Su Tongmou
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he studied nanyin with his father, Su Zongjia, and at the age of sixteen he joined the Jinjiang Puppet Troupe, where he continued his training under Chen Tianbao.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1939 in Jinjiang, Fujian. He has committed a large body of nanyin zhi and pu notation and vocal repertoire to memory and maintains a high level of performance. He has a considerable understanding of nanyin's gunmen (modal categories), qupai (tune titles) and zixi (branch traditions), and is especially skilled in dongxiao (vertical bamboo flute) playing and in the art of vocal delivery, embodying the antique elegance and emotional charm of nanyin. He has led the ensemble on visits to the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries many times, and has edited and published such works as Selected Xanguan Guozhi Suite Melodies, The Complete Xanguan Zhi and Pu, Selected Xanguan Guozhi Ancient Melodies and Selected Xanguan Ancient Melodies (8 volumes).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Nanyin, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; he serves as executive vice-chairman of the Quanzhou Nanyin Association and chairman of the Jinjiang Nanyin Association.
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