Podcasts about Wu Man

Las músicas no occidentales forman parte del cambio producido en la música en todos sus parámetros. Entre estas puede hablarse del gagaku japonés, de las músicas chinas asociadas a las tradiciones yayue y suyue, y de las ejecutadas por etnias africanas como los pigmeos._____Has escuchadoJapon. Gagaku. Etenraku. Ono Gagaku Kaï Society, intérpretes. Ocora (1987)Pipa: “White Snow in Spring”, performed by Wu Man. YouTube Vídeo. Publicado por The Met, 1 de agosto de 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksiM1wRcutQCameroon. Baka Pygmy Music. Hut Song. Grabaciones de campo de Patrick Renaud y Simha Arom. Auvidis (1990)_____Selección bibliográficaAROM, Simha, African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology. Cambridge University Press, 2004BRANDILY, Monique, Introduction aux musiques africaines. Actes sud, 1997COOKE, Mervyn, “Britten and the Shō”. The Musical Times, vol. 129, n.º 1743 (1988), pp. 231-233*DEMOLIN, Didier, “Les Rêveurs de la forêt: Polyphonies des Pygmées Efe de l'Ituri (Zaïre).” Cahiers de Musiques Traditionnelles, vol. 6 (1993), pp. 139-151*FELD, Steven, “Pygmy POP. A Genealogy of Schizophonic Mimesis”. Yearbook for Traditional Music, vol. 28 (1996), pp. 1-35*FÜRNISS, Susanne, “La Technique du jodel chez les pygmées aka (Centrafrique). Étude phonétique et acoustique”. Cahiers de Musiques Traditionnelles, vol. 4 (1991), pp. 167-187*—, “The Adoption of the Circumcision Ritual Bèkà by the Baka-Pygmies in Southeast Cameroon”. African Music, vol. 8, n.º 2 (2008), pp. 92-113*GARFIAS, Robert, “Gradual Modifications of the Gagaku Tradition”. Ethnomusicology, vol. 4, n.º 1 (1960), pp. 16-19*GRAUER, Victor A., “Concept, Style, and Structure in the Music of the African Pygmies and Bushmen: A Study in Cross-Cultural Analysis”. Ethnomusicology, vol. 53, n.º 3 (2009), pp. 396-424*HARRISON, LeRon James, “‘Gagaku' in Place and Practice: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Place of Japanese Imperial Court Music in Contemporary Culture”. Asian Music, vol. 48, n.º 1 (2017), pp. 4-27*HUI, Yu y Jonathan P.J. Stock (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Music in China and the Chinese Diaspora. Oxford University Press, 2023IRLANDINI, Luigi Antonio, “Messiaen's ‘Gagaku'”. Perspectives of New Music, vol. 48, n.º 2 (2010), pp. 193-207*JINGFANG, Yuan (ed.), Comprehensive Introduction to Chinese Traditional Music. Hollitzer Wissenschafts V, 2023JONES, Stephen, “Source and Stream: Early Music and Living Traditions in China”. Early Music, vol. 24, n.º 3 (1996), pp. 375-388*KEISTER, Jay, “The Shakuhachi as Spiritual Tool: A Japanese Buddhist Instrument in the West”. Asian Music, vol. 35, n.º 2 (2004), pp. 99-131*KISLIUK, Michelle Robin, Seize the Dance!: Baaka Musical Life and the Ethnography of Performance. Oxford University Press, 1998KOUWENHOVEN, Frank, “Meaning and Structure: The Case of Chinese Qin (Zither) Music”. British Journal of Ethnomusicology, vol. 10, n.º 1 (2001), pp. 39-62*KUBIK, Gerhard (ed.), Theory of African Music. University of Chicago Press, 2010LANCASHIRE, Terence, “World Music or Japanese - The Gagaku of Tôgi Hideki”. Popular Music, vol. 22, n.º 1 (2003), pp. 21-39*LEPENDORF, Jeffrey, “Contemporary Notation for the Shakuhachi: A Primer for Composers”. Perspectives of New Music, vol. 27, n.º 2 (1989), pp. 232-251*MALM, William P., “Chinese Music in the Edo and Meiji Periods in Japan”. Asian Music, vol. 6, n.º 1/2 (1975), pp. 147-172*—, Culturas musicales del Pacífico, el Cercano Oriente y Asia. Alianza, 1985—, Japanese Music and Musical Instruments. Tuttle Publishing, 1989MYERS, John, The Way of the Pipa: Structure and Imagery in Chinese Lute Music. Kent State University Press, 1992ROUGET, Gilbert, Ethnographie Musicale: Afrique Noire, Malgache (Musique), Pygmées (Musique Des), Ethnomusicologie. Fasquelle, 1961—, “Musical efficacy: musicking to survive—the case of the pygmies”. Yearbook for Traditional Music, vol. 43 (2011), pp. 89-121*SCHAEFFNER, André, The origin of musical instruments: an ethnological introduction to the history of instrumental music. Editado y traducido por Rachelle Taylor, Ariadne Lih y Emelyn Lih. Routledge, 2020*SHEPPARD, W. Anthony, “Continuity in Composing the American Cross-Cultural: Eichheim, Cowell, and Japan”. Journal of the American Musicological Society, vol. 61, n.º 3 (2008), pp. 465-540*YUNG, Bell, “An Audience of One: The Private Music of the Chinese Literati”. Ethnomusicology, vol. 61, n.º 3 (2017), pp. 506-539* *Documento disponible para su consulta en la Sala de Nuevas Músicas de la Biblioteca y Centro de Apoyo a la Investigación de la Fundación Juan March

Musicians from China and Syria tell Datshiane Navanayagam about taking up traditional instruments and introducing them to western audiences.Wu Man is one of the world's foremost players of the pipa: a four-stringed Chinese lute which dates back 2000 years. She's also a composer and passionate advocate for Chinese traditional music.Maya Youssef from Syria is hailed as ‘queen of the qanun,' the 78-stringed Middle Eastern plucked zither. Her award-winning intense and thoughtful music performances are rooted in the Arabic classical tradition but forge pathways into jazz, Western classical and Latin styles.Produced by Jane Thurlow(Image: (L) Maya Youssef credit Igor Studio. (R) Wu Man credit Call the Shots Photography.)

Today's guest is pipa virtuoso Wu Man. She's carved out such an impressive career collaborating with orchestras worldwide and through performing as a founding member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble and collaborating with the Kronos Quartet. She's an inspiration in what cross-cultural musical collaborations can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our final episode welcomes kamancheh player Niloufar Shiri, pipa player Wu Man, and multi-instrumetalist Francesco Turrisi to the podcast, where they discuss the history of their instruments, how they are played in contemporary music today, and what we can look forward to in this year's festival programming. Niloufar Shiri Performs at Ojai Meadows Preserve Niloufar Shiri Pop Up Pipa with Wu Man  Francesco Turrisi: Playlist & Ojai Talk  Francesco Turrisi Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi Met Museum Concert Emily Praetorius, host and producer Louis Ng, recording engineer OJAICast theme by Thomas Kotcheff and Louis Weeks Music Excerpts in this Episode: Niloufar Shiri Improvisation Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi Met Museum Concert  

INTRODUCTION Joan Baez on Activism, Vietnam, and the Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnNSavtoeI Joan Baez – “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPJGljUkAc) Phil Donahue, “The Issue is Race” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47KGqsAexO0&t=5685s) Sister Souljah – “My God is a Powerful God” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUlWYEjECvI&list=RDEMdCqgD8ASnTG3wAI-jQuQCg&index=7) MOVEMENT ONE Arts-World Activism Saved the BBC Singers: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/24/arts-world-activism-saved-the-bbc-singers-lets-take-the-same-fight-to-government-cuts John Adams – “Doctor Atomic” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd1TcrsNys8&list=OLAK5uy_mUWnM4FZ7ceIzKtu3TPYbLB0IIO659tX8&index=6) The Case Against Blind Auditions: https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/eyes-wide-shut-the-case-against-blind-auditions/ Dmitri Shostakovich – Waltz from “Jazz Suite No. 2” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQFh1W7JGqg) MOVEMENT TWO Kashimana Ahua – “Shecession or She's Essential” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNcaeZj_NF0) Margaret Bonds – ‘One Sunday in the South' from “Montgomery Vairations” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ereaXUDie-A&t=828s) MOVEMENT THREE Wu Man & Amjad Ali Khan (feat. Amaan Ali Bangash, Shane Shanahan & Ayaan Ali Bangash) – “Rhythm of Life” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoRCIWnZi7I&list=OLAK5uy_lP8F753RVuovU3K_0svGCk6vlDBgu7r4s) Interview with Wu Man and Amjad Ali Khan Music for Hope: https://www.opus3artists.com/out-today-wu-man-amjad-ali-khans-music-for-hope/ Wu Man & Amjad Ali Khan (feat. Shane Shanahan) – “Maya” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2pu-l-bC0w&list=OLAK5uy_lP8F753RVuovU3K_0svGCk6vlDBgu7r4s&index=5) THE TRILLOQUY Adia Victoria – “South Gotta Change” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEm0qOxhGxo) Ticketmaster Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Drake Ticket Prices: https://www.nme.com/news/music/ticketmaster-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-drake-ticket-prices-3420349 SPONSORS Schubert Club: https://schubert.org/ Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/   ★ Support this podcast ★

1. (Sig) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement)2. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros : X-Ray Style (Demo) from the CD box 002: The Mescaleros Years (Dark Horse)3. Loudon Wainwright III : Hell from the CD Lifetime Achievement (Story Sound / Proper)4. Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin : Lobbo from the CD Ali (Dead Oceans)5. Siskin Quartet : Firefinch from the CD Flight Paths (Eighth Nerve Audio)6. Emily Portman & Rob Harbron : The Birds In The Spring from the CD Time Was Away (Rob Records)7. Frankie Archer : Lucy Wan from the DL single (Frankie Archer)8. Janice Burns & Jon Doran : As I Roved Out from the CD No More The Green Hills (Jan & Jon)9. Solju : Beaivvi Nieida from the CD Uvjamuohta (Bafe's Factory)10. Oki Dub Ainu Band : Ankisma Kaa Ka from the 12" single East Of Kunashiri (Tuff Beats)11. Enkel : Portti – The Gate from the CD Love Hurts (Nordic Notes)12. Okra Playground : Hetkeen – Into The Moment from the CD Itku (Nordic Notes)13. Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell : You, Golden from the CD You, Golden (Spafford & Campbell)14. Sam Sweeney : Want To Fly Want To Flee from the CD Escape That (Hudson)15. The Watersons : Earsdon Sword Dance Song from the LP Frost And Fire (Topic)16. Los Alegres Diablos : La Magdalena from the LP The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol 3 (Vampisoul)17. Okaidja Afroso : Wole Worhe from the DL album Jaku Mumor (Ancestral Spirit) (Okaidja)18. Abel Selaocoe : Zawose (For Hukwe Zawose) from the CD Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) (Warner Classics)19. Angeline Morrison : The Flames They Do Grow High from the CD The Sorrow Songs (Topic)20. Polly Paulusma : Robin from the CD The Pivot On Which The World Turns (Wild Sound)21. Sharron Kraus : The Trees Keep On Growing from the CD Kin (Nightshade)22. Wu Man & Amjad Ali Khan : Rhythm Of Life from the CD Music For Hope (Zoho)23. The Three Seas : Moner Moto Pagol Penam Na from the CD Afterlife (Earshift)24. Elsie Franklin : Hoodoo Lady from the CD Miss Rhythm (Waxy)25. Arthur Coates : Pills Of White Mercury from the CD Trapdoor To Hell (Arthur Coates)26. Erlend Apneseth : Gravsong from the CD Nova (Hubro)27. Lidija Dokuzovic Trio : Oj Livado Rosna Travo from the CD I've Heard / Cula Jesam (Gammalthea)28. VRï feat. Beth Celyn : Y Cap O Las Fawr from the CD Islais A Genir (Bendigedig)29. Alison O'Donnell : The Birds Of Belfast Lough from the CD Hark The Voice That Sings For All (Talking Elephant)30. Glenn Jones : Each Crystal Pane Of Glass from the CD Vade Mecum (Thrill Jockey) You can find more details including past playlists and links to labels at www.podwireless.comPodwireless can also be heard streamed live on Mixcloud.Follow the links for previous podcasts.

Favoritos de septiembre + Profundidades orientales September favorites + Eastern depths Celebramos los tres discos favoritos de septiembre en Mundofonías, firmados por los malienses BKO, los chilenos de la Banda Conmoción y los paneuropeos Halva. Y hacia Oriente nos vamos, para disfrutar del diálogo de la pipa china con el sarod indio y del sitar con la flauta bansuri. Terminamos con la música de Claude Debussy trasplantada a las cuerdas de la guitarra flamenca. We celebrate the three favourite albums of September in Mundofonías, signed by the Malians BKO, the Chileans Banda Conmoción and the pan-Europeans Halva. And we head East to enjoy the dialogue of the Chinese pipa with the Indian sarod, and the sitar with the bansuri flute. We end with the music of Claude Debussy transferred to the strings of the flamenco guitar. Favoritos de septiembre / September favorites BKO - Ngon - Djine bora Banda Conmoción - Loslou - Lakitas esenciales Halva - Breakfast in Kiev - Dinner in Sofia Profundidades orientales / Eastern depths Amjad Ali Khan, Wu Man, Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Shane Shanahan - Stream of love - Music for hope Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia - Lalit - Saath saath Yago Santos - Arabesque nº1 - Homenaje a Claude Debussy (Amjad Ali Khan, Wu Man, Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Shane Shanahan - Rhythm of life - Music for hope)

The Knights — Before Christmas (Bright Shiny Things)  Jump to giveaway form New Classical Tracks - The Knights by “This album took as much time as building the perfect dessert or pastry over the course of years,” said Eric Jacobson, conductor of the Knights. “Yet at the same time, it's meant to make people happy and be that taste you love so much.” Over the past 20 years, Jacobson has created a sense of trust with the orchestral collective he co-founded, allowing different members to take the lead on special projects.  Their latest recording, Before Christmas, is a perfect example and perfect pastry. It's the brainchild of Christina Courtin. She's a violinist with the Knights, as well as a singer, songwriter, producer and engineer. Christina, why was this project important to you? Christina: “I've always been really interested in holiday records. I love Christmas records. I love listening to that music. When Eric approached me about doing it, I was really excited, but also a little nervous. It's like your best friend giving you the keys to the Porsche.” Who is the biggest surprise guest on this album? Christina: “Anthony Ross Costanzo, because I personally don't have a relationship with him. I was unsure if he was going to work with me. We recorded him singing first, which was kind of unusual. Usually, the band will record first and then the soloist gets to overdub on top of that.” Eric: “There was a freedom in his singing because he got to record it with his own pianist. The orchestra then had to listen many times to get his inflections and be an organ, breathe and a string section at the same time. That was really fun.” Can you talk about the inspiration behind the piece “The Kazoo”? Christina: “I'm a big fan of Wu Man. For me; there's a lot of humor in music. I thought of this and started laughing. I thought it was so funny. I was really surprised when she said yes. I wasn't sure she was going to agree to it. I'm really happy, and I have a strong feeling about it. I really wanted to do it.” Can you talk about your arrangement of “Little Drummer Boy” for folk group I'm With Her? Christina: It was challenging because there was one member of that band, who will remain nameless, who was dead set on not singing ‘a-rum-pum-pum-pum.' She was OK with the song, but she just was opposed to that part of it. So there's no a-rum-pum-pums in this version of “Little Drummer Boy.” To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Giveaway Giveaway You must be 13 or older to submit any information to American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy. This giveaway is subject to the Official Giveaway Rules. Resources The Knights — Before Christmas (Bright Shiny Things Store) The Knights — Before Christmas (Amazon) The Knights (official site) Christina Courtin (official site) Eric Jacobson (official site)

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Today's podcast is with Wu Man, recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator, and composer giving her lute-like instrument—which has a history of over 2,000 years in China—a new role in both traditional and contemporary music. Through numerous concert tours she has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa, while spearheading multimedia projects to both preserve and create awareness of China’s ancient musical traditions. Her adventurous spirit and virtuosity have led to collaborations across artistic disciplines, allowing her to reach wider audiences as she works to cross cultural and musical borders. Her efforts were recognized when she was named Musical America’s 2013 “Instrumentalist of the Year,” marking the first time this prestigious award has been bestowed on a player of a non-Western instrument. Having been brought up in the Pudong School of pipa playing, one of the most prestigious classical styles of Imperial China, Ms. Wu is now recognized as an outstanding exponent of the traditional repertoire as well as a leading interpreter of contemporary pipa music by today’s most prominent composers such as Tan Dun, Philip Glass, the late Lou Harrison, Terry Riley, Bright Sheng, Chen Yi, and many others. She was the recipient of The Bunting Fellowship at Harvard University in 1998, and was the first Chinese traditional musician to receive The United States Artist Fellowship in 2008. She is also the first artist from China to perform at the White House. In 2015, she was appointed Visiting Professor of three major Chinese conservatories: her alma mater the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Xi’an Conservatory of Music, and Zhejiang Conservatory in her hometown; she has also served as Artistic Director of the Xi’an Silk Road Music Festival at the Xi'an Conservatory. Live playback of Wu Man's Chinese lecture. Suxuan (bitter bitter heart) for one hour. Livestream playback (in Chinese) https://www.facebook.com/643359479/posts/10157364900964480/?sfnsn=mo Wu Man's getting ready for tomorrow's (Apr. 3) Silkroad Home Sessions with Wu Man (Facebook). The concert starts at 12pm PT/3pm ET.

Solénoïde (11.11.2019) - Préparez-vous à sillonner un espace s'étirant du canal de Suez au détroit de Bering ! Notre équipage vous propose un voyage sonore dédié aux richesses musicales du continent asiatique, voyage qui vous transportera de hauts plateaux verdoyants à de vastes espaces arides, d’odorantes rizières en terrasses à d’immenses temples bouddhistes… Entre créations typiques et fusions atypiques, du Vietnam au Japon, en passant par l’Indonésie et la Mongolie, vivez une expérience placée sous le signe de la découverte et de l’enchantement !

Världskända Kronoskvartetten har sprängt gränserna för vad en stråkkvartett kan göra, och i projektet "Fifty for the future" beställer de ny musik av tonsättare från hela världen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Totalt 50 tonsättare från hela världen - varav 25 män och 25 kvinnor - deltar i projektet "Fifty for the future" eller på svenska "Femtio för framtiden". Bland dem finns tonsättaren Karin Rehnqvist. Hennes stycke "The Riddle" uruppfördes av Kronoskvartetten på Uppsala konsert och kongress den 5 maj 2017. I dokumentären hör vi Kronoskvartetten repetera ”The Riddle” och möter Rehnqvist och två av musikerna i Kronoskvartetten, nämligen violinisten och grundaren David Harrington och cellisten Sunny Yang. Yang men också den kinesiska pipa-virtuosen Wu Man ger för svenska medier unika intervjuer. Wu Man berättar bland annat hur Kronoskvartetten förlöste den oskrivna musiken inom henne. I projektet har Kronoskvartetten också engagerat tonsättare som Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Afghanistan, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Mali, Tanya Tagaq, Kanada, Laurie Anderson och Philip Glass från USA. Kronoskvartetten består av David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola och Sunny Yang, cello. Programmet är en repris från den 22 april 2018. En P2 Dokumentär av Birgitta Tollan.

Världskända Kronoskvartetten har sprängt gränserna för vad en stråkkvartett kan göra, och i projektet "Fifty for the future" beställer de ny musik av tonsättare från hela världen. Totalt 50 tonsättare från hela världen - varav 25 män och 25 kvinnor - deltar i projektet "Fifty for the future" eller på svenska "Femtio för framtiden". Bland dem finns tonsättaren Karin Rehnqvist. Hennes stycke "The Riddle" uruppfördes av Kronoskvartetten på Uppsala konsert och kongress den 5 maj 2017. I dokumentären hör vi Kronoskvartetten repetera The Riddle och möter Rehnqvist och två av musikerna i Kronoskvartetten, nämligen violinisten och grundaren David Harrington och cellisten Sunny Yang. Yang men också den kinesiska pipa-virtuosen Wu Man ger för svenska medier unika intervjuer. Wu Man berättar bland annat hur Kronoskvartetten förlöste den oskrivna musiken inom henne. I projektet har Kronoskvartetten också engagerat tonsättare som Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Afghanistan, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Mali, Tanya Tagaq, Kanada, Laurie Anderson och Philip Glass från USA. Kronoskvartetten består av David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola och Sunny Yang, cello. Programmet är en repris från den 22 april 2018. En P2 Dokumentär av Birgitta Tollan.

Everyone is familiar with MIT and the university's reputation as a serious force in the world of science, tech, and research, but how many are aware of MIT's legacy in the arts? Did you know that MIT's founder had envisioned incorporating the arts from the very beginning?In this episode we speak with Leila Kinney and Evan Ziporyn of MIT's Center for Art, Science, and Technology (CAST) about MIT's culture of creativity and exploration, the institution's mission to humanize science and tech, and the exciting projects that have emerged from CAST, like Tomás Saraceno's Arachnid Orchestra.-About Leila Kinney-Leila W. Kinney is the Executive Director of Arts Initiatives and of the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), working with Associate Provost Philip S. Khoury, the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P), the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), the Creative Arts Council, the Council for the Arts at MIT, the MIT List Visual Arts Center, and the MIT Museum, to advance the arts at MIT in the areas of strategic planning, cross-school collaborations, communications and resource development.Kinney is an art historian with experience in both SA+P, where she was on the faculty in the History, Theory and Criticism section of the Department of Architecture (HTC) and SHASS, where she taught in the Program in Women’s Studies and in Comparative Media Studies. She specializes in modern art, with an emphasis on media in transition, arts institutions and artists’ engagement with mass culture. She is a member of the Executive Committee of a2ru (Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities) and of the Advisory Committees of the Catalyst Collaborative at MIT, the MIT List Visual Arts Center and the MIT Museum.-About Evan Ziporyn-Evan Ziporyn makes music at the crossroads between genres and cultures, and between East and West. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, Yale University, and UC Berkeley with Joseph Schwantner, Martin Bresnick, and Gerard Grisey. He first traveled to Bali in 1981, studying with Madé Lebah, Colin McPhee’s 1930s musical informant. He returned on a Fulbright in 1987.Earlier that year, he performed a clarinet solo at the First Bang on a Can Marathon in New York. His involvement with Bang on a Can continued for twenty five years. In 1992, he co-founded the Bang on a Can All-stars (Musical America’s 2005 Ensemble of the Year), with whom he toured the globe and premiered over one hundred commissioned works, collaborating with Nik Bartsch, Iva Bittova, Don Byron, Ornette Coleman, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Thurston Moore, Terry Riley, and Tan Dun. He co-produced their seminal 1996 recording of Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports,” as well as their most recent CD, “Big Beautiful Dark & Scary” (2012).Ziporyn joined the MIT faculty in 1990, founding Gamelan Galak Tika in 1993, and beginning a series of groundbreaking compositions for gamelan & Western instruments. These include three evening-length works, 2001’s “ShadowBang,” 2004’s “Oedipus Rex” (Robert Woodruff, director), and 2009’s “A House in Bali,” an opera which joins Western singers with Balinese traditional performers, and the Bang on a Can All-stars with a full gamelan. It received its world premiere in Bali that summer and its New York premiere at BAM Next Wave in October 2010.As a clarinetist, Ziporyn recorded the definitive version of Steve Reich’s multi-clarinet “New York Counterpoint” in 1996, sharing in that ensemble’s Grammy in 1998. In 2001, his solo clarinet CD, “This is Not A Clarinet,” made Top Ten lists across the country. His compositions have been commissioned by Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road, Kronos Quartet, American Composers Orchestra, Maya Beiser, So Percussion, Wu Man, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, with whom he recorded his most recent CD, “Big Grenadilla/Mumbai” (2012). His honors include awards from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (2011); The Herb Alpert Foundation (2011); USA Artists Walker Fellowship (2007); MIT’s Gyorgy Kepes Prize (2006); the American Academy of Arts and Letters Goddard Lieberson Fellowship (2004); as well as commissions from Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA and the Rockefeller MAP Fund. Recordings of his works have been been released on Cantaloupe, Sony Classical, New Albion, New World, Koch, Naxos, Innova, and CRI.He is Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Music at MIT. He also serves as Head of Music and Theater Arts, and in 2012 was appointed inaugural Director of MIT’s Center for Art Science & Technology. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with Christine Southworth, and has two children, Leonardo (19) and Ava (12).-About MIT CAST-The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) creates new opportunities for art, science and technology to thrive as interrelated, mutually informing modes of exploration, knowledge and discovery. CAST’s multidisciplinary platform presents performing and visual arts programs, supports research projects for artists working with science and engineering labs, and sponsors symposia, classes, workshops, design studios, lectures and publications. The Center is funded in part by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Välkända och prisade Kronoskvartetten har sprängt gränserna för vad en stråkkvartett kan göra och i projektet "Fifty for the future" beställer de ny musik av tonsättare från hela världen. Totalt 50 tonsättare från hela världen - varav 25 män och 25 kvinnor - deltar i projektet. Bland dem finns svenska tonsättaren Karin Rehnqvist. Hennes stycke The Riddle uruppfördes av Kronoskvartetten på Uppsala konsert och kongress den 5 maj 2017. I dokumentären hör vi Kronoskvartetten repetera The Riddle. Vi möter Karin Rehnqvist och två av musikerna i Kronoskvartetten, nämligen violinisten och grundaren David Harrington och cellisten Sunny Yang. Yang är den yngsta och enda kvinnan i ensemblen. Hon har levt i flera världsdelar under sin uppväxt och hyllar projektet Fifty for the Future. Vi möter också den kinesiska pipa-virtuosen Wu Man som berättar hur Kronoskvartetten fick henne att för första gången själv tonsätta ett musikstycke. Den oskrivna musiken fanns inom henne. I Fifty for the Future - Femtio för framtiden, har Kronoskvartetten även engagerat tonsättare som Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Afghanistan, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Mali, Tanya Tagaq, Kanada, Laurie Anderson och Philip Glass från USA. I samma anda äger också deras årliga festival rum i San Fransisco den kommande veckan. I dokumentären spelar Kronoskvartetten musik av Wu Man, Karin Rehnqvist, Tanya Tagaq, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Soo Yeon Lyuh och filmmusik med Patti Smith. Kronoskvartetten består av David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola och Sunny Yang, cello.   Till projektet Fifty for the Future: http://kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future   Till Kronoskvartettens årliga festival: http://kronosquartet.org/kronos-festival-2018     Låtlista: Four Chinese Paintings I. Gobi Desert At Sunset Wu Man Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing   Reqs Franghiz Ali-Zadeh Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist, Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   SULFUR Tanya Tagaq Tanya Tagaq SIX SHOOTER RECORDS 030108, AJAAJA   Sivunittinni Tanya Tagaq Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing   Reqs Franghiz Ali-Zadeh Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   Sunjata's Time: III. Nana Triban Fode Lassana Diabate Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing   Yessori Soo Yeon Lyuh Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing   Dian (The Points) Wu Man Wu Man Nimbus Records, NI 7043   Four Chinese Paintings III. Ancient echo Wu Man, Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing   Four Chinese Paintings: IV. Silk and Bamboo Wu Man Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing   Four Chinese Paintings I. Gobi Desert At Sunset Wu Man Kronoskvartetten © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   The Riddle Karin Rehnqvist Kronoskvartetten © 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing   MERCY IS Patti Smith/ Kronoskvartetten Patti Smith/ Kronoskvartetten Patti Smith/ Kronoskvartetten NONESUCH 000286, MERCY IS

Världskända Kronoskvartetten har sprängt gränserna för vad en stråkkvartett kan göra, och i projektet "Fifty for the future" beställer de ny musik av tonsättare från hela världen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Totalt 50 tonsättare från hela världen - varav 25 män och 25 kvinnor - deltar i projektet "Fifty for the future" eller på svenska "Femtio för framtiden". Bland dem finns tonsättaren Karin Rehnqvist. Hennes stycke "The Riddle" uruppfördes av Kronoskvartetten på Uppsala konsert och kongress den 5 maj 2017. I dokumentären hör vi Kronoskvartetten repetera ”The Riddle” och möter Rehnqvist och två av musikerna i Kronoskvartetten, nämligen violinisten och grundaren David Harrington och cellisten Sunny Yang. Yang men också den kinesiska pipa-virtuosen Wu Man ger för svenska medier unika intervjuer. Wu Man berättar bland annat hur Kronoskvartetten förlöste den oskrivna musiken inom henne. I projektet har Kronoskvartetten också engagerat tonsättare som Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Afghanistan, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Mali, Tanya Tagaq, Kanada, Laurie Anderson och Philip Glass från USA. I samma anda äger också deras årliga festival rum i San Fransisco den kommande veckan. Kronoskvartetten består av David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola och Sunny Yang, cello. En P2 Dokumentär av Birgitta Tollan.

Världskända Kronoskvartetten har sprängt gränserna för vad en stråkkvartett kan göra, och i projektet "Fifty for the future" beställer de ny musik av tonsättare från hela världen. Totalt 50 tonsättare från hela världen - varav 25 män och 25 kvinnor - deltar i projektet "Fifty for the future" eller på svenska "Femtio för framtiden". Bland dem finns tonsättaren Karin Rehnqvist. Hennes stycke "The Riddle" uruppfördes av Kronoskvartetten på Uppsala konsert och kongress den 5 maj 2017. I dokumentären hör vi Kronoskvartetten repetera The Riddle och möter Rehnqvist och två av musikerna i Kronoskvartetten, nämligen violinisten och grundaren David Harrington och cellisten Sunny Yang. Yang men också den kinesiska pipa-virtuosen Wu Man ger för svenska medier unika intervjuer. Wu Man berättar bland annat hur Kronoskvartetten förlöste den oskrivna musiken inom henne. I projektet har Kronoskvartetten också engagerat tonsättare som Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Afghanistan, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Mali, Tanya Tagaq, Kanada, Laurie Anderson och Philip Glass från USA. I samma anda äger också deras årliga festival rum i San Fransisco den kommande veckan. Kronoskvartetten består av David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola och Sunny Yang, cello. En P2 Dokumentär av Birgitta Tollan.

Internationally acclaimed soloist, composer and educator, Wu Man is a master of the Pipa, an instrument that dates back almost 2000 years. Wu Man co-founded The Silkroad Project with Yo-Yo Ma and has collaborated with many illustrious composers including Phillip Glass, Tan Dun and Terry Riley and has written for The Kronos Quartet. In 1998 she was awarded The Bunting Fellowship at Harvard University and was the first Chinese traditional musician to receive The United States Artist Fellowship in 2008. We caught up with her on tour with the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall and had a wonderful talk about Silkroad, the challenges of composing for different instruments and her association with Boston. Song List: Song 1: White Snow in a Sunny Spring (Wu Man and Friends) Song 2: Sound of a Voice Suite (Wu Man/Phillip Glass - Theater Music Vol. 1) Song 3: Four Chinese Paintings - Gobi Desert at Sunset Composed by Wu Man on pipa, arranged for string quartet by Danny Clay © 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing ℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire Produced by Kronos Quartet Recorded December 2015 at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA Engineered by Laura Dean and Terri Winston/Women's Audio Mission Assistant Engineers: Aimee Hamel, Maryam Qudus, Hayley Baysinger, Erin Baumann Song 4: Huayin Shadow Puppet Band performance excerpt Join us at Above The Basement! Go to www.patreon.com/abovethebasement for more information

Daniel Ho is a 6-time GRAMMY winning artist, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer from Honolulu, Hawai'i. Playlist Spotify playlist Guest Daniel Ho is a 6-time GRAMMY winning artist, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer from Honolulu, Hawai'i. He began his professional career in the ‘90s as the leader of Billboard-topping contemporary jazz group Kilauea and has since gone on to win innumerable awards, tour all over the world, and compose, perform, record, and produce dozens of solo and collaboration albums. Most recently, Daniel collaborated with Japanese rock legend Tak Matsumoto, traditional Mongolian group The Grasslands Ensemble, and even performed the National Anthem at a Clippers Game at the Staples Center. Additionally, Daniel collaborates with luthier Pepe Romero in the creation of original ukulele instruments. Between the Sky & Prairie - album by The Grasslands Ensemble and Daniel Ho (CD / iTunes) "Pineapple Mango" by Daniel Ho (CD / iTunes / instrumental version on Spotify) Daniel Ho created original instruments with master luthier Pepe Romero: Tiny Tenor 'Ukulele ST Concert 'Ukulele XS Soprano 'Ukulele Ukeboard Daniel Ho also designed and produced the Shakerlele and Bongolele instruments with Ohana. Electric Island, Acoustic Sea - album by Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho (CD / iTunes) “Sakura Sakura” from the album Our World in Song by Wu Man, Luis Conte, Daniel Ho, Jhou Yi-cian, and Wu Chen-chun (CD / iTunes) More of Daniel Ho’s CDs, books, and merch here. Lightning Round Questions ​​What genre is your music? Two years ago, it was classical. Last year, it was stadium rock. This year, it was Mongolian world music. Performance ritual? Daniel plays through his entire show the day of and uses his ukulele piece "Amis Rondo" as a technical warm-up. (CD / iTunes / Songbook + CD) A modern/technological tool that’s extremely helpful to your practice? Yamaha P-115 keyboard, which has a built-in metronome, plays like a piano, and only costs $600. What failure that turned out for the best? His last marriage. "Life has been absolutely amazing since then." Something besides music that you’re obsessed with right now? Finding a better way to live. A piece of art that changed your life? The tiny tenor ukulele, which Daniel envisioned and luthier Pepe Romero created with him. Counterpoint Is there such thing as "good" music or "bad" music? Something Old Moog Sub 37 synthesizer (instrument used in the 80s and on the Stranger Things soundtrack) Something New "feelings change" by yaeji - it beautifully breaks a traditional music theory rule called parallel 4ths (iTunes / Spotify) Something Borrowed The band S U R V I V E, an analog synth band that uses the 80’s-era Moog Sub 37. Check out their song "A.H.B." (iTunes / Spotify) Something Blue The Blue Notebooks album that blends contemporary classical with electronic and spoken word featuring Tilda Swinton. Check out “The Blue Notebooks” and “On the Nature of Daylight.” (iTunes / Spotify) Connect Facebook group: Join our Facebook group, Underscore Society, to nerd out on music, tell us your favorite songs, and debate our Counterpoints! Email list: Sign up for our mailing list to receive Underscore updates, offers, and opportunities to connect with other music aficionados. Socials: We’re @underscorefm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Email: Thoughts, questions, suggestions? We’re at info@underscore.fm Thomas is @thomaskotcheff on Twitter and Instagram. Chrysanthe is @chrysanthetan on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The city flower of Yueyuang City in China's Hunan Province is the gardenia. In creating his Gardenia for String Quartet & Pipa, composer Xiaogang Ye adapted folk songs and operas from the region to convey a sense of loss, and his longing for the beautiful scenery of Southern China. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33139]

The city flower of Yueyuang City in China's Hunan Province is the gardenia. In creating his Gardenia for String Quartet & Pipa, composer Xiaogang Ye adapted folk songs and operas from the region to convey a sense of loss, and his longing for the beautiful scenery of Southern China. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33139]

This week my guest will be Wu Man, a virtuoso on the pipa, a traditional Chinese Instrument that's roughly 2,000 years old. We will be discussing her work with Philip Glass, and her experiments playing the pipa the wah wah and distortion pedals.

This week my guest will be Wu Man, a virtuoso on the pipa, a traditional Chinese Instrument that's roughly 2,000 years old. We will be discussing her work with Philip Glass, and her experiments playing the pipa the wah wah and distortion pedals.

This week my guest will be Wu Man, a virtuoso on the pipa, a traditional Chinese Instrument that's roughly 2,000 years old. We will be discussing her work with Philip Glass, and her experiments playing the pipa the wah wah and distortion pedals.

Visiting conductor Stéphane Denève discusses the Faure Requiem. Plus, pipa player Wu Man talks about her upcoming TSO performance.

In this episode, we explore the pipa virtuoso Wu Man, the Shanghai String Quartet and the program for their upcoming collaborative performance at Armstrong Auditorium. Ticket information: https://www.armstrongauditorium.org/performance/wu-man-pipa-with-shanghai-string-quartetFacebook event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1686713091577656/

This week I speak with Evan Ziporyn, composer and clarinetist, who makes music at the crossroads between genres and cultures, east and west. As a clarinetist he performs as a soloist and as a member of the Eviyan Trio (with Iva Bittova and Gyan Riley); he also works regularly with Yo-yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, and the Steve Reich Ensemble, with whom he shared a Grammy for Music for 18 Musicians. He is founder and director of Gamelan Galak Tika. His opera A House in Bali was featured at BAM Next Wave in 2010. From 1992-2012 he was a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-stars, finishing his tenure with the group with an appearance on an episode of PBS' Arthur. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, the American Composers Orchestra, Steven Schick, So Percussion, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He has collaborated with – among others - Brian Eno, Paul Simon, Ornette Coleman, Thurston Moore, Meredith Monk, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Louis Andriessen, Shara Worden, Cecil Taylor, Henry Threadgill, Matthew Shipp, and Ethel. His most recent project is the hour-long In My Mind & In My Car (w/Christine Southworth), for bass clarinet, electronics and video, His recording of Don Byron's Clarinet Concerto, which he commissioned, was named one of Downbeat Magazine's 2015 Albums of the Year. At MIT he is head of Music & Theater Arts and director of the Center for Art, Science & Technology. We discuss Evan's life, influences, career accomplishments and go deep into the recording session for the definitive version of Steve Reich's "New York Counterpoint" in 1996. This is a must listen episode for any new music fans. Links: Website: www.ziporyn.com Social Media: Twitter: @evanziporyn Facebook: EvanZiporynMusic Purchase Music: BandCamp: evanziporyn.bandcamp.com BandCamp: eviyan.bandcamp.com BandCamp: gamelangalaktika.bandcamp.com iTunes: iTunes Artist Page Discussion Topics: Calgary's year round snow Balinese Music Gamelan Fate and Spirituality Realizing the intent of the composer Don't mistake a bad performance for a bad piece What draws you to minimalist music? Bang on a Can All Stars Terry Riley - "In C" Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint Recording New York Counterpoint Evan's First CD "This Is Not a Clarinet" The album as an art in itself Extended techniques (multiphonics, singing and playing) Lightning round questions David Bowie Tribute Concert People Mentioned: Josef Schwantner John Lennon Steve Reich Terry Riley Philip Glass La Monte Young John Cage Lightning Round Questions and Answers: If I were to walk over to your music stand right now, what would I find? An iPad (but it depends on which music stand!) What is your all-time piece of music? Rameau - Les Trois Mains and David Byrne - Marching Through The Wilderness If you could meet any musician throughout history would it be? Pythagoras What's your favorite book and why? Blindness by Jose Saramago and Go, Dog Go Is there anything else you'd like to share? Working on a new piece called "In My Mind and In My Car"

Wu Man, world-renowned pipa player, stopped by the Classroom while she was in Houston to teach all about the French horn. JK! She taught all about the pipa, of course! In this episode, she talks about the pipa’s origins, its repertoire, about how she began playing it, and she plays some sweet tunes to illustrate the instrument’s range. Dacia Clay, Wu Man’s pipa, and Wu Man in the Geary Performance Studio. Photo by Todd Hulslander. Music in this episode played live in the Geary Performance Studio by Wu Man. Audio production by Todd “Totaled Todd” Hulslander with bobblehead bobbling by Dacia Clay and editing by Mark DiClaudio. For more about Wu Man: www.wumanpipa.org

One of the key pioneers in the incredibly influential minimalist movement, Terry Riley is a restless artist who has constantly sought to reinvent himself over his long career. We'll start with the landmark piece In C and work our way through the numerous highlights of his musical output. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Terry Riley: Emily and Alice fr. The Cusp of Magic (excerpt) Kronos Quartet; Wu Man, pipa Riley: Music for The Gift (excerpt) Chet Baker Quartet Riley: In C (excerpt) Member of the CCPA at the State University of New York and Buffalo/Riley Riley: In C (excerpt) Ensemble/Riley (In C 25th anniversary concert Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air (except) Terry Riley, organ Raga Shuddh Sarang (excerpt) Pandit Pran Nath, voice Riley: Anthem of the Trinity fr. Shri Camel Terry Riley, org. Riley: Salome Dances for Peace (excerpts) Kronos Quartet Riley: Requiem for Adam, III (excerpt) Kronos Quartet Riley: Havana Man (excerpt) Riley, p.

Find out more about the instruments and music of Wu Man, Sanubar Tursun and friends' Greyfriars Kirk concert at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival. Part of Festival SoundBites, by www.sinfinimusic.com. Find out more information and book tickets at www.eif.co.uk/wuman

Ever since its creation by Haydn in the 18th century, the string quartet has been one of the preeminent vehicles for more musical innovation. This show features new directions for the string quartet, pairing the quartet with unusual other instruments like frame drum, alto flute and more. William Kraft: Music for String Quartet and Percussion, III: The Winds of Evanescence Southwest Chamber Music Romano Crivici: Flat Earth for didgeridoo and string quartet (excerpt) Elektra String Quartet; Crivici, didgeridoo Mason Bates: Bagatelles, I- Rough Math Del Sol Quartet Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Apsheron Quartet, II- Reverse Time Kronos Quartet; Ali-Zadeh, p. Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, IV Kronos Quartet, David Krakauer, clarinet Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic- Buddha's Bedroom Kronos Quartet; Wu Man, pipa Diego Schissi: Liquido Spektral Quartet; Julien Labro, bandoneon

The four men of Brooklyn Rider arrived at the WQXR Café on a recent morning feeling groggy and jet-lagged, having returned three days earlier from a tour to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. But it was time to rally. Their set list would feature exuberant pieces inspired by the music of Eastern Europe, ancient Persia and beyond. Travel -- in a metaphorical sense -- has been an ongoing theme for this genre-bending string quartet, whose members cut their teeth in Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. The group's sixth and most recent album, “A Walking Fire,” is named after a poem by the 13th-century poet Rumi, and it includes Bartok's String Quartet No. 2 as well as several new pieces. Among them is Culai by Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, a Russian-born, New York-based composer who has collaborated with the quartet on several occasions. Here is the movement "Love Potion, Expired." With its rollicking, jagged rhythms, the work is a tribute to Nicolae "Culai" Neacsu, the late violinist and vocalist of the Gypsy string ensemble, Taraf de Haiidouks. It's also consistent with Brooklyn Rider's embrace of non-Western styles. In an interview on WNYC’s Soundcheck, violinist Colin Jacobsen noted how Debussy was profoundly influenced by the Javanese gamelan music he heard at the Paris International Exposition in 1889. Similarly, Bartok drew on the folk music he heard while traveling the countryside of Hungary and Romania with a tape recorder in the early 1900s. Brooklyn Rider has not only played those composers' works, but also collaborated with artists like the Chinese pipa player Wu Man, the Japanese shakuhachi player Kojiro Umezaki and Kayhan Kalhor, the Iranian master of the kamancheh, or Persian fiddle. Jacobsen's own Three Miniatures for String Quartet, featured on "A Walking Fire," was inspired by the Islamic art galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which reopened in 2011. The work particularly draws on a miniature painting tradition "in which epic stories of love, heroism and allegories of human folly are played out in tiny portraits of incredible detail and texture." The movement “Majnun’s Moonshine” opens the quartet's café concert and can be heard in the audio above. To round out their set, the quartet performed Zhurbin’s arrangement of Doina Oltului (“Song of the River Olt”), a traditional Romanian song. With its bent notes, rhythmic bowing and heavy offbeats, the piece seemed to momentarily transform the cafe into a rustic village tavern. Video: Amy Pearl & Kim Nowacki; Sound: Edward Haber; Text & Production: Brian Wise

Pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins progressive classical ensemble The Knights for an evening of music that encompasses Stravinsky, Debussy, Lou Harrison, and one of her own compositions. (1 hr., 52 min.)

Pipa artist Wu Man urges young artists to perform as often as possible and in widely varied venues.

The Kronos Quartet and virtuoso pipa player Wu Man lead three emerging quartets in a weeklong exploration of the string quartet repertoire that Kronos has built over 35 years of commissioning new music.