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Bent Notes

21 Oct 2023

Crossing the Cultural Musical boundaries

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

Crossing the Cultural Musical boundaries

Australian composer and pianist Paul Grabowksy AO and Chinese-Australian composer, performer and pioneer of modern guzheng music Mindy Meng Wang chatted about the empathy, cultural awareness and conversation necessary to create new music crossing boundaries between different muscial cultures.

Mindy plays the Guzheng – a chinese instrument similar in look and sound to a Zither, and has collaborated throughout her career with musicians from different cultures.

Hear the conversation in this podcast from JOY 94.9

Mindy Meng Wang and Paul Grabowsky are performing together at Chapel off Chapel on Saturday October 21, 2023 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Paul Grabowksy AO and Monday Meng Wang were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023
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