{"id":11114,"date":"2022-10-20T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=11114"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:55:58","slug":"emotional-and-transformative-review-of-the-chan-jack-duo-at-colyer-fergusson-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2022\/10\/20\/emotional-and-transformative-review-of-the-chan-jack-duo-at-colyer-fergusson-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional and transformative: review of the Chan-Jack Duo at Colyer-Fergusson Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

First-year\u00a0 Philosophy, Religion and Ethics student and musician, Sara Davies,<\/strong> reflects on the recent opportunity to work alongside the Chan-Jack Duo<\/strong> on their recent visit to perform in Colyer-Fergusson as part of our Lunchtime Concert series.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of watching the superbly talented Chan-Jack Duo play their EP\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Ai<\/strong>r<\/em> as part of the series of lunchtime concerts in Colyer-Fergusson Hall.<\/p>\n

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Laure Chan and William Jack performing in Colyer-Fergusson Hall as part of the Lunchtime Concert series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This included a 50 minute set of five songs that perfectly blended the east and the west whilst incorporating a multitude of genres from rock, pop, classical, Latin and many more.<\/p>\n

I was totally enthralled by the immense talent of both Laure Chan (on violin) and William Jack (on cello and guitar). Their music, a fusion of different cultures, was colourful, emotional and transformative.<\/p>\n

\"\"After the concert, I had the opportunity to participate in an improvisation workshop with the duo, where we created a fusion that revolved around the pentatonic scale. We explored the different ways in which our instruments could make non-melodic sounds, and I was able to use the body of my guitar to create amazing percussive lines alongside the other instruments.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of the workshop, I\u00a0 had the honour of performing one of my original songs to the duo which was amazing! The support and feedback from both of them was particularly help as well!!<\/p>\n

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Sara Davies in the workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All in all, I have to say the Chan-Jack Duo have definitely been my favourite concert here at the university and the opportunity to work alongside them is something I will remember forever.<\/p>\n

Sara Davies<\/strong><\/p>\n