v_3: Mindy Meng Wang / Adriana

For this special program Chinese / Australian Guzheng player Mindy Meng Wang presents traditional Chinese folk songs and her own compositions and improvisations for Guzheng and electronics – celebrating Chinese classical music, and highlighting the versatility and beauty of her 2,500 year old instrument. Joined by the multi-talented Carolyn Schofield (aka Fia Fiell) on synthesisers, and the trumpeter, composer and sound artist Peter Knight, this is a bold new perspective on classical meets electronic at Play On.

The Guzheng—also known as the Chinese zither—is a plucked string instrument which originated in China. Meng Wang began her Guzheng studies with leading masters in China at the age of seven, and first performed in public at age 10. Today her musical practice is influenced by both Chinese classical music and Western contemporary music, and her compositions embody a rich and expressive sound world which bridges the ancient and the contemporary.

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