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BI-AN 5.0 Hypermedia Recital

Bi-AN 5.0represents the culmination and further advancement of the Bi-AN Piano Hypermedia series of artistic forms. It continues to expand the boundaries of piano literature, exploring the possibilities of collaborative innovation through means such as live piano performance, automatic piano, contemporary dance, interactive visuals and lighting, interactive sound, AI media generation, creating a hypermedia, sensory interconnected audio-visual space. Anchored by classical and original piano works, it connects the sounds of the past and present from around the world, converging into a borderless historical narrative poem.Live piano music performance remains the creative starting point for all concepts, media, and technologies, with piano as the source in dimensions of sight/sound and time/space. While breaking through traditional artistic mediums, it upholds the intrinsic value of music and the integrity of sensory experiences.The selection of the program in this event continues the pattern of dialogue between Chinese and western music compositions, as seen in the Bi-AN series. Among them, young composers Qin Yi and Xu Zhibo, who were previously nominated for the Rising Artists Works at the China Shanghai International Arts Festival, bring their new compositions. The highly acclaimed media-upgraded version of Stravinskys The Rite of Spring, previously performed in version 3.0, will also be presented. Additionally, the concert will feature works by both Chinese and composers outside China, including Arvo Pärt, György Kurtág and Shao Qing, connecting those enduring sonic memories with new creative concepts and interpretative forms within the river of time. Bi-AN Hypermedia StudioBi-AN Hypermedia Studio is an open-ended creative and production team composed of new media artists, performing artists, composers and engineers. They are dedicated to innovative music composition and performance; collaborative design of traditional and contemporary music with new media technology from both Eastern and Western traditions, as well as practical research and development in electronic music, sound installations, and performance technology. They advocate for interdisciplinary artistic fusion, promotion, and dissemination that transcends cultural, geographical, media, and technological barriers.

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For Chamber Orchestra of Western and Eastern Instrument and Electronic Music - Lingering Charm of Silk Road

The work takes you on a magic and romantic musical ride back to the magnificent Tang Dynasty. The show starts with the uplifting sound of drums, followed by the grandeur when all instruments start to play. You will be taken back to the thriving and infatuating Tang Dynasty, dazzled by the Gods and Goddesses in Chinese mythology flying to the heavenly palace, all thrilled up by the wuthering pasture and wilderness, fascinated by the breath-takingly and mysteriously beautiful scenery of the West Regions, and infilled with the great dreams and aspirations on the Silk Road. Lingering Charm of the Silk Road uses traditional Chinese folk music as its structural core, through the adoption of Guzheng, Chinese Flute, Pipa, Chinese Big Drum and other traditional instruments. But the work also blends in electronic music, creating a free and vigorous music space through the unique sounds of electronics. The traditional sounds vibe with modern electronic beats, tranquility fuse with movements and reality merge with virtuality. Through all this, the work aims to create a dialogue between the conventional and modern, and to deliver a concept of musical art divided by no boundaries. "The end of all our explorations is to go back to the beginning and really to start to understand." The creator will present to you the Lingering Charm of the Silk Road, a vibrant and thrilling journey of fusion. Chen YaoxianYoung composer, music producer, sound artist. Shanghai Computer Music Association member, National Art Fund 2023 Young Creative talent, Shanghai Music Institute of electronic music composition doctoral candidate.As a composer, he works in a wide range of genres, including chamber music, orchestral music, and electronic music. His works have won many awards in various competitions, including IEMC International Electronic Music Competition and Huichuang Youth Competition.As a member of Shanghai Conservatory of Music New Media Alliance, he participated in the 43rd ICMC International Computer Music Conference, EMW New Music Alliance special concert, Shanghai/FA-IRCAM International Forum, Future Traditional-New Media Music Forum and delivered his works for public performance. Collaborating orchestras include: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Jade Zheng TroupeAs a music producer, he has designed and produced music for Oriental Pearl Art Museum, Hangzhou Asian Games, and created diversified music for music projects of Tencent, NetEase, Giant, Huawei and other companies.

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Music Tales of the Beginning of Time

Tales of the Beginning of Time is a multidisciplinary, international project that narrates the story of how the world was created. It describes the intricate transitions from a pre-existential chaos towards a world with order and meaning. The performance materialises a short episode in the history of the universe. Through instruments and visual effects, and electronics, Tales of the Beginning of Time explores the geometry of space in order to rediscover the structure of time both on a microscopic and a macroscopic level. We comprehend the world by telling stories to ourselves. Every cultural context has its own narratives and mythology, but there are areas and concepts where different mythogeographies overlap significantly. The creation of time and the construction of order is a tale that transcends borders and multiplies itself in every location. The Pangósmos Collective has oriented its dramaturgical research towards recognising patterns that emerge in different contexts. Instead of falling into the trap of over-generalising some common patterns, we prioritised the creation of a new mythology. This stems from our understanding of tradition and unites the past with the contemporary and future worries. In the technologically reproducible era of climate destruction and the chthulucene, the emergence of new sense-making narratives is - for us - an absolute necessity. Even though the members of Pangósmos come from different backgrounds, disciplines and continents, the imminent threats we all face provided us with enough space to dig into our own influences and practices, and bring into the group tools and elements that were very close and personal. The juxtaposition of each individuals inputs and the gradual interweaving of our ideas into one palimpsest has created a piece of music that is both surprising, but also traditional; personal, as well as universal; cosmic, but also very thoroughly detailed. Tales of the Beginning of Time explores the temporality of the self as much as it explores the temporality of the universe. Pangósmos Collective The Pangosmós Collective is an established multi-disciplinary artistic group composed of contemporary artists, producers, and musicians associated with University of the Arts Helsinki. We focus on multicultural art processes that enriches from the diversity of its members while engaging and researching from multiple communities and cultures. Specialising in contemporary music, improvisation, live electronics, and visual works, the group operates by creating multidimensional works that will engage the past with todays reality; raising awareness on current global issues. We believe that the diversity of perspectives and experiences of our members create a strong, profound output of our productions. We are committed to being relevant to society and using our collective knowledge and expertise to create meaningful works of art. We recognize the power of art in todays technologically advanced world and see it as our responsibility as the new generation to continue its development and availability for positive purposes.

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