017)#

*Perform at the concert on 13 Jan only.
** Perform at the concert on 20 Jan only.
# This new work is commissioned by Deyin Qin Society in 2017 with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund.

Solo Concerts on Guqin by Lau Chor-wah

13.1.2018 (Sat) 8pm

27.1.2018 (Sat) 3pm

Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

The Performers:

Programme:

13.1.2018 (Sat) 8pm
Guqin solo
Jade Pendants
Lamenting the Past
Morning in Spring
Lament at Changmen Palace
Moon over the Mountain at the Frontier
Thinking of an Old Friend
Wutong Leaves Dancing in the Autumn Breeze
Wild Geese Landing on Smooth Sand (Pei Jieqing version)
The Crow Sings at Night
Water Immortal
Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter

Guqin, Xiao and Vocal trio
Song of Bliss
Waves Washing the Sand
Song of Loyalty

27.1.2018 (Sat) 3pm
Guqin solo
The Farmer and the Fisherman
Wild Geese Landing on Smooth Sand (Jiaoan Qinpu version)
Evening Song of a Drunken Fisherman
Spring Dawn over the Jade Pavilion
The Creak of an Oar
Parting at Yangguan
Tune for a Pleasant Evening
Water Immortal
Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter
Lament at Changmen Palace
The Crow Sings at Night

Guqin, Xiao and Vocal trio
Song of Bliss
Waves Washing the Sand
Song of Loyalty

Solo Concerts on Guqin by Sou Si-tai

20.1.2018 (Sat) 3pm

27.1.2018 (Sat) 8pm

Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

The Performers:

Programme:

20.1.2018 (Sat) 3pm
Guqin solo
Wild Geese Landing on Smooth Sand (Pei Jieqing version)
Thinking of an Old Friend
Song of a Mountain Recluse
Returning Home
Water Immortal
Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter
Thinking of an Old Friend in the Mountain
Lament of Wang Zhao Jun
Three Variations on the Plum Blossoms
Flowing Water

Guqin and Xiao duet
Lamenting the Past

Guqin, Xiao and Vocal trio
A Slow Song about Yangzhou
(Lyrics and score by Jiang Kui of Song Dynasty)

27.1.2018 (Sat) 8pm
Guqin solo
Wild Geese Landing on Smooth Sand (Pei Jieqing version)
Thinking of an Old Friend
Song of a Mountain Recluse
Returning Home
Water Immortal
Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter
White Snow
Spring Dawn over the Jade Pavilion
Incantation of Buddhist Priest Pu’an
Mist and Cloud over Rivers Xiao and Xiang

Guqin, and Xiao duet
Tune for a Pleasant Evening

Guqin, Xiao and Vocal trio
Pale and Yellow Willows
(Lyrics and score by Jiang Kui of Song Dynasty)

Information provided by the artists

Demonstration Talks on Guqin by Deyin Qin Society

24.11.2017, 1, 8, 15.12.2017(Fri) 7:30pm

Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum

(Conducted in Cantonese)

Heart of Guqin Heritage: Guqin Concerts and Demonstration Talk Series by Deyin Qin Society

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Demonstration Talks

24.11.2017 & 1, 8, 15.12.2017(Fri)
19:30

Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum

$50

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Guqin Concert by Deyin Qin Society

30.12.2017(Sat)
20:00

Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall

$250, $150

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Solo Concerts on Guqin

13, 20 & 27.01.2018(Sat)
15:00 & 20:00

Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

$220

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DATE

Demonstration Talks

24.11.2017 & 1, 8, 15.12.2017(Fri)
19:30

VENUE

Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum

PRICE

$50

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DATE

Guqin Concert by Deyin Qin Society

30.12.2017(Sat)
20:00

VENUE

Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall

PRICE

$250, $150

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DATE

Solo Concerts on Guqin

13, 20 & 27.01.2018(Sat)
15:00 & 20:00

VENUE

Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

PRICE

$220

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Each concert will run for about 1 hour and 45 minutes with a 15 minutes intermission.

Each talk will run for about 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission. 

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