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This is a rare chance to see the Asian approach to harmonica playing and it would be good to see some NHL members at the events.
One of the top Chinese chromatic players (from New York and an NHLNet member since 2002), is coming to the UK on Tuesday for three appearances in London and Cambridge. You can see examples of his playing here.
http://www.myspace.com/hejiayi
He will also feature tremolo and diatonic during the visit, probably at the LSE and the Cambridge master class.
Here are the latest details of his visit.
- Wednesday March 4 at 7 pm, Jia-Yi He will perform concert at Royal College of Music, London. He will perform solo chromatic in the Inner Parry Room, Royal College of Music and share the stage with a violinist Jiafeng Chen. He said he would probably play classical music/standards. This concert is free to attend.
- Friday March 6 at 7 pm, Jia-Yi He will give a harmonica talk in Room D602 at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) about different harmonica types and also playing the harmonica. He can demonstrate diatonic and tremolo playing - Asian style. This presentation is free to attend.
- Sunday 8th March 2009, 4pm or 8pm, Venue: Queen's Building Auditorium, Emmanuel College - Ticket price: 6 pounds.
The concert will feature music by the University's very own Chinese and Western instrument ensembles (CUCOS) after which 'Jia-Yi He' will
- Introduce a variety of different harmonicas.
- Present a short master class to introduce the technical aspects of playing a harmonica to the audience.
- Demonstrate the versatility of the harmonica by playing short pieces re-arranged for the instrument, to include 'Malaguena' (by Lecuona) and 'Long Long Ago' (English folk song)
- Accompany CUCOS' orchestra to display the harmonica's potential as a concerto instrument, to include 'Zigeunerweisen' (by Sarasate)
- Payment details are on the concert web site - http://www.cucos.co.uk - or contact Y.T. Zhang, tickets@cucos.co.uk - 07789133955.
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