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Wu Fei"s Music Daily

An original piece of music every weekday from genre-bending composer, guzheng virtuoso, and vocalist Wu Fei. Concerts & tour info on www.wufeimusic.com wufeimusic.substack.com

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4:54

#1087 — Guzheng night song 92 古筝夜曲第九十二号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/23

Hi everyone,Happy many holidays! Two days ago, on Winter Solstice, my parents made dumplings as the northern Chinese tradition to celebrate this festival. (Over feeding the children is another Chinese tradition 😄). I thought about The Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing. The bridge becomes symmetrical around the winter solstice. As the sun’s altitude angle decreases, a “golden light through the holes” will appear before sunset while the Kunming Lake turns to ice - the most

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14:27

#1084 — An evening with Zakir

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/17

Yesterday, I received a very sad news that Indian tabla master, composer, producer Zakir Hussain passed away. He was 73 years old. Zakir was known for bringing classical Indian music to a global audience. He was the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha, and won four Grammy Awards. Last year, my whole family was invited to see a house concert of the quartet of Zakir Hussain (tabla), Bela Fleck (banjo), Edgar Meyer (double bass) and Rakesh Chaurasia (Indian flute). It was one of the most memorable

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8:05

#1083 — Louisville night song 路易维尔的夜曲

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/16

Hi everyone, Hope you had a restful weekend. This night three-track night song was composed and recorded two days ago. A month ago, I gave concerts and workshops in Louisville, Kentucky (U.S.) as part of the Festival of Faiths. Dear friend Sara Callaway, director of Louisville Academy of Music (LAM) curated the music artists for the festival. We met at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville Tennessee many years ago when I debuted my solo performance at the festival. Since then, Sara has invited me to

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2:53

Wu Fei and Shanir Blumenkranz rehearsing Mountain Ivy...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/13

Happy Friday everyone, This video is from April 2024 filmed in New York City. I invited my long time collaborator double bassist Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz as my guest musician to perform at the Lincoln Center. The full concert on April 11, 2024 video is below on Lincoln Center’s YouTube channel. I always have a lot of fun playing with Shanir who is also an oud master. The oud is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument. It has more than 3000 years of history

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7:16

#1079 — Jade tree 玉树

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/09

Hi everyone, This solo guzheng piece was recorded yesterday, inspired by a 1425 year-old poem from China by Chen Shubao 陳叔寶 (553-604), who was an emperor of the short-lived Chen Dynasty (557-589). The poem is called 玉树后庭花, which has been translated as “A Jade Tree Blossoms in the Back Garden,” but just I call it “Jade Tree.” It’s about a beautiful woman—the “back garden”—or more accurately, back courtyard—was where Emperor Chen’s concubines lived, and the poem describes a woman of “bewitching beauty

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4:54

#1078 — Smooth and green 青丝蛇 | Welcome the Year of...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/06

Hi everyone, This three-voice guzheng piece was composed and recorded yesterday. I used all opening string harmonics in this song. On Monday, I saw a small smooth green snake in the forest (photo below). I nearly stepped on it when I jumped over a tree trunk. The snake was angry and turned its head to be ready to defend itself, which you can see in the photo. That night, a little snow fell on Nashville, and it’s been cold since then. I hope this snake has found a safe place to hibernate for the

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5:56

#1074 — The great lady’s zither 果园女神之筝

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/12/02

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all had a restful weekend. This four-voice counterpoint guzheng piece was composed and recorded yesterday, inspired by the ancient Hurrian Hymn No. 6, from the area that is now Syria and Turkey (where there is currently a terrible war happening). The final notes of the piece are from a chirping bird outside my window. It is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around 1400 BCE. The Hurrians built cities and kingdoms from the Mediterranean Sea

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8:27

#1071 — High moon 月儿高

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/11/25

Good morning everyone, Yesterday, I woke up to a bright pink sky. The sky was lit up. I rushed out to the balcony and stood in the chilly air not wanting to miss any second of this moment. As I looked up higher, the moon was shining quietly above the forest (photo below). Hope this piece brings you peace into your Monday. Wu Fei 吴非You can buy my album Yuan from Tzadik records or from Amazon. My albums A Distant Youth and Pluck are available for purchase on Bandcamp.Wufeimusic.com |

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9:07

#1067 — Vivid 无声红叶

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/11/18

Hi everyone, I have returned home from Louisville. Thank you for being patient with me again while I was on tour! In Louisville, I saw some dear old friends and made many new friends during the Festival of Faiths. It was an inspiring experience for me to meet festival goers who came to Louisville to connect and share their life stories in the most vulnerable way. Music helped everyone to become connected instantly whether they knew each other or not. The concert venues I played were filled with

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8:37

#1065 — Red air crescendo 丹气临高木

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/11/11

Good morning everyone, Hope you all had a restful weekend. Two days ago, I was woken up by a touch of warm air on my face in the morning. I slowly opened my eyes to seek where the warmth came from. I saw the sky full of colors outside of my window (photo below). I was overjoyed. This three-track guzheng composition is my memory of this breathtaking experience. It reminded me a poem from the Weijin period 魏晋 (220 - 420 A.D.) in China written by Zhang Xie

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7:38

#1064 — Guzheng night song 88 古筝夜曲八十八号 | November...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/11/08

Hi everyone, I recorded this solo guzheng night song yesterday thinking about my children. I used to put them to bed every night singing lullabies to them when they were babies. And then, I started to play Chopin’s piano nocturnes from a music player for their bedtime. Lately, I started singing lullabies to them again. Today, I realized that I have composed and recorded many guzheng night songs for my substack. I will play these night songs for my children’s bedtime. I hope it will help them and you

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3:58

#1060 — Striking

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/11/04

Hi everyone, This three-track guzheng étude was composed and recorded yesterday. An étude or study is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill. Yesterday, my music studio was cold because I forgot to turn the heater on the night before. I needed to quickly warm my fingers up. Therefore, I came up with this piece. the beauty of the guzheng is that it can sound as light as a feather, and can sound as rough as a

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10:51

#1059 — My friend Shohret

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/11/01

Hi everyone, I have returned home from London. Thank you for your patience while I was absent from my daily music newsletter. However, each trip I make, I always come back with full of new energy and inspiration. The concerts I gave at the British Library and SOAS University of London were both mesmerizing. I met a musician / composer name Shohret Nur (photo below). He is a master on the dutar and rawap who is from a highly respected musical family in kasghar, Xinjiang. I got to hear him play his

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8:03

#1058 — Poem in the sky 诗情到碧霄

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/25

Hi everyone, Hope you are all enjoying a beautiful autumn if it is the season for you right now. The colors in middle Tennessee are glorious. Hiking on the top of the west Nashville hill has given me immense joy to appreciate the fall colors in all settings. It reminds me of one of the Autumn Poems by one of my favorite Tang poets - Liu Yuxi 刘禹锡 (772 - 842 AD): 自古逢秋悲寂寥，我言秋日胜春朝。晴空一鹤排云上，便引诗情到碧霄。Translation:Since ancient times, people have felt sad and lonely in autumn, but I say autumn is better than

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0:41

Wu Fei’s music at the British Library

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/23

Hi everyone, If you are in London, hope you can join me at my performance on October 28 at the British Library Pigott Theatre at 7:15pm. The concert will be opened by two amazing Ngawang Lodup (mandolin & dranyen), Shohret Nur (dutar & rawap). There will be a grand jamming finale by the three of us, and it will be my first time playing with them. I am utterly psyched! Tickets & detail are available here. In the video is my chamber work Lou Lan 楼兰 being featured right now in the British Library

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8:44

#1055 — Guzheng night song 86 | Louisville concerts...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/21

Happy Monday everyone, I composed this two-track guzheng night song yesterday. Hope it helps you to have a good night’s sleep tonight. As I’m getting ready to head to London in a week, I would like to tell you about an exciting concert residency I’ll be doing in Louisville, Kentucky in November. If you are in and near in Louisville, I would love to see you at my performances below:* November 13, Wednesday 1:00 - 1:30pm, Muhammad Ali Center Wu Fei solo performance followed by Q & A, presented by

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9:41

#1054 — Dunhuang to London 敦煌三翅

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/18

Hi everyone, I composed and recorded this three-track guzheng piece yesterday. Experimenting with tone colors and timbres is one of my favorite things to do when I create music. I make a sound bath for my ear drums to enjoy all the mysterious “bubbles.” Hope this piece brings you the same experience. If you are in London, I hope to see you at my solo performance on October 28th at the British Library Pigott Theatre, featuring two amazing guest artists:w Ngawang Lodup (mandolin and dranyen), Shohret

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3:26

#1052 — A mushroom question 一个蘑菇的故事

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/16

Hi everyone, I composed this three-track guzheng waltz yesterday wondering about a mushroom that I saw in Nashville, Tennessee (photo below). I am not sure if it is a Caesar’s mushroom. I would appreciate your help identifying it. Thank you in advance! Wu Fei 吴非My albums A Distant Youth and Pluck are available for purchase on Bandcamp: https://wufeimusic.bandcamp.com/Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com | wufeimusic.substack.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

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6:01

#1050 — Eternal mirror 恒之镜

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/14

Good morning everyone, Time is an interesting concept. When did we start using Monday to mark the beginning of another stressful cycle in human society? I would imagine it hasn’t been long compared to the existence of human civilization. Will this way of shaping our natural system last? I don’t think so even if I won’t see its end during my life time. As I embrace this artificial time, I am glad and lucky that I can connect to my eternal rhythm everyday through creating music. Why do I know this is

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6:46

#1049 — Pulling above ten thousand 万丈之上

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/10/11

Happy Friday everyone,I composed and recorded this multi-track guzheng étude yesterday. I did not intend to write such an intense piece. It just came out of my chest as I was warming up my fingers more. While I was creating the music, my mind jumped back to the experience when I was on a cable car coming down from the Monserrate mountain in Bogotá, Colombia in August this year. It was above 10,000 feet (3152 meters). I had hard time catching up with my breaths when I was on the top. As the cable car

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