ZENHARP

Harp is originated in ancient Assyria.
Harp appears in mythology and the Bible.
Since ancient times, they say its tone has been
not only loved as music but was also treasured as a "healing".

Over time, it is played in hospitals and many other places now,
for the purpose of healing as it has been scientifically proofed its efficiency.
ZENHARP®︎ puts emphasis on impromptu performance of Harp.
Floating in a moment to surrender to harp sound as if you were in nature.
If there is an emotion that suddenly rises within you or a scene that comes to your eyes,
You look at them quietly...
Or maybe you are unconsciously drawn into a deep sleep.
When we are released from tension and stress and our mind and body are relaxed,
it is said that our innate healing power and autonomic nervous system is reactivated,
and our physical condition will improve.
The important thing is peace of mind and relaxation.
For those who wish for a richer and healthier life, we aimed to contribute to provide you freedom from your busy daily life
and make you feel at home with your true self.

Sai Ailing

ZENHARP　Chairperson

Born inTokyo, Japan, as a third generation of overseas Chinese Taiwanese descent.
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. Completed the Short- term course of the
Tokyo University of the Arts.
She grew up in multinational and mixed culture family background, her paternal grandfather was a Taiwanese musician and maternal grandfather was a Japanese monk.

She has studied Western classic music from an early age, while she has been living a life deeply rooted in Buddhist wisdom and Eastern thoughts.
When she first played the harp, she was excited by the inspiration of "Everything is in this note" and then she switched from piano player to harpist.

Since then, while she has horned her harp skills, she has stripped away all her compulsory bindings through twists and turns of the career and
became a harp player who plays what touches her heart as true as possible.
What you find there is a prayer in the sound.
The tone in the harp acts like a prayer,　
crosses the borders vibrantly dancing like elusive light or water.

While studying at a music college, she began working in the contemporary music world as an harp soloist not only in Japan, but also in the United States, Sweden, China, Korea, and Taiwan.
In 2004, she contributed music performance to MIT's Computer Music Journal.
In 2007 she released a CD titled as "Hana Ichirin: A single flower " (from King Record Inc.)
Since then, she has actively collaborated not only with the classic musicians but also with the artists in different industries.: theatrical stage performance, public reading, Rakugo :Japanese comical story- telling show and fashion show etc,.
Up to now,ｓhe has been participated in recordings and live performances of many Pop music artists for more than 20 years.
Some of the artists she has collaborated in recording and live concerts were Van Dike Parks, Haruomi Hosono, UA, Yang Ban Ean, Chen Min, Monday Michiru,(honorific titles omitted).

Her creative composition pieces have been featured in Taiwanese documentary film based on their country’s founding history as well as the Japanese BS TV program etc.

In addition to her harp performance activities as an artist, she has been conducting sound meditation events and healing sessions with harp improvisation for the past 10 years.
In 2021, she released a CD titled as "The Water Meditation", a collection of improvisational harp music inspired by the Eastern world view of the Five Elements theory.
Currently, she leads ZENHARP︎® which offers harp playing courses and healing sessions featuring her original improvisational performance based on her empirical knowledge gained from various activities in the music scene along with her back born belief from her young ages.