Meetings, music, and more meetings!

What are we up to?

For those wondering what TQS has been up to these days, the picture on the right gives a little hint for what is about to come — and here’s a hint, it’ll be online, and you’ll see it soon.

 

A big kudos to the great human beings in this picture (from left):

Front row: Yanyan Zhu, (Helen Wu), Esther Zhang, Rainbow Xu, Thomas Yun

Back row: Mr. Xu, Frederick Yiu, William Ho, Juni Yeung, Jason Ye

 

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In other news, here are two dates to mark down for upcoming events and gatherings:

 

– Thursday, December 22, 2011 (Dongzhi, Winter Solstice)

We will be holding a (smaller) gathering, honouring our tradition of holding a meeting on that day, sharing great music and a great (vegan-friendly) hot pot dinner! Update: http://www.facebook.com/events/340699389290536/

Address: Esther Zhang’s Place, 75 Iangrove Terrace, Toronto, ON

 

– Saturday, January 21, 2012 (Just before 4710 Chinese New Year)

We are organizing yet another major public event, in collaboration with the Toronto Chinese Orchestra and Evergreen Brick Works! Again, stay tuned for more details.

 

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TorGuqin visits NYQS on August 7

Yanyan Zhu of TorGuqin (front 2nd left) and Zhang Peiyou of NYQS (front 3rd left), along with friends and family on the day of the gathering.

On August 7, 2011, Yanyan Zhu (of Longyin Qin Studio and TorGuqin) and her family were warmly received by members of the New York Qin Society (NYQS) in a local gathering, where we shared music, singing, food, and calligraphy.

Despite some fretting the night before, we managed to take lots of memories in the form of pictures, audio recordings, and videos! Great thanks to Matthew Flannery for bringing the various calligraphy scrolls and works of Zeng Xi 曾熙 (1861-1930), calligraphy master and teacher of modern Chinese painting maestro Zhang Daqian 張大千, and Jeanette for the delectable refreshments for everyone to enjoy.

For Chang Peiyou’s account of the day and evening, see her accounts here.

If you have Facebook, see a video of Yanna playing Jiu Kuang here.

Also click below for more audio recordings. Kudos to Chang Peiyou for the source.

Yanna Zhu – Pingsha Luoyan 平沙落雁

Yanna Zhu – Oulu Wangji 鷗鷺忘機

Yanna Zhu – Gexi Mei Ling 鬲溪梅令

NYQS Judy Yeh and student Sam Zhang playing Guanshan Yue. More pictures on NYQS site and Facebook group.

See more about the event, or catch up with the New York group on Facebook, located here.

See Matthew’s mini-lecture on Zeng Xi’s calligraphy below:

July Yaji notice

Greetings, fellow TorGuqin members and friends;

Mark your calendars for our next gathering on Sunday, July 17, 2011, at 2PM to 5PM, at Longyin Qin Studio (Yanyan Zhu’s place)! Please RSVP via reply here or email jt_revolution (at) hotmail (dot) com for confirming your availability!

Asides from the usual tea and music circle, we will also be presenting our latest CDs and experiences in qin repair/maintenance. We also welcome any poems, ideas, or chamber music performances to join us, so please RSVP today!