Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Time: 8pm Eastern (5pm Pacific)
Yiqing (Mitty) Ma (2021 Barnes Grant recipient) is a researcher, ethnographer, composer, and carillonist based in Ann Arbor, MI. She inevitably finds herself pursuing her artistic voice through the carillons, immersing herself in the reverbs of the minor-thirds overtone series that resonate deeply with her heart. Mitty regularly appears in recitals at Lurie Tower, Ann Arbor, Michigan. She enjoys designing and performing recitals featuring carillon music from composers with diverse backgrounds. Mitty is currently a PhD candidate in Music Theory at the University of Michigan. She received her bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, Music, and Asian Studies from the University of Minnesota, and her research has been presented at and published on topics related to music and language, emotion, body and performance, gender, politics, cognitive psychology, and technology.
Presentation Summary: As we have all experienced how a bell tower can shape our living environment as part of the soundscape of the city, what is the soundscape created by bells that were built 2,457 years ago? What does it tell us about music culture, repertoire, and performance that could inform our carillon practice in North America? This project researches the music culture surrounding “Bianzhong”--the set of Chinese bronze bell instruments. My presentation focuses on the Bianzhong instrument and repertoire from three historical time periods: the two-tone Zenghouyi Bianzhong from the Zhou dynasty, the Dasheng Bianzhong from Song dynasty, and the rediscovery of Zenghouyi Bianzhong and the world tour of its replica in the turn-of-the-century. Music from various time periods performed by Bianzhong is adapted for the carillon. As a result, this project diversifies the current carillon repertoire with newly composed carillon music inspired by traditional Chinese music.
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