MUSICAL WORKS

ZHANG Zhiliang / 张志亮

2015

Holy Lotus / 圣洁的莲花

Birth C: CHINA Gender: Male

Dest: Concert

Media Specification: Mixed music

First perf.: Performed at the 2015 5th Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s International Electronic Music Week Concert Series“Creation of Sounds” (Selected from Calling for scores), Academy Concert Hall, Library Building, SHCM

Duration: 09:00

Perf. Country: CHINA

Instruments: for Two Traditional Chinese Instruments and Live Electronic Music

Prog. notes: ‘Bai Ma Ka Bu’ in Tibetan means holy lotus, Tibet in the author’s mind has been full of holiness and mystery. This piece using two traditional Chinese instruments and live electronic music, try to show Lotus for Tibet and for the author’s meaning. In this piece, there are sacred, holy melody, but also mysterious discord color，which zither playing with a new method to imitate a deep voice like Tibetan lama chanting verses.

Editor: MB