Chen Shengli
Lineage & School of Heritage
He was born into a family of quyi performers: his grandfather Chen Mingtong and his father Chen Zhitang were both transmitters of the Chai branch of the Qiuzu Long school of Henan Zhuizi. At the age of eight he began learning the art from his father and elder brothers and became a disciple of Zhang Zhixue, mastering a large number of traditional qupai as well as the performance methods of different schools of Henan Zhuizi and the tuogang accompaniment technique used to support the vocal styles of several distinct schools.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in August 1968 in Puyang County, Henan Province. His composed works Zhui Si Jiao Yulu (Remembering Jiao Yulu) and Qiao Pai Wang Shi (Memories of the Qiao School) have won numerous national quyi awards. He has collected a body of rare Henan Zhuizi materials that were on the verge of being lost, and took part in compiling Henan Zhuizi: A Collection of Scores for Traditional Repertoire of the Northern Route. To date he has taken several dozen disciples.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Henan Zhuizi, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Works for which he served as principal accompanist or adviser have repeatedly won the China Quyi Peony Award, presented by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Quyi Artists Association.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Henan Zhuizi Ⅴ-20
- Henan Zhuizi Ⅴ-20
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