" Poetic Homeland: Sentiment of Chinese Music in the Greater Bay Area by Ricky Yeung Wai-kit & Sha Jingshan " Concert《詩鄉——楊偉傑、沙涇珊的大灣區國樂情懷》

本场音乐会由中国首位竹笛表演艺术博士、华南师范大学音乐学院教授、
硕士生导师、香港演艺学院音乐学院硕士生导师杨伟杰与广州著名弹拨乐演奏家沙泾珊伉俪领衔主奏。音乐会名称“诗乡”，取自杨伟杰荣获2024 年度国家艺术基金舞台艺术创作资助项目之同名作品。

杨伟杰为中国香港土生土长的笛箫演奏家，自幼在港学习笛箫，先后毕业
于香港中文大学、香港演艺学院，为香港首位竹笛演奏与民族音乐学双硕士，其后赴京留学，成为中国首位竹笛表演艺术博士，是目前唯一一位在国内高校担任竹笛教授的香港音乐家。他多年来专研笛箫演奏，近年曾先后与广东民族乐团、上海民族乐团、新加坡华乐团、广州交响乐团、深圳交响乐团、山西交响乐团等合作；沙泾珊是国家二级演奏员，乃弹拨乐多面手，娴熟演奏琵琶、中阮、柳琴、秦琴，曾任广东民族乐团柳琴声部长达十年，曾与胡炳旭、余隆、张列等知名指挥家成功合作，为业界少见的复合型演奏人才。两位演奏家于2022 年4 月在广州星海音乐厅交响乐演奏大厅成功举办“听粤—杨伟杰、沙泾珊与广东民族乐团音乐会”，并由中国唱片集团有限公司出版发行同名双CD专辑；8 月受邀参演由中国音乐家协会交响乐团联盟23 家院团联合委约著名作曲家赵麟创作的交响音诗《千里江山》粤港澳大湾区巡演，担任竹笛、箫和琵琶独奏。

音乐会选曲丰富多彩。竹笛曲《诗乡》灵感取自唐代文学家韩愈的著名七
律《左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘》，曲作者生于中国香港，祖籍潮汕，对家乡念兹在兹。当年韩愈被贬之地乃曲作者的故乡，诗中所表达之意虽与作曲家现今的心情有所不同，但似乎有着某种连接，而其中的思念之情都是一样的，思念家人，思念故乡。故以诗为引，融合长安与潮汕曲风，利用竹笛与乐队的形式，表达诗中与自身之情感与乡愁，投射出香港同胞与祖国人民血浓于水的深刻情感。琵琶曲《秋影晚霞》和《偃月青龙》均为得奖作品，前者充满粤调韵味，旋律亲切，描绘出广州秋天晚霞宁静怡人，天边霞光绚丽，初秋夜风送爽，树梢掩影成趣的景色；《偃月青龙》以青龙偃月刀的角度描绘关羽征战沙场的一生，与《桃园结义》《羽扇纶巾》同为沙泾珊倾力创作的琵琶套曲《三国》之组成部分。以上作品在此次音乐会均属马来西亚首演。
杨伟杰近年组建粤港澳大湾区音乐组合“粤乐集结号”，成功策划多场音
乐会，并得到香港特区政府康乐及文化事务署的大力支持，在粤港澳大湾区多个城市巡回演出。作为“粤乐集结号”的团长与核心成员，两位演奏家也将合演广东音乐《连环扣》、琵琶独奏《平湖秋月》以及杨伟杰创作的《粤竹》。音乐会邀得中国香港著名钢琴家郭家豪博士担任钢琴伴奏。

"Poetry Homeland – The Musical Passion of RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT & SHA JINGSHAN" Concert

This concert will be headlined by Professor RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT, China’s first Doctor of Bamboo Flute Performance, who is a faculty member at the School of Music, South China Normal University, and a master's supervisor at both his institution and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He will be joined by his wife, SHA JINGSHAN, a renowned plucked-string instrumentalist from Guangzhou. The concert title, Poetry Homeland, is derived from RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT’s work of the same name, which was awarded funding from the National Arts Fund of China in 2024 for stage production.

Featured Artists
🎵 RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT
A native of Hong Kong, China, Yang Weijie is a distinguished dizi and xiao performer. He began his flute studies at an early age and later earned dual master's degrees in Dizi Performance and Ethnomusicology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He then pursued further studies in Beijing, becoming China’s first Doctor of Bamboo Flute Performance and the only Hong Kong musician currently serving as a dizi professor at a mainland Chinese university. Over the years, he has devoted himself to bamboo flute performance and research, collaborating with esteemed ensembles such as:

✨ Guangdong National Orchestra
✨ Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
✨ Singapore Chinese Orchestra
✨ Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
✨ Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
✨ Shanxi Symphony Orchestra

🎵 SHA JINGSHAN
SHA JINGSHAN is a National Class II Performer and a highly versatile plucked-string instrumentalist, proficient in pipa, zhongruan, liuqin, and qinqin. She served as the liuqin section leader of the Guangdong National Orchestra for ten years and has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Hu Bingxu, Yu Long, and Zhang Lie. As a rare multi-instrumentalist, she brings a unique depth to her performances.

🎼 Notable Performances

🔹 April 2022 – The duo successfully held "Sounds of Canton – RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT & SHA JINGSHAN with the Guangdong National Orchestra" at Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou. The live recording was released as a double-CD album by China Record Corporation.

🔹 August 2022 – They were invited to perform as soloists in the Greater Bay Area tour of the symphonic tone poem A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, a joint commission by 23 orchestras under the China Musicians’ Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance, composed by Zhao Lin. RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT performed as a dizi, xiao, and pipa soloist.

Concert Repertoire & Highlights
🎶 Dizi Solo – "Poetry Homeland"
Inspired by Han Yu's Tang Dynasty poem Left Migration to Lan Pass – A Farewell to My Nephew Xiang, this piece reflects the composer’s deep nostalgia for his ancestral home in Chaozhou, despite being born in Hong Kong. Han Yu’s exile site was in the composer’s homeland, linking their emotions across time. This composition blends musical styles from Chang’an and Chaozhou, using the dizi and orchestra to express longing for home and family, mirroring the deep connection between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

🎶 Pipa Solo – "Autumn Shadows in the Sunset"
An award-winning composition filled with Cantonese musical elements, this piece vividly portrays an autumn sunset in Guangzhou, where the sky is bathed in warm hues, the gentle night breeze fills the air, and the tree silhouettes dance in the evening glow.

🎶 Pipa Solo – "Crescent Dragon Blade"
A dynamic piece portraying the legendary General Guan Yu’s heroic battles, seen from the perspective of his Crescent Moon Dragon Blade. This composition is part of SHA JINGSHAN’s Three Kingdoms Pipa Suite, alongside Oath of the Peach Garden and Feather Fan and Silk Kerchief.

These works will all make their Malaysia debut in this concert.

Cultural Exchange & Performance Innovation
In recent years, Yang Weijie founded the "Guangdong Music Express", a Greater Bay Area ensemble promoting Cantonese music. With strong support from Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the group has successfully staged performances across multiple cities in the Greater Bay Area. As the leader and core member, RICKY YEUNG WAI-KIT and Sha Jingshan will also present:

🎵 Cantonese Music – "Endless Rings"
🎵 Pipa Solo – "Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake"
🎵 Original Composition by Yang Weijie – "Cantonese Bamboo"

The concert will also feature renowned Hong Kong pianist Dr. Guo Jiahao as the piano accompanist.

Key Promotional Highlights
⭐ Cultural & Artistic Exchange between Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
⭐ Poetry Homeland is the first-ever Chinese instrumental solo piece (bamboo flute solo) to receive funding from China’s National Arts Fund, since its grant application process was opened to Hong Kong applicants three years ago.
⭐ Using music to tell the story of Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and China, strengthening cultural connections.
⭐ A blend of award-winning original works by Yang Weijie & Sha Jingshan, alongside reimagined classics.

This concert will be a landmark cultural event, celebrating the artistry and heritage of Chinese music across borders! 🎼✨