Wu Fei's Music Daily

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #368 — The sneeze 一粒沙. This piece was created yesterday on two track guzheng featuring a sneeze. I also wrote a poem for this piece. Calligraphy by me below. It is read from top to bottom, right to left, which is the traditional way of writing Chinese poems. 一粒沙 , 两震弦。三番索, 万籁聚。 One grain of s...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #367 — Climbing 攀. I want to send a big thank you note to you all for encouraging me with this daily creation project, especially the patrons who have been supporting me from the when I launched the project on May 3, 2020, as well as the patrons who discovered me only a few weeks ago. Among you, there are bo...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #363 — Lake Erie 伊利湖. This piece was created and recorded yesterday on two track vocal and guzheng, performed by me. After a week long road trip to New York State with my family, we are happy to be home in Nashville again. During this trip, I got to see many parts of the U.S. that I had not previously visi...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #362 — Buddha sprinting 疾走佛陀. This solo improvisation was recorded five days ago on guzheng. I am on my way back to Nashville, TN from New York State. We all miss home! Wishing you all a restful and fun July 4th weekend! Wu Fei 吴非 Wufeimusic.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #358 — Channeling 通灵竹. This solo improvisation was recorded yesterday on guzheng and vocal performed by me. Three years ago, my husband planted these bamboos near our home (see photo below). This summer, for the first time we see new bamboo shoots coming out. They are growing incredibly fast. Within a few...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #357 — Busy bugs 栩栩然蝶. This piece was composed and recorded yesterday on 3 track, half muted guzheng, performed by me. There are so many living creatures around my home right now, especially bugs. This butterfly was enjoying the sun when I happened to be walking by. It reminded me of Zhuangzi , my favorit...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #353 — The orchid of Sicily 西西里的兰花花 I have been wanting to share this recording with you for a long time. It was from a festival I played in Penice, Italy in 2006 with a group of friends. This recording was actually from our sound check and has never been released. The piece is a mixture of a folk song...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #352 — Sleepy pink 合欢. This piece was created and recorded yesterday. There is a pink mimosa tree in my backyard. Yesterday morning, I noticed that there was a few pink dots on the crown of the tree. By early afternoon, the entire tree was covered by blossoms, like in the photo below. I was amazed by this p...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #348 — Summer sextuplet 夏日六炎. This piece was created yesterday on solo guzheng. The composition is based on a 6-tone plucking pattern. In music term, 6-tone in one beat is called a sextuplet 六连音. Hope this track will bring you a moment of cool breathe in the hot summer if you are in the northern hemisp...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #347 — Steamboat étude 蒸汽船. This improvisation was recorded yesterday on partially muted guzheng. PLaying guzheng études is a must for my daily practice before I start working on larger compositions. It often unlocks my brain and muscles. I am also excited to share with you that I will play a live solo con...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #343 — The brilliant hibiscus 涉江采芙蓉. This piece was created and recorded yesterday. I recorded the guzheng track first, then I improvised the singing over the guzheng track. The lyrics are from a poem from the East Han Dynasty (207 BC - 220 CE): 涉江采芙蓉 (“Crossing the river to pick hibiscus”). I found...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #342 — You can go from A to C like this 如此转调. This piece was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me on piano. Yesterday morning, I read a Tweet from a music professor “Dear music theory masterminds: What’s the classiest way to get from A major to C major?” Having no time to send in my suggestion...

Happy Tuesday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #339 — Silent white 剪秋罗. This solo guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday —the Memorial Day in the U.S.. Today, June 1st is known as the International Children’s Day in China. I am sure there are many different holidays around the world that are on the same day. Hope this white campion (photo below)...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #338 — Queen bee piping 蜂王祭. This guzheng etude was created and recorded yesterday. Queen bee piping is the noise that a queen bee makes during swarming, but also when she is being asphyxiated by worker bees if she’s is found by strange swarm, or has reached the age that she no longer produces eggs. I lear...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #334 — Read me 吾家书. I created and recorded this piece on guzheng + vocal piece yesterday, performed by me. Sunsets are often spectacular in the summer in Nashville. I was reading when a glimpse of warm light shone through the window that I sat in front. The house was becoming brighter and yellower by the m...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #333 — Flash of yellow 黄金闪. This composition was created and recorded yesterday on piano and a hand drum, performed by me. The inspiration came from the patterns of a big butterfly that I encountered on my morning hike. It’s a female eastern tiger swallowtail (see photo below). What an incredibly beautiful...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #329 episode — Lava bubble 火球. This composition was created and recorded on multitrack guzheng. I used a metal guitar slide to create a constant microtonal rhythmic pattern on different pitches except the melodic track. It was a fun experiment. As I was trying this new sound, I was instantly reminded of my favo...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for your generous support to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #328 episode — Imagine being a bee 念周叙. I recorded this piece on guzheng yesterday. It is a dedicated to a childhood friend of mine from China. Her name was Zhou Xu 周叙. I called her Xuxu 叙叙. We grew up together for six years from the High School of China Conservatory of Music to the college of th...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #323 episode  — Five lines 小五条儿. This all-vocal piece was created and recorded yesterday. I witnessed this five-lined skink (photo below) catching a moth right before I went into the studio for my daily creation. This piece is my memory of this interesting thirty seconds. Wish you all an eventful weekend! Wu...

Hi everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #319 episode — Dumpling ensemble 饺子宴. This piece was created and recorded two days ago on multitrack guzheng. The melodic element is from Peking opera which was the traditional music culture that I grew up in. Like the dumplings, wherever I go in the world, they bring happiness and joy to me and my family. Hope this pie...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #318 episode — The Pirate and the Okra Boat 秋葵海盗. This composition of mine was written for solo double bass, commissioned by Intersection Ensemble . Double bassist Tiffany Freeman premiered this piece online on April 29, 2021. The video was filmed by Continuous Motion Productions at Zeitgeist Gallery . Tiffan...

Hi everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #316 episode — Melting into the soil.   This track is a solo guzheng improvisation recorded yesterday. Meanwhile, I would like to share a new work premiere with you all that I’ve been excited about! My new composition “The Pirate and the Okra Boat 秋葵海盗” , written for solo double bass, commissioned by Intersection Ensem...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #314 episode — Acoustic larvae. This composition was created ands recorded yesterday on multitrack guzheng and muted guzheng. I encountered an eastern newt yesterday. It was carrying a yellow spider while crossing a puddle (photo below). Wikipedia says “Although eastern newts are widespread throughout North Ameri...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #313 episode — Conquerer of venom. This solo guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday inspired by an Eastern Kingsnake (photo below) I encountered recently during a hike in Nashville. It was having a relaxing afternoon sun bathing when I walked by it. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency’s webs...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #309 episode — Gen Alpha. I composed this a cappella piece yesterday, recorded on multitrack vocals sung by me. Hope this piece starts your week with a fun beat! To friends in Nashivlle, I am giving a solo performance at the Nashville Earth Day Festival on April 24, Saturday. It will take place in Centennial Park...