Stephanie Chou - Silent Films in Sound: The Curse of Quon Gwon and The Tong Man
Commissioned by the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Stephanie Chou presents original scores to two classic AAPI silent films.
The Curse of Quon Gwon (Dir. Marion E. Wong, 1916, 33min.) is a pioneering, partially lost silent film, and the earliest known Chinese-American feature film. It's one of the first films directed by a woman in the United States.The members of a Chinese family living in the US have a curse put upon them for becoming too "westernized".
The Tong Man (Dir. William Worthington, 1919, 46min.) is a crime thriller starring Sessue Hayakwa, the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man in Hollywood. An opium smuggler is marked for murder in this story of the Chinese Mafia.
Stephanie Chou is a composer/saxophonist/singer who seamlessly blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop to create a bracingly original sound. She and her band will bring a unique cross-cultural expression and artistic vision to the stage for an evening treat for cinephiles and music aficionados alike. These vibrant scores pair music and movies in both traditional and innovative ways.
Enjoy two of the earliest AAPI films with new live scores - and be ready for daring sound and vision collisions! Don't miss this one-night-only movie-music matchup!
Stephanie Chou - voice, alto saxophone, compositions
Andy Lin - erhu, viola, violin
Hyuna Park - piano
Matt Aronoff - bass
Ronen Itzik - drums, percussion
Stephanie Chou (周紹慈) 是一位居住在紐約市的華裔美國作曲家、薩克斯風手、歌手和樂 隊領袖。她將東方中華音樂影響與西方爵士和流行音樂相結合，創造出獨特而充滿活力的 音樂世界。周紹慈曾在Carnegie Hall、Lincoln Center、Alice Tully Hall、B.B. King's、Joe's Pub、Miller Theater以及遍佈美國、加拿大和亞洲的音樂節上演出。她的音樂立即創造出跨 文化的聯繫。 她的五重奏將薩克斯風和中文/英文歌唱與二胡、中提琴和爵士節奏組合在一起。她的首張 專輯《Prime Knot》邀請了Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra的小號手Marcus Printup參與。 她的芭蕾作品《C for G》由前American Ballet Theatre首席舞者Susan Jaffe委託並編舞。她 的第二張專輯《Asymptote》專注於對經典中華民歌的爵士重新演繹，並邀請了知名爵士音 樂家Kenny Wollesen和John Escreet，以及二胡演奏家Andy Lin參與。 周紹慈相信音樂具有創造社會變革的力量。《Comfort Girl》是她的一個90分鐘的歌曲循環， 探討了在二戰期間被綁架為性奴隸的亞洲“慰安婦”的生活。這不僅是東西方音樂傳統的開 創性融合，也引發了對這一曾經禁忌的話題的公眾對話，對當今女性仍有深遠影響。《 DownBeat》稱其為“一部令人驚嘆的作品...照亮了歷史上的一個黑暗篇章”。《Comfort Girl》 由American Composers Forum委託，並在Joe's Pub首演。錄音室專輯將於2024年發行， 並已由American Opera Project計劃委託為歌劇。 她曾獲得Jerome Foundation、American Composers Forum、Lower Manhattan Cultural Council、OPERA America、New York State Council on the Arts、MAP Fund、Chamber Music America、New Music USA等機構的獎助和委託。 作為教育者，Stephanie舉辦了許多關於文化與音樂融合的研討會/大師班。Stephanie擁有 Columbia University數學學士學位，並在City College of New York完成了音樂作曲研究生 課程。 http://www.stephaniechoumusic.com/ “紐約最具社會相關性和雄心勃勃的爵士人才之一” “一部強大而慘烈的新組曲...一部夢幻般的歌曲循環” - New York Music Daily
Photo credit: Emra Islek
Venue Joe's Pub
Runtime 100 minutes
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6PM
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Login"A stunning work that not only shines light on a dark chapter of history but also feels inspirational for contemporary listeners."
"A seamless blend of styles... creative and mesmerizing throughout, as it traverses sounds both old and new....Chou's performance never wavers, and is a delight throughout."
"One of New York's most sociallv relevant and ambitious jazz talents."
"A singular equation fashioned out of an idiosyncratic array of influences...A beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms."