Wu Fei, a classically trained composer, singer, and master of the guzheng, the 21-string Chinese zither, will perform in Ingram Hall on Sunday, February 15. The program, the latest in the Blair School’s Music Unbound Artist Residency Series, is free to attend with tickets required.
Wu Fei’s solo guzheng/vocal suite, “Moon Hunter,” draws on the singing form of ancient Chinese poetry. Her original work and improvisations will be weaved together with traditional guzheng repertoire, classic folk songs, and Chinese opera, taking inspiration and influence from the old to create the new. All the pieces will be accompanied by brief educational descriptions by Wu Fei, that encompass the history of the guzheng beginning more than 2,500 years ago.
“We are so excited to welcome Wu Fei to the Blair School of Music this spring as artist-in-residence for our Tennessee Arts Commission funded project Music Unbound,” said Blair musicology professor Isidora Miranda, a recipient of the Arts Commission grant, along with faculty colleague Robbie Fry. “She is such an incredible and generous artist, and her work strongly reflects the goals of our project: To bring together artists of different traditions and to celebrate the joy of being in community with each other.”
Wu Fei has performed around the world at venues including the Forbidden City, New York’s MoMA, Paris’ Quai Branly Museum, the North Sea Jazz Festival, Vossa Jazz, the Europalia Festival, and the Big Ears Festival in Tennessee.
The Ingram Hall lobby will open at 2:00 p.m. for a Lunar New Year celebration with cultural exhibits and activity booths, including Chinese Drumming by the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, followed by Wu Fei’s performance at 3:00 p.m.
This concert is part of the Music Unbound Artist Residency at the Blair School of Music and is generously supported by the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Curb Center, and the Peter & Lois Fyfe Fund.
Moon Hunter: Wu Fei
Sunday, February 15, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt Blair School of Music
Reserve Tickets
2400 Blakemore Ave., Nashville
– Free parking in the Vanderbilt West Garage on Children’s Way.