The University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies
Lingyin Buddhist Studies Lecture Series
Presents a Special Concert to Celebrate the Center’s Third Anniversary
POETIC MELODY FROM HANGZHOU
杭州詩韵
November 7, 2020
The musicians will present a fascinating array of music composed more than 400 years ago, set to lyrics from 1000 years ago. For viewing information and a list of sponsors, please visit
https://cbs.arizona.edu/news/special-concert-celebrate-center-third-anniversary.
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Musician Spotlight:
Lead musician He Yi 何怡 is a soprano and guqin (Chinese zither) player who studied Chinese traditional opera in her childhood. She received a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree with honors from China’s premier music school, the China Conservatory in Beijing. After her graduation from the Conservatory, she spent a substantial amount of time in the United States and Europe, focusing primarily on Western opera. The contrast with the music of her native culture sparked in her a growing interest in traditional Chinese music, particularly in music with a philosophical significance. After her return to China, she decided to concentrate on the singing of guqin songs, one of the oldest art forms of China. In November 2015, she released an album, “Wind from the south - Guqin Songs.” He Yi has toured widely, performing over 1000 concerts in Asia, Europe and North America. She is the Art Ambassador at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, USA, and an expert with the China Guqin Song Conference. As a scholar, she has been invited to give lectures at the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China, Leiden University of the Netherlands and other academic institutions.
American Premiere and Viewing Platform:
Date/Time in Arizona: Nov. 7, 2020, 7 pm - 8 pm (MST)
Center for Buddhist Studies
YouTube Premier Channel, Facebook Premier, Zoom
Asian Premiere and Viewing Platform:
Date/Time in Beijing: 2020, Nov. 7, 7 pm - 8 pm (BST)
Ms. He-Yi’s bilibili channel.
Supporting Musicians:
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Guqin and transcription: Lin Chen 林晨, Associated Researcher, Chinese Art Academy, National Non-tangible Culture Heritage Master
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Konghou: Wu Lin 吳琳, lead konghou player, China Central National Orchestra, Master’s Degree Student Advisor at Central Conservatory and China Conservatory
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Transcription: Wu Wenguang 吳文光, representative of the Wumen zither tradition from Yushan, music theorist, Ph.D. advisor at China Conservatory
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Arrangement: Liu Qing 劉青, composer, professor at China Conservatory
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Composer: Jin Wei 金蔚, guqin master, calligrapher and painter, vice director of Chinese Association of Guqin and Kun Opera Research