2024
Thursday 9 May 2024 · 19:00 (GMT+1)
Festival Propagations - sheng! l’orgue à bouche
Location
CNCM-GMEM, La Module
Friche la Belle de Mai
41 Rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille
Festival
Festival Propagations
Description
Hosted and supported by the GMEM since 2021, the long-term empirical research and creative project
“sheng! l’orgue à bouche (2019–2026)” is based on a specific amplification system developed
by Wu Wei and Alexis Baskind for the thirty-seven-pipe sheng (mouth organ).
This creative concert brings together sound, space, and visual art, featuring a light installation by Caty Olive, real-time drawing and sound transformation by Julie Zhu, immersive sheng soundscapes by Wu Wei and Alexis Baskind, and a breath-centered musical exploration by André Serre-Milan.
Program
- Julie Zhu – Ornithology
for sheng, electronics and drawing box (World premiere) - Wu Wei – Forest of Bamboos n°2
for sheng and electronics (World premiere) - André Serre-Milan – Breaths of Life(s)
for sheng and electronics
Artists & Credits
Wu Wei – sheng, composer
Julie Zhu – composer
André Serre-Milan – composer
Alexis Baskind – musician, sound engineer
Caty Olive – lighting design
Paul Cameron – electronic design
Liao Lin-Ni – artistic direction
Production
Coproduction: CNCM-GMEM & TPMC
Support: DRAC PACA; University of Michigan; MMC
Partnership: Friche la Belle de Mai
2023
Saturday 23 September 2023 · 18:00 (GMT+1)
The In-Between
Location
La Matrice
11 rue des Martyrs
75009 Paris
Performers
LI Li-Chin – sheng (mouth organ)
Elsa Marquet-Lienhart – flute, movement
Description
As part of the research and creation programme
“sheng! l’orgue à bouche (2019–2026)”, this concert explores how sound,
movement, and space interact.
Music becomes visual through the musicality of the performers’ bodies. Between improvisation and tradition, sound and gesture enter into dialogue, inviting the audience into the interstice between notes, movement, and imagination.
About the Artists
LI Li-Chin is a Taiwanese sheng musician whose work explores musical creativity beyond auditory perception, focusing on the relationship between body, sound, and space.
She collaborates internationally with contemporary composers and ensembles and has participated in residencies at Royaumont, Ircam, Cité des Arts – Paris, and the Centre National de la Danse in Pantin.
Elsa Marquet-Lienhart is a flutist, movement artist, and pedagogue. Graduate of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, she combines music, theatre, and dance in interdisciplinary performances and is artistic director of the company Accord Mobile.
Saturday 21 Jaunary 2023 · 20:00 (GMT+1)
Forêt de Bambous Concert
Location
Musée des Confluences
Grand Auditorium, Lyon, France
Description
This concert presented the *Forêt de Bambous* project — an immersive musical exploration
centered on the sheng (Chinese mouth organ) and its expanded sound world. The program
placed Wu Wei, master of the sheng, in a sonic environment inspired by the image of a
“forest of bamboo” as he confronted the instrument’s traditional sound with contemporary
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Program & Highlights
The performance was part of the Musée des Confluences’ *Vibrations du Monde* series, presenting organ-like textures, ambient explorations and contemporary interpretations of the sheng repertoire in dialogue with space and acoustics. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Artist
Wu Wei – sheng (mouth organ) (Master performer known for blending Chinese traditional music and contemporary practices.)
2022
Saturday 29 Jaunary 2022 · 17h30 (GMT+1)
Forêt de Bambous
Location
Opéra de Reims
Festival FARaway
Reims, France
Description
“Forêt de Bambous” is a contemporary concert spectacle centered on the
sheng (Chinese mouth organ), bringing together traditional repertoire
and new creations. The master sheng performer Wu Wei explores acoustic
expansion and spatial sound through live amplification and electronic
collaboration within a sonic environment evocative of a bamboo forest. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Artists
Wu Wei – maître du sheng (mouth organ)
Collaborations often included sound engineer Alexis Baskind, composer
André Serre-Milan and light designer Caty Olive in the broader project. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Program
The program at FARaway included contemporary works, improvisations, and classical sheng repertoire, framed within a spatial sound installation that placed listeners within a “forest” of sound. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Tuesday 22 March 2022 · 18:00 (GMT+1)
Interpoiesis 3 (MaerzMusik)
Location
silent green Kulturquartier
Berlin, Germany
Description
Part of the Interpoiesis concert series at the Festival MaerzMusik, this
performance presented original collaborative work by Wu Wei, Alexis
Baskind, and light designer Katrin Bethge. The project explored spatial
and acoustic immersion of the sheng using innovative sound design and
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Artists
Wu Wei – sheng
Alexis Baskind – sound direction
Katrin Bethge – light design
Context
Interpoiesis is a series presenting collaborative creations at different stages—from experimentations to open musical processes—highlighting interaction and co-creation across disciplines. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
Wednesday 30 March 2022 · 19:30 (GMT+1)
Un bosque de bambúes
Location
CentroCentro – Palacio de Cibeles
Madrid, Spain
Description
“Un bosque de bambúes” (A Forest of Bamboos) featured original sound
explorations by Wu Wei and Alexis Baskind for sheng and electronics.
The performance combined traditional and contemporary elements in a
sonic environment inspired by the forest imagery at the core of the
larger “Forêt de Bambous” project. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
Artists
Wu Wei – sheng
Alexis Baskind – electronics
Program Highlights
- Works for sheng and electronics by Wu Wei & Baskind
- Explorations of acoustic textures and spatial listening
Saturday 29 Jaunary 2022
Forêt de Bambous – Video
Description
Watch a full performance excerpt of the *Forêt de Bambous* concert at the Opéra de Reims
during Festival FARaway, featuring Wu Wei on sheng. The video showcases the immersive
spatial sound design and contemporary interpretations of traditional repertoire.
Performance Video
2020
13 December 2020 · 07:30 (France Time) – 15:30 (Japan Time) – 14:30 (Taiwan Time)
Japan – France Shô Project Online Concert
Format
Online / YouTube Live streaming
Description
Online concert featuring works for shô and electronic composition,
showcasing contemporary Japanese and French composers.
Co-Organisation
Nagoya City University, Japan Society of Electronic Music, Collegium Musicæ
Program / Artists
- 鈴木 悦久 / SUZUKI Yoshihisa – Eleven
- 牛島 安希子 / USHIJIMA Akiko – Photogenesis / 光生成
- 押山 晶子 / OSHIYAMA Akiko – 新作 / Premiere
- 石川 泰昭 / ISHIKAWA Yasuaki – Glitter of Garnets
- 井上 英章 / INOUE Hideaki – gooZEN 2 ～偶然に～ / gooZEN 2
- 水野 みか子 / MIZUNO Mikako – 黄色いれんがの村を通って / passing through the village of yellow brick
2019
Tuesday 11 June 2019 · 20:30 (GMT+1)
De l’air ! pour accordéon et sheng
Location
Galerie Hus
4 Rue Aristide Bruant, 75018 Paris
Métros 2 – Blanche / 12 – Abbesses
Artists
Li Li-Chin – sheng
Fanny Vicens – accordéon
Description
A contemporary concert exploring the combination of sheng (mouth organ) and accordion, featuring works by Toshio Hosokawa, Régis Campo, Juan Arroyo, LI Li-Chin, HU Tianquan & DONG Hongde, and John Cage.
Tickets / Info
Entrée public – 10€
Reservation recommended: galeriehus@gmail.com / 01 40 18 03 70
More information (TPMC)
Program
- Toshio Hosokawa: Cloud Scapes – Moon Night (1998)
- Régis Campo: Licht ! un hommage à Gérard Grisey (2017)
- Juan Arroyo: Bird (World Premiere)
- LI Li-Chin: Demons & Ghosts (2012)
- LI Li-Chin: Formosa Glory (World Premiere)
- HU Tianquan & DONG Hongde: Fenghuang zhanchi (1956)
- John Cage: one9 (1991)
Performance Video
Monday 24 June 2019 · 20:30 (GMT+1)
Ut ré mi fa sol la pour sheng, orgue et accordéon
Location
Église Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Hongrie
195 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris
Métro 3 – Temple
Artists
LI Li-Chin – sheng
Olivier Innocenti – Bayan & bandonéon
Christophe d’Alessandro – orgue
Description
A multi-instrumental concert combining sheng, organ, and accordion. The program blends classical and contemporary works, including pieces by Louis Couperin, Antonio de Cabezón, César Franck, Jehan Titelouze, J.S. Bach, as well as solo and improvised works for sheng.
Tickets / Info
Entrée gratuite
Reservation recommended: galeriehus@gmail.com / 01 40 18 03 70
More information (TPMC)
Program Highlights
- Louis Couperin: Ut queant laxis, OL 31-32
- Antonio de Cabezón: Ut queant laxis (1570)
- César Franck: Prélude, fugue et variation en si mineur, op.18 FWV 30
- Jehan Titelouze: Hymne Ut Queant Laxis
- J.S. Bach: Partita – Chaconne, BWV 1004
- Solo and improvised pieces for sheng, accordion, and organ
Performance Video
Saturday 19 November 2019 · 14:00–17:00
Orgue à bouche — accordéon, si loins si proches
Format
Rencontre contemporaine
Location
Auditorium, CRD de Bobigny
2 Place de la Libération
93000 Bobigny
Access
Free entry
Performers
- HUANG Lung-Yi — sheng (orgue à bouche)
- Fanny Vicens — accordion
Production
Co-production: CRD de Bobigny
With support from SACEM & La Copie Privée