The US-China Music Institute’s annual scholarly conference will be a day-long exploration of music and the creative arts, in collaboration with the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture and the Asian Studies program at Bard College.
All events will take place at Bard Hall in the center of the Bard Campus (view map). Live performances, food and refreshments throughout the day will create a festive atmosphere.
Free and open to the public. Advanced registration is kindly requested.
Conference Schedule
SESSION 1
10:30 AM TO 12:00 PM
GRADUATE FORUM
Thesis exhibitions from the first graduating class of the MA in Chinese Music and Culture program at Bard College
Beitong Liu – “Improvisation in Chinese Silk and Bamboo Music”
Xi (Lucy) Lu – ”Oral-formulaic as a Phenomenon in Chinese Traditional Music”
Wenrui Shi – “Silent Music: The Influence of Chinese Eastern Philosophical Thought on John Cage’s Chance Music”
Bryan (Zhe) Wang – “Challenges from Composer/Performer Dynamics and Notational Transition in Contemporary Guqin Music”
LUNCH BREAK
NOON TO 1:00 PM
Light lunch will be served to registered participants and invited guests.
SESSION 2
1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM
SCHOLARS FORUM
Guest lecturers offer remarks with musical demonstrations and performance.
Jing Xia, guzheng scholar and musician — Introducing a System of Teaching Chinese Music in the West
Yazhi Guo, Chinese winds virtuoso and inventor — Instrument Invention Demonstration: Guzheng and Hulusi
Jing Xia, duochinoiserie.com
Yazhi Guo, yazhiguo.com
OPEN DISCUSSION
2:00 PM TO 2:30 PM
Chinese tea and snacks will be served.
SESSION III
2:30 PM TO 4:00 PM
YAJI (ELEGANT GATHERING)
Pipa performance at the 2023 Yaji.
Interactive demonstrations of Classical Chinese poetry, calligraphy, and music
Faculty and students of the Bard Chinese Ensemble, Classical Chinese Poetry, and Chinese Calligraphy courses.
Banner Art: Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring by Ma Yuan (马远 c.1190 - 1279年）), a Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty. Public Domain.
Detail: the scholar’s servant follows behind carrying a guqin (Chinese zither).