Chen Qiesong
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he followed his maternal grandfather, Wang Changhai, to funeral rites, where he heard Heianchuan sung and was imperceptibly influenced by it. He had a strong interest in folk music and loved singing mountain songs, and by the age of twelve he was seeking out teachers in every direction to learn Heianchuan.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in February 1976 in the Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province. He is a singer-master of Heianchuan. In more than twenty years of practice he has accumulated rich experience, is thoroughly versed in the various instruments and singing techniques of funeral songs, and can sing more than a hundred passages; clear in his reasoning, crisp in enunciation and full of passion, he has formed a style of his own and exerts considerable influence in his locality and the surrounding areas, winning high praise from local people and visitors alike. He has searched throughout Shennongjia and its neighbouring areas, collected and arranged more than two hundred passages of Heianchuan, and has already trained more than ten singing artists.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Heianchuan, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He won the title of "Folk Song King" at the first "Folk Song King" Grand Prix of the Shennongjia Forestry District.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Heianchuan Ⅰ-115
- Heianchuan Ⅰ-115
Profile
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