艺术总监／吹管演奏家简介：

郭雅志，1966年生于山西。他是唢吶及多种管乐器的演奏家，活跃于国际舞台上，有「唢吶第一吹」的美称。

1990年毕业于中央音乐学院，后留校任教。1999年任香港中乐团唢吶首席，并任教于香港演艺学院，为香港唢吶协会首任会长。2012年，赴美国波士顿伯克利音乐学院深造爵士乐，2015年获艺术家文凭，2016年率领伯克利学院的即兴乐队 Planet Micro Jam Institute 出访中国，致力于中美文化交流。

郭氏发明唢吶「活芯」 获文化部颁发「科技进步二等奖」，令传统唢吶在转换所有调式及临时变化音的演奏上有了重大突破。 1998年郭氏在美国纽约卡内基大厅历史性地荣获 Pro Musicis 国际大奖，美国《侨报》形容「为中国民族管乐走向世界迈出了重要的一步」。同年7月获选中国最杰出的音乐家之一，并在欢迎美国总统克林顿首次访华之音乐会上演出，倍受称赞。 2013年，郭氏荣获「香港年度 2012 最佳艺术家奖（音乐）」及美国孔子学院颁发的「中国文化传播贡献奖」。 2016 年，他获美国麻省州长及波士顿市长颁发感谢状，以表扬他对本地文化艺术的大力支持。

多年来，郭氏以独奏家身份经常与世界众多国家、地区管弦乐团及民乐团合作；首演了《唤风》《痕迹之四》《大漠长河》等许多现代风格唢吶协奏曲。出版有《江河水》《郭雅志的吹管世界》《听鸟》等十多张个人专辑。 CCTV曾专题报导: 香江人物郭雅志“唢吶也时尚”。 2016年，香港电台穿越中美两地，为他制作了专访纪录片《大师》。日内瓦论坛评论：“他是舞台上的焦点，令人印象深刻”更被波士顿电台称为「中国的刘易斯.阿姆斯特朗」。

About the Art Director and Wind Instrumentalist:

Yazhi Guo was born in 1966 in Shanxi. He is an artist of the suona and various other wind instruments, is active in concert performances around the world, and is known in China as the “greatest suona player”.

In 1990, Mr. Guo graduated from the China Central Conservatory of Music, where afterwards he stayed to take on lecturing duties. In 1999 he was appointed as Head Suona of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, during which time he also taught at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and acted as the first Director of the Hong Kong Suona Association. In 2012, he relocated to Boston, where he studied jazz at Berklee College of Music. After completing his degree in 2015, the following year he led Planet Micro Jam Institute, an improvisational band from Berklee, as they engaged in cross-cultural exchange between the United States and China.

The “moving reed” component of the suona, invented by Mr. Guo, received the Second-Tier Scientific Progress Award from the Chinese Ministry of Culture, and allowed the traditional suona to undergo a significant breakthrough in its abilities to alter modes and change sounds at any time during live performances. In 1998 Mr. Guo received the internationally renowned Pro Musicis award from Carnegie Hall, a remarkable achievement in Chinese music circles, and was described by The China Press as having, “made an important step in bringing Chinese folk wind music to the world”. In July of the same year he was recognized as one of the top musicians in China, and gave a performance at the gala held for President Clinton’s first visit to China, which was very well received. In 2013, Mr. Guo received the 2012 Hong Kong Annual Most Outstanding Artist Award (Music), and USA Confucius Institute’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Chinese Culture. In 2016, he was offered a certificate of thanks by the State of Massachusetts and City of Boston, to commend him for his great support of arts and culture there.

Over the years, Mr. Guo has collaborated as a soloist with orchestras and folk ensembles from around the world. He has premiered many modern-style suona concertos, such as Summoning the Wind, Vestiges, and Desert River, and has released more than 10 solo albums, including River Waters, The Wind World of Yazhi Guo, and The Song of Birds. CCTV has featured Mr. Guo in a special report, commenting that he has “made the suona stylish”. In 2016, Radio Television Hong Kong traveled between China and the US to produce a special documentary on Mr. Guo, called Master. Critics in Geneva have said that, “He is the focus of the stage, leaving audiences with a deep and lasting impression”, and has been hailed by Boston Radio as “China’s Louis Armstrong”.