第四届音乐沙龙作品介绍 (English)

Fourth Music Salon of 

The Houston Chinese Traditional Music Group

Friday June 17, 2011 7:30 pm
Oriental Arts Education Center
10600 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77042 713-539-2144

PROGRAM

A Merry Evening

Composed in 1927 by Tianhua Liu

This piece unifies traditional Chinese tonalities and European composition techniques and forms.  A carefree mood is achieved in this concert work.

March of Brightness

Composed in 1931 by Tianhua Liu

With its sprightly melody and vigorous rhythm, this march conveys a courageous, optimistic spirit, eliciting much enthusiasm from audiences.

                                                                                          Erhu ensemble: Swee Koh, Xin Zhang, Yuetang Wang, Jiping Qiu, Jin Ma

                  Piano: Helen Lu

             

Empty Sound

Composed in 1929 by Tianhua Liu

Interestingly, this piece for pipa imitates the acoustics of the guqin, a seven-stringed zither, utilizing silence to give the impression of space.

                                                                            Pipa soloist: Jodie Wang

Song of Birds on a Distant Mountain

Composed in 1918 by Tianhua Liu, published in 1928

The music imitates hundred of birds chirping using musical onomatopoeia techniques.

                                                                  

                                                                   Erhu soloist: Swee Koh

Fallen Petals Scattered on a Green Meadow

Composed by Tianhua Liu

This classic piece for pipa features elegant melodic lines with rhythms reminiscent of southern China.

                                                      Pipa ensemble: Changlu Wu, Xue Li, Alex Wu, Amanda Cheung, Manyun Wang 

Tathâgatagarbha (Buddha nature)

Composed by Wenjin Liu

                

This reflective piece was inspired by the Buddhist concept that all sentient beings can attain Nirvana.

           Erhu soloist: Xin Zhang 

BIOGRAPHY OF TIANHUA LIU

One of the most famous composers for erhu in China, he collected and transcribed many folk tunes, and began composing for the instrument himself, honing and developing his technique, and elevating the instrument to the professional and academic status that it now enjoys.


The reflective and descriptive nature of his titles is typical of Chinese music, which has deep and ancient bonds with poetry, art, and the timeless landscape of China.

Friday, June 17, 2011  7:30 pm  Oriental Arts Education Center 

10600 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77042  ▪  713-828-3427