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Xiao-Nan's Chromatic Bamboo Flute

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Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Introduction	A Chinese flute master, Xiao-Nan Wang was born in Beijing in 1949 and begun his study at age 11. He was an instructor at the Department of Music at the Inner Mongolia Norma College. He has over 20 original flute compositions to his credit. Since immigrating to Canada in 1995, Xiao-Nan has re-established his career. In 2003, he joined the movie production 'The Saddest Music in the World", by Guy Maddin, in which he played a talented musician. In March 2004, he performed in a concert sponsored by CBC Radio and the Folk Art Council of Canada. In 2005, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra commissioned local composer Jim Hiscott to write a concerto for Xiao-Nan, “North Wind” was premiered by in the 2006 Winnipeg New Music Festival. In spring of 2007, Xiao-Nan returned to China to complete the modification of the Chinese Bamboo Flute. He called this new instrument the “Chromatic Flute”. Xiao-Nan's artistic vision is to explore new musical ideas and create new music for his instrument. He wishes to combine the old and the new, fuse the East and the West, and raise bamboo flute playing technique to new heights. His first album "Chromatic Flute Selections Vol.1" debuted December 2008.

Location

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Introduction

A Chinese flute master, Xiao-Nan Wang was born in Beijing in 1949 and begun his study at age 11. He was an instructor at the Department of Music at the Inner Mongolia Norma College. He has over 20 original flute compositions to his credit. Since immigrating to Canada in 1995, Xiao-Nan has re-established his career. In 2003, he joined the movie production 'The Saddest Music in the World", by Guy Maddin, in which he played a talented musician. In March 2004, he performed in a concert sponsored by CBC Radio and the Folk Art Council of Canada. In 2005, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra commissioned local composer Jim Hiscott to write a concerto for Xiao-Nan, “North Wind” was premiered by in the 2006 Winnipeg New Music Festival. In spring of 2007, Xiao-Nan returned to China to complete the modification of the Chinese Bamboo Flute. He called this new instrument the “Chromatic Flute”. Xiao-Nan's artistic vision is to explore new musical ideas and create new music for his instrument. He wishes to combine the old and the new, fuse the East and the West, and raise bamboo flute playing technique to new heights. His first album "Chromatic Flute Selections Vol.1" debuted December 2008.