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Playbill Covers Feb Mar 2015-2016 FINAL.Indd 6 2/4/16 10:31 AM © 2009 the Coca-Cola Company 2015 – 2016 SEASON PL AY BILL MAR. 29 – APRIL 13 FAC Playbill Covers_Feb_Mar_2015-2016_FINAL.indd 6 2/4/16 10:31 AM © 2009 The Coca-Cola Company. ĽCokeľ and the Contour Bottle are trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company. 2 Arts UMass of supporter is Coca-Cola Bravo! a the proud Center. Fine A Notable Lifestyle Celebrating lifelong enjoyment of the arts Discover gracious, refined independent living in a social and dynamic environment. Meet passionate, enlightened residents–from academics to artists–that will inspire you. The Loomis Communities offer an unparalleled lifestyle with superior amenities and services—with the added peace of mind for the future that comes from access to LiveWell@Loomis. 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That’s why we support the UMass Fine Arts Center. florencebank.com Event Sponsors: 16 Tuesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Center Concert Hall THE SHANGHAI QUARTET Weigang Li, Violin Yi-Wen Jiang, Violin Honggang Li, Viola Nicholas Tzavaras, Cello with Wu Man, pipa Selections from China Song arr. Yi-Wen Jiang Yao Dance (b. 1963) Shepherd’s Song Harvest Celebration Song of the Ch’in Zhou Long (b.1953) Red Lantern, Quintet for Pipa and String Quartet Zhao Lin Based on Zhao Jiping’s film score, “Raise the Red Lantern” (b. 1973) 1. Prelude- Moonlight 2. Wandering 3. Love 4. Death 5. Epilogue - Intermission - String Quartet in D Major, K. 499 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegretto (1756-1791) Menuetto (Allegretto) Adagio Allegro Ghost Opera, for Pipa and String Quartet Tan Dun (chamber version) (b. 1957) Exclusive Management for Wu Man: Exclusive Management for the Shanghai Quartet: Opus 3 Artists California Artists Management www.opus3artists.com www.calartists.com Funded in part by the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies. Event Sponsors: 17 An Evening of Sonic Discovery with Wu Man and the Shanghai Quartet The pipa is a lute-like instrument with a history of more than two thousand years. During the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C. - 220 A.D.), instruments with long, straight-necks and round resonators with snakeskin or wooden soundboards were played with a forward and backward plucking motion that sounded like “pi” and “pa” to fanciful ears. Hence, all plucked instruments in ancient times were called “pipa.” During the Tang dynasty, by way of Centre Asia, the introduction of a crooked neck lute with a pear-shaped body contributed to the pipa’s evolution. Today’s instrument consists of twenty-six frets and six ledges arranged as stops and its four strings are tuned respectively to A, D, E, A. The pipa’s many left and right hand fingering techniques, rich tonal qualities and resonant timber give its music expres- siveness and beauty that are lasting and endearing. – notes by Wu Man, “What is a pipa?” What kinds of new sounds and songs will emerge when a classical string quartet is in conversation with the ancient pipa? What emotions will this music evoke for childhood friends and schoolmates who meet again on tonight’s stage, and for those in the audi- ence? To find out, I spoke with Wu Man, widely recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and as a leading ambassador of Chinese music in the West. When she was just 13, Wu Man was accepted into the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. It was there that she met Yi-Wen Jiang, the Shanghai Quartet’s second violin- ist. “He was my classmate at the conservatory. A few years later, I met Honggang Li, the viola player, at the same conservatory. Through him, I met his brother Weigang Li, a very talented violin player.” But Wu Man didn’t collaborate musically with her friends back then. “We took many cultural and required political doctrine courses together, but we never played music together.
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