Mei Han


Recognized internationally as one of the world's leading virtuosi and authorities on the zheng, Mei now resieds in Vancouver, Canada. She has formed a new duo with composer and multi-instrumentalist Randy Raine-Reusch, exploring unique combinations of instruments in a contemporary experimental aesthetic that parallels ancient Chinese musical traditions. Mei began palying the zheng at ten years of age, advancing rapidly to study with a number of the most famous zheng masters in China, including Zhang Yan and Cao Zheng (Tsao Chung). She holds two masters degrees in ethnomusicology, from the Musical Research Institute of the Chinese Arts Academy in Beijing (1995) and from the University of British Columbia (2000). Mei wrote the zheng entry for the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which is the premiere reference book in the world on music. She has also published more than ten articles and translations on Chinses instrumental and Minority music in prominent Chinese and Taiwanese music journals.

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