“Some of the most intriguing music composed in the United States during the last two decades has come from Chinese composers…. Music From China, an ensemble devoted to both traditional and contemporary works by Chinese composers, plays Mr. Zhou’s music with a fluid virtuosity.”
— Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
“The day may not be far off when instrumental combinations such as those heard on this remarkable CD [Antiphony, PRISM Quartet, Music From China] don’t strike many listeners as terribly unusual. When that time comes, this CD in general and Zhou Long’s piece in particular may be held up as pioneering achievements of the highest order.”
— James Keller, Chamber Music Magazine, May/June 2010
Music From China Commissioned Works
CHEN YI: Three Dances from China South (2014)
Erhu, pipa, dizi, zheng
ERIC MOE: A Panoramic Guide to Glacier Travel (2014)
Erhu, pipa, zheng, cello, percussion
HUANG RUO: The Murmuring Path (2014)
Erhu, pipa, dizi, cello
WANG GUOWEI: Leaving Home (2014)
Erhu, piccolo, cello
SCOTT STEELE: The Avoidance of a Word (2013)
Erhu, cello, percussion
KERWIN YOUNG: Fantasy of a Lonely Man (2013)
Erhu & pipa
WANG AMAO: The Feeble Breeze, The Sullen Spring (2013)
Zhonghu, bass clarinet, percussion
MICHAEL MILLER: Arapaima (2013)
Zhounghu & bass clarinet
ZHOU JING: Melancolique (2013)
Zheng & cello
LI XINYAN: Legend of the White Snake (2013)
Erhu, pipa, flute, percussion
FANG MAN: Dream of a Hundred Flowers (2012)
Erhu, sheng, pipa, yangqin & saxophone quartet
LEUNG KEI-CHUEK: Contradicting Unison (2012)
Clarinet, cello, erhu, zheng, video and electronics
DEREK BERMEL: Dragon Blue (2012)
Clarinet, violin, cello, piano, erhu, pipa and zheng
DU YUN: The Hidden Face (2012)
Clarinet, violin, cello, erhu, pipa and zheng
SAMSON YOUNG: The Third Pixel (2012)
Clarinet, violin, cello, piano, pipa, video and electronics
WANG GUOWEI: Tea House II (2012)
Erhu, pipa & zheng
BRIGHT SHENG: The Singing Gobi Desert (2011)
Erhu, pipa, sheng, yangqin, percussion & saxophone quartet
LEI LIANG: Messages of White (2011)
Erhu, pipa, sheng, yangqin, percussion, saxophone quartet
YU-HUI CHANG: Pu Songling’s Bizarre Tales (2011)
Erhu, yangqin, pipa, piccolo/alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion
MING-HSIU YEN: Chinatown (2009)
Pipa, yangqin, percussion & saxophone quartet
WANG GUOWEI: Songs for Huqin and Saxophone Quartet (2009)
Banhu, zhonghu & saxophone quartet
ZHOU LONG: Antiphony (2008)
Erhu, daruan, percussion & saxophone quartet
CHEN YI: Septet for Erhu, Pipa, Percussion & Saxophone Quartet (2008)
JASON KAO HWANG: In the Garden of Morning Glories (2007)
Violin, erhu, pipa, yangqin
WANG GUOWEI: Two Plus Two (2007)
Erhu, sanxian, yangqin, tape
CHEN YI: The Chinese Beauty (2007)
Pipa, zheng, erhu, dizi, violin, viola, cello
JINGJING LUO: The Daunting Bird (2006)
Flute, dizi, erhu, pipa, percussion
WANG GUOWEI: Lullaby (2006)
Erhu, clarinet, piano
VIVIAN FUNG: Night Impressions (2005)
Erhu, pipa, dizi, 2 percussionists
ZHOU LONG: Mount a Long Wind (2004)
Erhu, pipa, dizi, zheng, percussion
DOROTHY CHANG: Embers (2003)
Dizi, erhu, zheng, percussion
WANG GUOWEI: Drinking Alone with the Moon (2002)
Erhu, xiao, pipa
WANG GUOWEI: Three Poems for Erhu (2002)
Erhu (gaohu, zhonghu), pipa, xiao, percussion
WANG GUOWEI: At the Sky’s Edge (2002)
Erhu & 2 percussionists
CHEN YI: Chinese Fables (2002)
Pipa, erhu, cello, percussion
LI BINYANG: Beyond Poems (2002)
Zhongruan, dizi, percussion
PAUL RUDY: Wood, Wind, Water, Earth (2001)
Erhu, dizi, yangqin, tape
JAMES MOBBERLEY: Dim Sum (2001)
Erhu, dizi, zheng, percussion
KUI DONG: Singing, the Moon Reels
Dancing the Shadows Stir (2001)
Erhu, zheng, dizi, cello, clarinet, percussion
JAMES MOBBERLEY: Souvenirs (2001)
Erhu, pipa, zheng, dizi, percussion
JASON KAO HWANG: The Floating Box — A Story in Chinatown (2000)
Opera for 3 singers & 8-piece mixed orchestra
ZHOU LONG: Rites of Chimes (2000)
Cello, pipa, erhu, zheng, sheng, dizi, xun, percussion
BUN-CHING LAM: Omi Hakkei (2000)
Erhu (zhonghu), dizi (xiao, xun), zheng, viola, flute, harp
PAUL RUDY: Fantasie (2000)
Erhu & tape
MICHAEL TIMPSON: Chasin’ Bill (2000)
Dizi, erhu, pipa, yangqin, zheng, daruan
JINGJING LUO: Slash and Burn (1999)
Erhu, dizi, sheng, pipa, percussion
JASON KAO HWANG: Bending Duration, Breathing Distance (1999)
Erhu, accordion, cello, percussion
ZHOU LONG: Tales from the Cave (1998)
Huqin & percussion quartet
KUI DONG: Three Voices (1998)
Zheng, xiao, erhu
JASON KAO HWANG: Interior Migrations (1998)
Erhu, pipa, viola, bass clarinet
WANG GUOWEI: Sheng (1996)
Erhu solo
ZHOU QINRU: Moving Clouds (1996)
Erhu, pipa, dizi, zheng, sanxian, percussion
ZHOU LONG: Konghou Fantasia (1995)
Soprano, erhu, zheng, pipa
HAN YONG: Seven Brocades (1995)
Dizi, zheng, erhu, percussion
XU XIAOLIN: Swordplay (1994)
Zheng solo
ZHOU LONG: Buddhist Thoughts (1993)
Zhongruan, daruan, zheng
CHEN YUANLIN: Two Prose Poems (1993)
Yangqin, daruan, erhu, dizi
DANIEL PALKOWSKI: Two Peas in a Pod (1992)
Pipa duo
BUN-CHING LAM: Walking Walking Keep Walking (1991)
Voice and small ensemble
QU XIAOSONG: Stillness (1991)
Yangqin, zheng, percussion
CHEN YI: Suite (1991)
Pipa, sanxian, erhu, dizi, yangqin (percussion)
ZHOU LONG: Suzhou Balladry (1990)
Chinese ensemble
ZHOU LONG: Han Chinese Folk Songs (1990)
Chinese ensemble
ZHOU LONG: Conquest Music of the King of Qin (1989)
Chinese ensemble
ZHOU LONG: Dunhuang Music (1989)
Pipa, zheng, daruan, dizi, sheng, percussion
CHEN YI: The Tide (1988)
Chinese ensemble
ZHOU LONG: Heng (1987)
Pipa, zheng, yangqin, xiao, erhu, percussion
ZHOU LONG: The Moon Rising High (1986)
Pipa and Chinese ensemble