Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Sat, Apr 5 2025 7:30 PM

Campbell Recital Hall
541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

Composer and harpist Renée Qin presents her Multimedia Concert “Beneath the Waves, Beyond the Stars.” The program features original compositions blending acoustic and electronic soundscapes, showcasing the harp, violin, cello, piano, and percussion, with immersive audiovisual elements and interactive technologies.




PROGRAM

Where Memory Begins (2025)

Harp and Soundtrack
Renée Qin, harp


-- BENEATH THE WAVES --

Call from Afar (2024)

Electroacoustic Audiovisual Composition

Voice of the Planet (2023)

Renée Qin, monologue
Roger Xia, piano

Video Recording of the Premiere (2023) by Ensemble Kujoyama
Maki Ota, soprano
Kaori Wakabayashi, flute
Nozomi Ueda, clarinet
Mayuko Ishigami, violin
Shoko Fukutomi, cello
Yuri Morimoto, piano
Asuka Hatanaka, percussion
Yoshiaki Onishi, conductor

Touching Water (2025)

Electroacoustic Performance
Renée Qin, water instrument
Andrew Chen, marimba
Roger Xia, piano
Howard Qin, conductor
Frank Zhao, media & sound

-- BEYOND THE STARS --

Celestial Sparks (2024)

Live Improvisatory Audiovisual Performance
Renée Qin, harp

Blue Hour (2025)

Prepared Harp and Soundtrack
Renée Qin, harp

At the Edge of Time (2025)

Live Audiovisual Performance
Roger Xia, violin
Jessica Lee, cello
Renée Qin, harp
Andrew Chen, percussion
Howard Qin, conductor