Wu Man, pipa and Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Date and Time
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
Location
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street
Rockport, MA 01966
Fees/Admission
Tickets: $46, $40, $29
Description
“Strings of Souls”
World Premiere
Acclaimed violist Hsin-Yun Huang joins Wu Man, one of the world’s leading pipa players, for the world premiere of Silkroad composer Lei Liang’s Mother’s Songs (commissioned by Rockport Music) and “Strings of Souls,” a compelling program that reflects the Chinese origins of the artists.
PROGRAM: Strings of Souls: Folk inspirations in singing and dancing
Pipa solos
Dance of Yi People (????), by arr. Wang Huiran
Song of Kazakh, folk arr. Wu Man
Viola solos
LIGETI: Viola Sonata, Mvt 1. Hora Lungå
GARTH KNOX: 9 fingers
Pipa solos
Big wave washes the sand (????), folk arr. A Bin
Leaves flying in autumn (?????), Wu Man
Viola solos
ADNAN SAYGUN: Partita, arr. Hsin-Yun Huang
KENJI BUNCH: 3Gs
intersection of history
LEI LIANG: Mother’s Songs World Premiere (Commissioned by Rockport Music)
?????— Arr. for string quartet, pipa & viola
VIVALDI: Concerto for lute and Viola d’Amore, arr. for string quartet, pipa & viola
