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The
lure of hidden treasures and fabled cities has long inspired those
of us who fancy ourselves as globe trotters, as world explorers.
For Betty Anne Siu Junn Wong and the Phoenix Spring Ensemble, the
fabled oases towns in Xinjiang on Northwest China's Silk Road, embodies
such a dream. Xinjiang also known as Eastern Turkestan is home to
Turkic Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Mongols, Tajiks and recently, the Han Chinese.
For the Phoenix Spring Ensemble, the Silk Road is ‘a state
of mind’ rather than a locality. This is the conception leading
to the creation of the CD “In Xinjiang Time.” The title
refers to the way the Turko-Muslim population of Xinjiang sets its
clocks, two hours behind Beijing time.
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Begin
the ‘Long Journey’ with Parting at Yangguan Pass played
on the Chinese double-reed guanze; submit to the aromatic whispers
of indigenous flutes, as they meet on the Silk Road — Chinese
xiao, Japanese Shakuhachi, Australian didjeridu, American Indian
cedar flute, Iranian ney and Turkish ney. Brace yourselves for drums
joined in hot pursuit of the hunt; and finally embrace the music
of modern day travelers on saxophone, piano and Turkish instruments,
as they relish the art of conversation.
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