山中雲雨幽然罩
主人獻奏神人暢
故人絃裡絲絲憶
流泉激起蒼生夢
泛舟起伏滄浪間
清平樂聲眾人唱
風盪梅花心不止
眾書乞巧願夢圓
靜
美
Three kinds of strings. from the right to the left -- Nylon, Polyester and Silk. Both the Nylon one and the Polyester one are made by Michael himself. All tuned to D.
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中道雅集 :July 9, 2016, Celebrating Qixi (七夕）& Qiqiao（乞巧）Festival：
Organized by Yuni Han
Opened with Qigong Practice led by Yuxia Qiu
Part 1: Celebrating Qixi with Water, Stars,Celestials
－ Yuni : Shen Ren Chang 神人暢
－ Yixuan: Yiguren 憶故人
－ Stephen D: Shishang Liuquan 石上流泉
－ Peiyou : Fan Cang Lang 泛滄浪 (Boating on Azure Wave, the prelude of Misty Clouds over Xiao and Xang 瀟湘水雲之序曲)
－ John : Qingping Yue 清平樂
Break: Write Qiqioao (乞巧, Beseeching skills)on a paperstrip
Part 2:
－ Michael A : Meihua San Nong 梅花三弄
－ Renjie and Peiyou: 茉莉花 duet with Xiao and guqin:
－ Stephen D: Tipping Point : His new piece for electric guqin, computer sounds and video
－ Michael Bretti : His research on different strings and development of his own synthetic guqin strings.
Part 3: Archery (Optional) Participants braved to practice archery led by Henry and Chris even in drizzling rain
Part 4: Bbq Dinner (Optional)
