I have participated the LYQS Online Yaji 9 May 2020 12:30 pm UK time, 7:30 am USA eastern time.
The program was as the following:
1. Introductory speech – Cheng Yu
2. Group guqin performance (Cheng Yu, Elaine, Charles, Echo Hong, Dennis (xiao) (UK)) –
阳关三叠 (Yangguan San Die) Parting at the Yang Pass (6 minutes)
3. Zeng Chengwei (China) – 秋水Qiu Shui (Autumn Water) – 1:00 pm (8 minutes)
4. Jacob Alford Garcia (China) – 闹海 (Nao Hai) Disturbing the Sea [his own composition]
(7 minutes)
5. Echo Hong (China) – 醉鱼唱晚 (Zui Yu Chang Wan) Evening Song of the Drunken
Fishermen (5 minutes)
6. Andrea Lioy – 秋风词 (Qiu Feng Ci) Ode to the Autumn Wind (2 minutes)
7. Nuwan Perera – Beauty School Dropout (Singing)
8. Cheng Yu 程玉 (UK) – 平沙落雁 (Ping Sha Luo Yan) Wild Geese Landing on the Level
Sand (6 minutes)
9. Stephen Dydo (USA) – 忆故人 (Yi Guren) Memories of an Old Friend (7 minutes)
10. Ouyang Xiaoyi 欧阳潇逸 (UK) – 雨霖铃 (Yu Linling) Continuous Rain (qin song, 5
minutes)
11. Julian Joseph (UK) – 孤馆遇神 (Gu Guan Yu Shen) Meeting Ghosts in a Deserted House
(7 minutes)
12. Peiyou Chang (USA) – 鸥鹭忘机 (Oulu Wang Ji) Innocent Seagulls (5 minutes)
13. Dennis Lee 李光泰 (UK) – 潇湘水云 (Xiao Xiang Shui Yun) Mist and Clouds over the
Xiao & Xiang Rivers [extract] (xiao solo) (3 minutes)
14. Lü Fangyi 吕方懿 (UK) – 兰陵王(Lanling Wang) King of Lanling (8 minutes)
15. Qin Lei 秦蕾 and Rohitha Perera – 阳关三叠 (Yangguan San Die) Parting at the Yang
Pass (poetry recitation, 4 minutes)
16. Viola Qiu 邱揚梓 – 良宵引 (Liang Xiao Yin) Song for a Pleasant Evening (3 minutes)
17. Zhou Hui (UK) – 相思 唐 王维诗 (Xiang Si) [Tang Dynasty poem by Wang Wei] (qin
song, 2 minutes)
18. Charles Tsua (UK) – 鶴鳴九皐 (He Ming Jiu Gao) Cranes Calling in the Nine Marshes
(6 minutes)
19. Wang Jiahe (UK) – 坏男孩Bad Guy (guqin, 1.4 minutes)
20. Wang Jing 王婧 – 关山月 (Guanshan Yue) Moon over the Mountain Pass (3 minutes).
Will also share her paintings and calligraphy.
21. Elaine Yu (UK) – 春江花月夜 (Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye) Moonlit River in Spring
22. Zeng Yi – 棠梨煎雪 (UK) Pear with Snow [A Chinese style song. Two friends made pear
wine together last winter and enjoy it together in summer.] (< 2 minutes)
23. Jenny Zhao (UK) – 欸乃 (Ao Ai) The Boatman’s Song (7 minutes)
24. Zhuang Xinru 庄心如 – 离骚 (Li Sao) Encountering Sorrow (10 minutes)
25. Wang Jiahe (UK) – Havana (guzheng, 3 minutes)
26. Ma Chengyu 马骋宇 (China) – 神人畅 (Shen Ren Chang) Joy of Gods and Men (5
minutes)
Times are estimated and are approximate.
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There are about 50 people from all over the world joined the yaji. And it took more than 3 hours long. quite an interesting experience. So nice to see friends on line, especially at this special time.
The program are nice with variety of music, singing, and arts sharing.
#9, Stephen Dydo actually played Qi Yian Hui 泣顏回, Lament of the death of Yian Hui
#24, Unfortunately couldn't join.
Wang Jiahe end the yaji with her Zheng playing.
