Ancestral Modernism: EARTH & Tri(o)logy | 20 Years in Denmark
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Celebrate 20 years of Ying-Hsueh Chen's artistic journey in Denmark with Ancestral Modernism: EARTH & Tri(o)logy —where the primordial voice of stone, 1,200-year-old Buddhist chant, contemporary masterpieces, and free improvisation invite us on a profound sonic journey across time and continents
Programme 19:00
Door opens
19:30 -20:15 — EARTH Tony Di Napoli (FR/IT) – stone / lithophones
Have you heard a full concert of only stone instruments? Each stone has taken millions of years to form. Stone is among the oldest materials ever used to produce music, yet its voice is rarely heard today’s concert hall.
French-Italian instrument maker and sculptor Tony Di Napoli has devoted his life to bringing these ancient sounds back to life through handcrafted lithophones inspired by Vietnamese traditions. The result is an extraordinary sound world that touches the primitive memories from thousands of years ago.
20:30 -21:30 — Tri(o)logy
Junko Ueda (JP) – shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist chant)
Lê Quan Ninh (FR) – percussion
Ying-Hsueh Chen (TW/DK) – percussion
Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy brings together Japanese Buddhist chant, free improvisation, and contemporary masterpieces in an immersive listening experience.
For more than 1,200 years, shōmyō , the ritual chant of Japanese Buddhism, has been passed from generation to generation, and the power of its simplicity continues to resonate with audiences today.
Alongside this living tradition, we will perform contemporary masterpieces inspired by Buddhism and Japanese essence, including John Cage's "Ryoanji" and selections from Karlheinz Stockhausen's "For Times to Come", composed following his visit to Japan for Expo '70', and Per Nørgård's "I Ching", inspired by Chinese philosophy and asian percussion tradition.
Together, the three musicians move freely between traditional music, contemporary composition, and improvisation, inviting listeners into a profound experience of sound, silence, and serenity.
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Twenty years ago, 22-year-old Ying-Hsueh Chen arrived in Denmark to pursue her dream of becoming a classical and contemporary percussionist. Her artistic journey gradually unfolded into a deep fascination with humanity's oldest ways of listening and making music. This became the foundation of "Ancestral Modernism" —a concert series that offers audiences profound and timeless experiences by revealing the universality of avant-garde and ancestral heritage..
The concert is kindly supported by Koda Kultur, København Kommune Musikudvalg, Solist Forening, Art Music Denmark & Statens Kunstfond
Programme 19:00
Door opens
19:30 -20:15 — EARTH Tony Di Napoli (FR/IT) – stone / lithophones
Have you heard a full concert of only stone instruments? Each stone has taken millions of years to form. Stone is among the oldest materials ever used to produce music, yet its voice is rarely heard today’s concert hall.
French-Italian instrument maker and sculptor Tony Di Napoli has devoted his life to bringing these ancient sounds back to life through handcrafted lithophones inspired by Vietnamese traditions. The result is an extraordinary sound world that touches the primitive memories from thousands of years ago.
20:30 -21:30 — Tri(o)logy
Junko Ueda (JP) – shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist chant)
Lê Quan Ninh (FR) – percussion
Ying-Hsueh Chen (TW/DK) – percussion
Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy brings together Japanese Buddhist chant, free improvisation, and contemporary masterpieces in an immersive listening experience.
For more than 1,200 years, shōmyō , the ritual chant of Japanese Buddhism, has been passed from generation to generation, and the power of its simplicity continues to resonate with audiences today.
Alongside this living tradition, we will perform contemporary masterpieces inspired by Buddhism and Japanese essence, including John Cage's "Ryoanji" and selections from Karlheinz Stockhausen's "For Times to Come", composed following his visit to Japan for Expo '70', and Per Nørgård's "I Ching", inspired by Chinese philosophy and asian percussion tradition.
Together, the three musicians move freely between traditional music, contemporary composition, and improvisation, inviting listeners into a profound experience of sound, silence, and serenity.
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Twenty years ago, 22-year-old Ying-Hsueh Chen arrived in Denmark to pursue her dream of becoming a classical and contemporary percussionist. Her artistic journey gradually unfolded into a deep fascination with humanity's oldest ways of listening and making music. This became the foundation of "Ancestral Modernism" —a concert series that offers audiences profound and timeless experiences by revealing the universality of avant-garde and ancestral heritage..
The concert is kindly supported by Koda Kultur, København Kommune Musikudvalg, Solist Forening, Art Music Denmark & Statens Kunstfond
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Where is it happening?
Blågårds Pl. 6A, 2200, København, Hovedstaden, Blågårds Plads 6A, 2200 København N, Danmark, Copenhagen , Denmark
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