Henry Johnson | Chinese Music in New Zealand

About Henry Johnson

My primary field of research is the study of people making music. My research outputs mainly have a social focus, with much work crossing other disciplinary fields (e.g., Asian Studies, Japanese Studies, Island Studies, Diaspora Studies, Performance Studies and Cultural Studies). The ethnographic component of my research methods includes original field research in diverse contexts, including Japan, small island cultures (e.g., Japanese small islands, and the Channel Islands), and New Zealand.

Visiting Switzers Waikaia Museum

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Henry Johnson

https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/4201/switzers-museum-waikaia-inc

Photo source: https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/4201/switzers-museum-waikaia-inc

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Pipa and kayagum

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Henry Johnson

Hua Huijuan (pipa – left of photo) and Cho Hyunah (kayagum) perform “Jasmine Flower” (China) and “Arirang” (Korea) in a lunchtime concert at Marama Hall, University of Otago, 9 August 2017. Photo by Henry Johnson.

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Sophia Ronglei Liu (guzheng)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Henry Johnson

Here is a snippet of music from Sophia Ronglei Liu (on the guzheng) playing ‘Xue Shan Chun Xiao’ (Spring of Snow Mountain). Video courtesy of Angela McCarthy, https://twitter.com/OtagoMigrations/status/1173342637090148352

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Wang Weicheng (hulusi)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Henry Johnson

Here is a snippet of Wang Weicheng (on the hulusi) playing ‘Xue Lian Hua Kai’ (Snow Lotus Blossom). Video courtesy of Angela McCarthy, https://twitter.com/OtagoMigrations/status/1173342637090148352

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Toitu presentation

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Henry Johnson

https://twitter.com/OtagoMigrations/status/1173342637090148352

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Moon Festival

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Henry Johnson

Lion Dance performed by members of the Otago-Southland Chinese Association at the Chinese Moon Festival, Dunedin Chinese Garden, 15 September 2019. Photo by Henry Johnson, 15 September 2019.

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Toitu presnetation

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Henry Johnson

Toitu presentation. Source: Otago Daily Times, 14 September, p. 40.

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Molly Liu playing guzheng

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Henry Johnson

Molly Liu playing guzheng with backing track at the University of Otago Language Centre & Foundation Year Food Festival 2019. Instrument belonging to University of Otago. Photograph by Henry Johnson, 13 September 2019.

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