The Jingwei Bird: "Music & Poetry" at The Main Library (SF)
Briefly

The Jingwei Bird program features multi-disciplinary performances that blend newly composed music by Asian-American composers with bilingual poetry. This collaboration, featuring the Del Sol Quartet and Genny Lim, focuses on climate change and enhances understanding of human relationships to the planet through storytelling and mythology. Del Sol Quartet's philosophy embraces music in diverse environments. Genny Lim, the first Chinese American Poet Laureate of San Francisco, brings her rich background and award-winning writing to the initiative, underscoring local heritage and artistic expression.
The Jingwei Bird explores the complexity of climate change and our relationship to the planet through multi-disciplinary performances with Del Sol Quartet and San Francisco poet laureate Genny Lim.
Del Sol Quartet believes that music can and should happen anywhere, bringing innovative performances to diverse locations and audiences.
Genny Lim, San Francisco's 9th Poet Laureate, is the first Chinese American appointed to the city's laureate position, with a strong local heritage and an extensive publication record.
The program uses newly composed music by Asian-American composers and bilingual poetry to deepen understanding and awareness of environmental issues.
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