Percussion Perspectives ep.12: Aiyun Huang

In this Episode Henrik talks with percussionist and performer Aiyun Huang. Aiyun enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher, and producer, and is also the Head of the Percussion Program at the University of Toronto.An expert in Percussion Theatre, her work on the subject has been published in Cambridge Companion to Percussion (2016) and Save Percussion Theater (Mode 242). Aiyun is committed to creating a vibrant new music community for the next generation, and is artistic director of the soundSCAPE festival in Italy. 

We talk about subjects as her background, theatrical percussion, memory in motion, transplanted roots symposium, and sustainability – both concerning the new works written for smaller setups and the way we travel as artists. 

Music included: 

Vivian Fung: The Ice is Talking

Iannis Xenakis: Persephassa (binaural recording)

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