Chaozhou Xianshi Concert “Classical Chaozhou Music”

Date: 11/11/2022 20:00 Friday

Venue: Dom Pedro V Theatre

Artistic Director: Wang Peiyu

Tickets：MOP 150 / 120

Chaozhou Xianshi is a kind of string music scored for ancient poetry. With a rich trove of ancient scores left behind, it preserves melodies from the Tang and Song dynasties, inheriting a complete performance system therefrom. This, coupled with local inheritance over a long history in the Chaozhou-Shantou (aka Chaoshan) region, have helped the genre develop its unique performing style, besides being regarded as a living fossil crucial for the study of Chinese ancient music. In this concert, guest virtuoso Wang Peiyu – a Chaoshan traditional musician, a renowned performer of Xianshi music, a Bearer of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Chaozhou Music in Shantou, Guangdong and a National First Class Composer – will be the Artistic Director. A rare classical Chaozhou music festival not to be missed!

Programme Highlights:

Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one interval

Outreach Programme:
A Talk on the Appreciate the “2-4 notation” (ersipu) and experience Chaozhou Xianshi (string music)
Speaker: Wang Peiyu

Members of the public who have purchased tickets must present one of the following documents before entering the venue:
1. Proof of completion of the whole course of the COVID-19 primary vaccination series (which includes two doses of the inactivated vaccine or the mRNA vaccine) for 14 days (as shown in the Macao Health Code with the “golden frame”);
2. A negative nucleic acid test result issued within 48 hours.
All members of the public must undergo a body temperature check before entering the venue; those who have a fever or respiratory symptoms or fail to provide the aforesaid documentation are not allowed to enter the venue and tickets are not refunable.