APLR Presents: Min Xiao-Fen & Julian Kytasty – Boundless<\/p>\n
Thursday, November 5th, 2026<\/p>\n
AyurPrana Listening Room – 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806<\/p>\n
Doors 6PM || Show 7PM<\/p>\n
Min Xiao-Fen & Julian Kytasty: Boundless<\/p>\n
\u201cBoundless, a groundbreaking collaboration between two visionary artists: Chinese pipa soloist and composer Min Xiao-Fen and Ukrainian bandurist and composer Julian Kytasty. Both classically trained and shaped by their work with avant-garde icon Derek Bailey, Min and Kytasty bridge centuries-old traditions with bold contemporary expression.<\/p>\n
Min\u2019s work, \u201cXi Xi, Cuo Cuo (Wash and Rub),\u201d draws inspiration from the overlooked history of Chinese immigrants in the Mississippi Delta. \u201cThey lived there for over a century,\u201d she explains. \u201cIn the segregated South, they ran grocery stores and laundries that served both Black and white communities. My music reflects how they quietly bridged a divided world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kytasty\u2019s \u201cTravel Music\u201d features a rare bandura with a remarkable past. \u201cIt was crafted by Iosyp Shizhny, a pioneering performer who fled the USSR via Manchuria and settled in Shanghai,\u201d Julian says. \u201cHe escaped China in 1948 and brought the instrument to Buenos Aires. I discovered it in 1987, brought it to New York – and it\u2019s still going strong. I can\u2019t wait to play it with Min.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Min, the performance also echoes a poignant memory: performing in Kyiv in 1988 as part of a Chinese cultural exchange. \u201cThrough this music, we continue that spirit of connection\u2014and send a prayer for peace in Ukraine and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boundless is more than a title – it\u2019s a journey across time, borders, and imagination. Don\u2019t miss this unforgettable evening of fearless collaboration and transcendent sound.<\/p>\n
All-ages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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