New York Qin Society
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a mais antiga sociedade de qin no ocidente
Em abril de 2021, minha candidatura para membro da New York Qin Society foi aprovada por votação do colegiado. A cerimônia on-line de adesão aconteceu no dia 17 daquele mês com uma programação da posse dos novos nomes na direção da sociedade ― Peiyou Chang 張培幼, presidente, Ralph Knag, secretário, Marilyn Gleysteen-Wong 王妙蓮, secretária correspondente, e Matthew Flannery, tesoureiro ― e de boas vindas aos novos membros: André Ribeiro (São Paulo, Brazil), Andrea Lioy (London, UK), Esmeralda Herrero (Irlanda), Juni Yeung 楊雪亭 (Toronto, Canada). Dezesseis intépretes participaram do encontro interpretando peças do repertório.
Oito meses depois, após um ano e meio de muita atividade, Marilyn Gleysteen-Wong 王妙蓮, delclarou em sessão executiva, realizada em 11 de dezembro de 2022, a criação do cargo de vicê-presidente, sustentando o meu nome para preencher o cargo, e foi endosssada por todos os presentes. Hoje, sou vice-presidente dessa instituição de referência para o qin no ocidente, num mandato de dois anos.
Entrar em uma sociedade artística significa participar de um mesmo circuito de afetos e investimentos humanos (intelectual e emocional) na preservação e continuidade de uma forma de arte. Fundada em 27 de fevereiro de 2000, pelo mestre Jung Ping Yuan 袁中平, a sociedade nova-iorquina de qin é voltada à pesquisa e ressignificação da antiga arte do qin nos dias atuais.
No site dessa sociedade lê-se:
"Admiramos e valorizamos as princípios da herança chinesa. Residindo longe de sua fonte, e independente da etnia, buscamos nos centrar no Caminho do Qin, ao mesmo tempo em que focamos nas artes e humanidades. Adotamos a tradição Qin nesta nova área geográfica e pesquisamos semelhanças e diferenças entre o Ocidente e a China. Buscamos a voz da amizade com aqueles que ainda não conhecemos, esperando conhecer aqueles com quem compartilhamos um estado de espírito semelhante."
MEU DEPOIMENTO:
Como forma de agradecimento em participar de um círculo tão seleto escrevi essa palavras na ocasião de minha adesão oficial:
President Peiyou Chang, Dear Qin's Friends.
Today is a special occasion. Joining New York Qin Society was an important milestone in my artistic life towards qin culture.
First, for being part of a community devoted to the art of qin, which has maintained the transmission of the ancient culture for two decades.
Second, as a co-founder of the Guqin Brasil Association (2018), I committed myself, before Master Yuan Jung-Ping, to root the qin culture on Brazilian soil. We Brazilians can benefit from NYQS's pioneering and international experience to fulfill this purpose
Third, I believe that we must always honour the efforts of our teachers. In this case, I refer to my qin teacher and now supervisor, Peiyou Chang, who embraced my own personality, including its limitations, and taught me to follow this path, even though I have not been such an exemplary student. She believed in me and accepted that I'm left-handed, allowing me to build my way naturally. Joining the NYQS means putting my best efforts to keep it constantly bright in our hearts.
Finally, cause my dad loved New York, the city we visited many times, more than a dozen on business trips and for pleasure, I entered this society with a refreshed happiness. My father dreamed that someday I would study and live in New York. He used to imagine me as a Julliard School student because of the Jazz music he loved. He opened a bank account at Citibank and deposited some money every month, thinking about this bright future for me. I lost count of how many times we went to Avery Fisher Hall or Carnegie Hall and the Jazz clubs at the Village.
At that time, I was studying musical composition at the University of São Paulo, and everything pronounced that I would continue in the world of classical music. It was like this for many years, and I even got my Ph.D. in classical composition, starting a flourishing and becoming a university teaching composer. In 2012, I got to know Peiyou and redirected my life to Qin. My father passed away in 2015. I'm sure he would be delighted to see that I arrived at the same place of his dreams, taking a different path.
As a member of the NYQS, I am committed to always being available to the association in whatever needs to be.
Sincerely yours,
André Ribeiro
Brasília, Brazil, April 17, 2021
André Ribeiro, courtesy name 林柏儒 línbǎirú. Poet and a musician, he has a Ph.D. in musical composition and post-doctorate at the University of São Paulo, teaching composer and ethnomusicologist at the University of São Paulo (USP) and Brasilia University (UnB). Qin player under the guidance of Peiyou Chang 張培幼 (New York Qin Society), inspired by Master Yuan Jung-Ping 袁中平(Taipei) work on qin. Researches oriental poetics in Brazilian music through the research group POEM, linked to the São Paulo University Department of Music’s postdoctoral program. LINE’s researcher (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Study of Sound) at the University of Brasilia. Co-founder and current president of the Guqin Brazil Association 巴西古琴協會 (2019), and musical director of the Gaoshan Liushui Ensemble 高山流水 of Chinese music since 2012. He is a researcher in the Chinese community in São Paulo, conducting ethnographic research on music in Buddhist rites and ceremonies, especially at the Tzong Kwan’s Temple 中觀 寺 community.
Andre Ribeiro 林柏儒, 詩人, 音樂家, 聖保羅大學音樂作曲專業博士/博士後, 在聖保羅大學 (USP) 和巴西利亞大學 (UnB) 任教作曲和民族音樂學。師琴於張培幼（紐約琴社）也曾解惑於袁中平大師（台北）。通過與聖保羅大學音樂系博士後項目相關的研究小組 POEM 研究巴西音樂中的東方詩學。 巴西利亞大學LINE的研究員（LINE：聲音研究跨學科實驗室）。巴西古琴學會聯合創始人兼理事（2019），自2012年起擔任中國音樂高山流水樂團音樂總監。也是聖保羅華人社區的研究員，從事佛教儀式音樂的民族志研究，尤其是在中觀寺社區。
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