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Long May the Water Flow: An Enduring Discussion on the Convergence and Co​-​evolution of Eastern and Western Music, Sparked by Chou Wen​-​chung's Musical Philosophies 活​水​:​一​场​由​周​文​中​引​发​、​关​于​东​西​方​音​乐​交​融​与​共​同​演​进​的​持​续​讨​论

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Convergence, Integration, fusion - “connection”.

Inspired by the Chinese idiom “源头活水”(flowing water at the source), and with respect to 周文中 (Chou Wen-chung), a master not only in the Chinese music world, but also the world contemporary music history, we have invited a total of 9 pioneer musicians from China and around the world, to jointly explore new means of “connection”.

Titled “Long May the Water Flow: An enduring Discussion on the Convergence and Co-evolution of Eastern and Western Music" sparked by Zhou Wenzhong’s Musical Philosophies), this project will be continuously evolving and developing, like water.

bié Records 始终在谈论“连接”——用音乐连接一切,让不同时空、文化和领域的灵感交汇。带着这种清晰而开放的视野,我们在探索中邂逅了一个重要的名字,一位华人音乐世界乃至世界音乐体系中承前启后的泰斗——周文中。

周文中 1923 年出生于山东烟台,20 世纪 40 年代赴美学习音乐,后成为美籍法裔现代派作曲大师埃德加·瓦雷兹(Edgard Varèse)的学生和他作品的保管人。作为当时西方学院派音乐世界中少之又少的华人作曲家,他旗帜鲜明地提出了“所有音乐文化向传统之新主流的汇聚”以及“亚洲美学”在这一融合过程中将起到重要作用的观点,并在学习当时西方先进作曲技术的同时坚持深入研究中国古乐、诗词、书法及哲学等不同形式的传统文化,力求将“活的传统”带入现代的语境。对本民族文化精神与现代音乐融合的相似追求与贡献,经常让周文中与旅欧日本音乐家武满彻、德国韩裔作曲家尹伊桑相提并论;而作为享誉全球的华人艺术家,周文中还被与建筑师贝聿铭、画家赵无极并尊为 “海外华人艺术三宝”。在个人创作与学术研究之外,周文中尤其注重文化的沿袭与传承。自 1954 年任教于哥伦比亚大学音乐系起,他先后培养出陈怡、周龙、谭盾、盛宗亮等多名享誉全球的华人作曲家,也曾对詹姆斯·腾尼(James Tenney)、洪靖年(Chinary Ung)、雅克-路易·莫诺(Jacques-Louis Monod)、费伊-埃伦·西尔弗曼(Faye-Ellen Silverman)等有着不同文化根源的国际音乐家倾囊相授。2019 年,周文中于自己美国的家——瓦雷兹的故居中逝世,享年 96 岁。

2023 年适逢周文中诞辰百年。在全球化和逆全球化浪潮的拉锯中,在各类刺耳声音针锋相对的今天,我们深感周文中“汇流”创作哲学在如今时代背景下对文化传承与发展的重要性,于是怀着对周文中宝贵文化遗产的敬意,邀请了杜韵、Howie Lee、Gooooose、33EMYBW、花伦乐队、Sun Dawei、Knopha、otay: onii 施金豆以及 Yoann Pisterman 共九组来自不同音乐领域的青年音乐家,共同探究自身在历史上下、时空东西坐标轴中所处的位置,以及多文化可能的融合方式与新文化可能流淌的方向,并将每个人不同的感悟汇聚成一张属于这个时代的原创音乐合辑。取成语“源头活水”之意,表明多文化交融的“持续”“流动”等特征,也指围绕这个项目的讨论与实践像活的水体一样,有源头可循又不断演进、发展,我们将合辑命名为《活水:一场由周文中引发、关于东西方音乐交融与共同演进的持续讨论》。

这是一场持续讨论的开端,承载着 bié Records 和海内外所有音乐人对周文中所描绘的“新主流”与“百川汇流的黎明时代”的美好憧憬与积极实践。作为一个在概念、形式和内涵上相互关联的立体音乐项目,《活水》首先是回溯性的讨论,试图唤起更多人对周文中和他卓越历史贡献的关注,并顺着周先生的指引,对自己的固有文化进行更严谨而深入的挖掘;同时,它又是对未来的眺望,为所有人提供一种消解音乐、文化乃至生活中那些不必要隔阂的宽泛可能。我们希望,在周文中的启迪下,越来越多的创作者将能够自信地包容、接纳其他各支文化,吸收它们的精髓,再结合当下最新的技术、技艺与技法,去追求独树一帜的艺术创造。

credits

released June 19, 2023

Executive Producer / Project Concept: Jinhui Meng
出品人 / 总策划:孟金辉

Project Manager / Liner Notes: Ivan Zhang
项目负责人 / 内页文案:张亦飞

Cover Art, Layout, and Inner Sleeves Design:
封套、排版、内页设计:DNEG

Mastering: Brandenburg Mastering
母带制作:Brandenburg Mastering

All tracks are performed, composed, arranged, recorded, and mixed by their performing artists, except:
除下方特别标注,所有歌曲均由曲目对应的音乐人演奏、作曲、编曲、录制并混音:

duyun.bandcamp.com
Du Yun 杜韵 - Reservoir of Memory 别字

Composed, recorded, and mixed by Du Yun
作曲、录音及混音:杜韵
Violin: David Bowlin (recorded live)
小提琴:David Bowlin(现场录制)
Shehnnai, temple music recorded by Du Yun in Sri Lanka
印度唢呐:杜韵采样、录制于斯里兰卡寺庙

svbkvlt.bandcamp.com
33EMYBW - The Unheard Southern Mountains 南山其音

gooooose.bandcamp.com
Gooooose - Long Gong 龙宫

howielee.bandcamp.com
Howie Lee - A Deviated Bamboo Pipe 阢笕

sundawei.bandcamp.com
Sun Dawei - Beyond the Footpath 足境

otayonii.bandcamp.com
Otay:onii Call You by My Name 吾名之唤

knopha.bandcamp.com
Knopha - Mist 雾

yoannpisterman.bandcamp.com
Yoann Pisterman - Fluxus 激流

hualun.bandcamp.com
Hualun 花伦 - Kangji Bridge 康济桥

Composed by Hualun
作曲 :花伦
Synthesizer: Mao Ding, Mingkang Zhu, Rubey Hu
合成器:丁茂、朱明康、胡超
Mixed by Rubey Hu
混音:胡超

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