Composer Min Xiao-Fen

Soundtrack Your Life

English - April 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 140 MB
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Composer and pipa virtuoso, Ms. Min Xiao-Fen is our guest this week to talk about her recently released album Metta, which features the scores of 2 Chinese silent films, The Romance of the Fruits Peddler and Romance of the Western Chamber. These scores were commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute in 2023.

We also discuss:

Growing up in a musical familyGoing from a classical background to collaborating with jazz greats like John Zorn, Derek Bailey and Wadada Leo SmithCollaborating with Bjork on "I See Who You Are" from the album VoltaLearning to improvise and learning the Chinese connection to jazz

For More Information about Min Xiao-Fen:

Website: http://minbluepipa.com/news

IG: https://www.instagram.com/minxiaofen

FB: https://www.facebook.com/min.xiaofen/

An NPR interview with Ms. Min from 2021:

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/03/1012832047/the-traditional-chinese-pipa-meets-guitar-in-min-xiao-fens-white-lotus

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