Heartland 心田, 庇詩華夏樂團 BC Chinese Music Ensemble

Heartland, composed by Mark Armanini
《心田》，馬克．亞曼尼尼作曲

”Heartland“ is a petit 3 movement suite composed for the Orchid Ensemble, here it is arranged for Zheng ensemble (2016). The 3 part zheng sound, with melody and harmony intertwining within a rich texture of chordal, melodic, percussive and sonic references, is a satisfying aural experience.

Movement 1, 'Meditation' stillness with a contrasting tutti at the beginning and returning to stillness at the end of the movement. A chant-like figure in the central section plays an impassioned rubato style reflecting the inner yearnings of meditative thought.

Movement 2, 'Gentle Wind', a peaceful and moving wordless song, is set in a lilting rhythmic pulse recalling a folk style. The gentle rolling chords suggest a rippling grassland landscape with a sudden burst of wind at the centre of the work and returning with a repeat of the melody, gracefully winding to a close.

Movement 3, 'Streams of Light' vibrates with warmth and a multi-layered texture, one layer slow-moving, with a long cantabile melody floating over the top of, a simple but heartfelt arc that shimmers and shakes with the zheng's bending cantabile style bringing a mood of peaceful relaxation at the close.

《心田》 是為蘭韻樂團創作的小型三樂章組曲，本次錄音版本是為 古箏三重奏 (2016) 改編而成。三個聲部的箏音，旋律與和聲交織在豐富的和弦、旋律、節奏和聲波中，組成一種令人陶醉的聽覺體驗。
第一樂章《冥想》，由寂靜中開始，著重對比的齊奏。於樂章結束時恢復起初的沉靜。中間如聖歌般的畫面感，表現出慷慨激昂的自由之意境，映射出冥想之中，對內在的向往。
第二樂章《輕風》，一首平靜而動人的無詞之歌。輕快的節奏律動，勾起那鄉村風格的回憶。輕柔滾動的和弦繪製成一片漣漪的草原風景。在樂曲中間突然一陣風起，伴隨著旋律的重複回歸，於優雅中結束。
第三樂章《流光》，以溫暖的震動與多層次的聲響交織而成。其中一個聲部在上方飄蕩著悠長如歌的旋律緩慢移動，其旋律線條簡單而深情。隨著古箏閃爍搖曳的按音和滑音，樂曲在平靜放鬆的情緒之中畫上句點。

BC Chinese Music Ensemble (BCCME), "21 Strings Plus" Zheng Trio,
Zheng: Geling Jiang, Sarah Tan, Dailin Hsieh, at the Annex Theatre, Vancouver
華夏「21弦加」箏樂團，古箏: 江革玲、譚宇莎、謝岱霖，攝於Annex Theatre, 溫哥華

BCCME Presents The Breaking Fragile Barriers video concert

Producer: Bruce Bai
Project consultant: Mark Armanini
Executive Officer: Dr. Gloria Wong
Assistant Officer: Maggie Lu
Project Assistant: Dailin Hsieh

Video Produced by Blue House Productions LTD.
Filmed by Maggie Gao, Jeff Wang
Edited by Maggie Gao
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Jeff Wang

4K video with Binaural audio

Special thanks to Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, BC Arts Council and City of Vancouver for funding support for BCCME’s project!
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