Happy new year of the horse! 马年吉祥！

It’s taken a village to make my new year concert happen on February 15th. It was a full house! I want to thank:

Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music:

* Professors : Isi Miranda, Robbie Fry, Nathan Cheung, Ryan Middagh

Guest artists:

* Reza Filsoofi, Larissa Maestro, Heather Moulder, Erik Shapnack,

Nate Spratford, Miles Buchmann, Lucas Giordano

Community partners:

* The Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville

* API Middle Tennessee

My family and all the friends and audience 🙏 I felt like I was at my wedding surrounded by love ❤️

Today’s 4-track prepared guzheng piece was inspired by the dumplings made by my parents last night. It is a tradition for us to eat homemade dumplings on the first day of the new year! Wish you all a peaceful, healthy and prosperous new year!

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, evening,

I am floored by the letterpress design by Filipino American artist Heather Moulder. She made the concert poster for my upcoming concert this Sunday. Today’s four-track guzheng piece was inspired by her work (photo below). Her website is: https://www.lordymercy.com/

On Sunday, Heather will be onsite in the lobby of Ingram Hall to give out posters, and she’ll have about 80 incomplete copies for folks to try their hand at printing. I’m deeply moved by the tremendous support from my beloved Nashville artists and friends community. Can’t wait to celebrate them this weekend!

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Wu Fei Moon Hunter - Lunar New Year Concert

Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, Ingram Hall

• 2pm – Lobby opens for a Lunar New Year celebration with cultural exhibits and activity booths, and Chinese drumming by the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville.

• 3pm – Concert begins

Guest artists:

• Larissa Maestro (cello)

• Reza Filsoofi (Persian setar & daf drum)

• Nate Spratford (saxophone)

• Lucas Giordano (double bass)

• Miles Buchmann (drums)

• Dr. Nathan Cheung (piano)

• Erik Sharpnack (film visuals)

• Heather Moulder (graphic design)

Tickets are going fast. Reserve yours to secure seats: https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/2026/02/10/music

2400 Blakemore Ave., Nashville

– Free parking in the Vanderbilt West Garage on Children’s Way.

This concert is presented by the Blair School of Music Unbound Artist Residency and supported by the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Curb Center, and the Peter & Lois Fyfe Fund.

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

I had a rehearsal with talented friends Reza Filsoofi (Persian setar) & Larissa Maestro (cello) both Nashville based.

Little Tree is composed by me. It’s my first time to do this trio version. I’m so excited! So many trees fell and broke down during the recent ice storm in Nashville. It feels like so many of our beloved friends are forever gone…Join us in the concert if you are in town. I’m so grateful for having these beautiful musicians playing with me. Date/time: February 15th, 3pm

Venue: Ingram Hall Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music

Address: 2400 Blakemore Ave, Nashville, TN 37212Admission is free, thanks to support from the Tennessee Arts Commission.The Ingram Hall lobby will open at 2:00 p.m. for a Lunar New Year celebration featuring cultural exhibits and activity booths—including Chinese Drumming by the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville.Concert info + reserve ticket link:https://events.vanderbilt.edu/event/93478-guest-artist-moon-hunter-wu-fei-guzheng

Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

Today, I finally resumed my daily practice and recording after the two-week disruption from Nashville’s ice storm. This solo guzheng piece is inspired by two pictures of the same pair of pine trees in my front yard—one taken during the storm, the trees broken and shrouded in ice and snow, and another from today, sunny and restored to normal. The air is full of the fragrance of the broken pine branches. In playing, I felt a deep appreciation for being home again, and for the quiet reminder of how insignificant we humans are compared to nature. It amazes me how tough those pines are, still standing there solidly, growing again beneath the same sun.

If you are in Nashville or have friends in Nashville, I am playing a concert to celebrate the Lunisolar New Year of the Fire Horse this Sunday, February 15 at 3pm, Ingram Hall in Vanderbilt University.

Concert and tickets info is available here . After the ice storm, we all need some fire horse energy!

Wu Fei 吴非

Wufeimusic.com

Friends in Nashville,

My concert Moon Hunter will be held at Ingram Hall at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music on Sunday, February 15th, at 3 p.m.

Admission is free, thanks to support from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

The Ingram Hall lobby will open at 2:00 p.m. for a Lunar New Year celebration featuring cultural exhibits and activity booths—including Chinese Drumming by the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville.

This concert is part of Blair’s Music Unbound Artist Residency and celebrates the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse. I’ll present traditional Chinese music ranging from instrumental works and folk operas to my original compositions. In the second half, local artists will join me on stage for collaborations featuring Persian setar and drum, cello, Blair Jazz performers, and visual components to create a cinematic effect on several songs.

Concert info and the ticket link are here:

https://events.vanderbilt.edu/event/93478-guest-artist-moon-hunter-wu-fei-guzheng

Hope to see you there!

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

Today, I had a wonderful meeting with a dear friend and musicologist, Professor Isidoira Miranda of Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, and the production team at Ingram Hall to prepare for my upcoming concert on February 15th.

I also got to watch the jazz students’ rehearsal led by Professor Ryan Middagh, the director of Jazz Studies at Blair. They will be joining me for a couple of songs. I can’t imagine a better way to welcome in the Lunar New Year—the Year of the Fire Horse, 2026—with my talented Nashville homies!

The concert info and ticket link is here.

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

I recorded this Chinese folk song today. It’s called “Thirty-mile Village” (三十里铺) from Shaanxi province—a well-known love song in China. I’ve known it since elementary school. My parents used to sing it a lot at home, and my father would change the lyrics to sound funny. We laughed so much whenever everyone sang together in our house. I’ve always thought the world would be a much nicer place if we all communicated through singing :) Imagine arguing through singing. That must be really funny!

In this recording, I stood my Guzheng up and sang into the sound hole in the back. You can hear the long harmonic reverb created by the vibration of my voice resonating through the wooden body (see photo below). If you have an acoustic instrument at home—a piano, guitar, cello, violin, or anything with soundholes or open strings—try singing into the holes or near the strings. You’ll hear harmonics of the pitches bouncing back. It’s very therapeutic for the brain to receive those sound waves.

Translation of the lyrics:

Mention my hometown, its name is knownMy home is in Suide, Thirty-Mile Village townFourth Sister loves her Third Brother dearHe is the one who holds my heart so nearThrough Thirty-Mile Village the broad road runsThe theater’s torn down, a new highway comesThird Brother is now just nineteen years oldOur days together have not yet grown coldThird Brother is now just nineteen years oldFourth Sister is only sixteen, I’m toldEveryone says we’re a match made aboveWhy leave me halfway, my dearest love?

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

I recorded this two-track piece for prepared guzheng today, thinking of my hike next to a frozen creek this morning. I tapped my fingers on the ice: some parts sounded like a deep drum, others like gongs. I can imagine playing this piece with other string players, percussionists, and electronic musicians at Colorado’s Red Rock Amphitheater under the Milky Way—for hours and hours.

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

I have returned to my quiet Nashville home from a whirlwind and productive trip to New York City, where I gave a showcase performance two days ago. My guzheng made me feel grounded even from the 25th floor up in the air during my stay in the heart of Times Square (photo below). I got to see old friends and made new friends during the APAP conference for the performing arts industry. I am very grateful to my management, Halac Artists, for making it happen.

Wu Fei 吴非

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Good morning, afternoon, and evening,

Today’s solo guzheng piece is a tribute to my first solfège and ear training teacher—Professor Sun Hong (孙虹). She passed away yesterday in Beijing at the age of 90.

When I was five, I began attending the weekend solfège and ear training program at the China Conservatory of Music. I was placed in Professor Sun’s class, where I remained for the next six years, throughout my entire elementary school education.

Professor Sun taught many prominent individuals who have since become influential professors, educators, composers and musicians in China and around the world. The last time I saw her was in a pavilion by the lake in Beihai Park - an imperial park in Beijing. We were both there to learn Kunqu opera (about 600 years old history) from a master who held singing gatherings in that beautiful setting. Even as a senior, Professor Sun was still seeking to deepen her knowledge, hoping to incorporate traditional music into modern pedagogy rooted in our own heritage and ways of listening, playing, and singing. Her lifelong dedication to improving music education inspired me deeply.

I am so grateful that such an extraordinary educator introduced me to the world of music. Though I was too young to remember the specific details of our lessons, I can only imagine the profound impact and foundation she built for me. To this day, I have kept all the text books that were from Prof. Sun’s class. They are in my music studio in Nashville, with her hand writings on them marking homework for me.

Wu Fei 吴非

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