Music From China
Premiere Works Concerts 1984 – Present
Premiere Works XXIII
“Music From China 30th Anniversary Concert”
Weill Recital Hall (Nov. 21, 2014)
CLASSICAL, A Moonlit River in Spring
HUANG RUO, The Murmuring Path *
CHEN YI, Three Dances from China South *
ERIC MOE, A Panoramic Guide to Glacier Travel *
WANG GUOWEI, Leaving Home *
ZHOU LONG, Mount a Long Wind *
Music Unites Us “Silk and Bamboo Composers’ Project”
Music From China & New Music Brandeis
Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University (Nov. 22, 2013)
RICHARD CHOWENHILL, Es (String Quartet No. 2)
EMILY ENG, Primordial and Proper
EMILY KOH, Silhouettes of Dawn
VICTORIA CHEAH, Chantre: et l’unique cordeau des trompettes marines
SEUNGHEE LEE, Night Threads (Around Midnight+Moonlight+Twilight)
JARED REDMOND, Small Movements in the Soul
Premiere Works XXII
“Music of Young Composers”
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space (Oct. 26, 2013)
SCOTT STEELE, The Avoidance of a Word *
KERWIN YOUNG, Fantasy of a Lonely Man *
WANG AMAO, The Feeble Breeze, The Sullen Spring *
MICHAEL MILLER, Arapaima *
ZHOU JING, Melancolique
LI XINYAN, Legend of the White Snake *
Premiere Works XXI
“World Premieres” – Music From China and PRISM Quartet at Weill Recital Hall (Feb. 3, 2012)
LEI LIANG, Messages of White*
FANG MAN, Dream of a Hundred Flowers*
HUANG RUO, The Three Tenses
BRING SHENG, The Singing Gobi Desert*
Premiere Works XX
“Sounds of the Dragon – A Chinese American Musical Harvest”
Music From China and Music From Copland House in Ecstatic Music Festival, Merkin Concert Hall (March 28, 2012)
BRIGHT SHENG, Four Movements for Piano Trio
LEUNG KEI-CHUEK (Gaybird), Contradicting Unison *
DEREK BERMEL, Dragon Blue *
DU YUN, The Hidden Face *
SAMSON YOUNG, The Third Pixel*
Premiere Works XX
“Sounds of the Dragon – A Chinese American Musical Harvest”
Music From China and Music From Copland House at Freer Gallery of Art (Nov. 3, 2011)
CHEN YI, The Points
WANG GUOWEI, Tea House II*
ZHOU LONG, Taiping Gu
LU PEI, Scenes through the Window
ELI MARSHALL, Study and Variation on a Pythagorean Tuning
Meet The Composer New Music Festival “Three City Dash” at Symphony Space/ Leonard Nimoy Thalia (April 7, 2011)
YU-HUI CHANG, Pu Songling’s Bizarre Tales*
ZHOU JING, Stuck in the Middle
YANG YONG, River Songs
Premiere Works XIX
“New Compositions in Contemporary Chinese Music” at Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia (Nov. 13, 2010)
ZHANG ZHILIANG, In Search of Beginnings **
LIANG WENXI, Autumn Cicada
LIU JIAN, Thunder in a Drought **
YANG YONG, River Songs
SU XIAO, Legacies
Premiere Works XVIII
“A New World of Sound – Music From China & PRISM Quartet at Merkin Concert Hall (Feb. 28, 2009)
ZHOU LONG, Antiphony *
CHEN YI, Septet for Erhu, Pipa, Percussion & Saxophone Quartet*
MING-HSIU YEN, Chinatown *
WANG GUOWEI, Songs for Huqin & Saxophone Quartet *
LEI LIANG, Yuan
TAN DUN, Tableau
“The Music of Wang Guowei” at NY Public Library for the Performing Arts
(Nov. 28, 2009)
WANG GUOWEI, Lullaby
WANG GUOWEI, Songs for Huqin & Clarinets*
WANG GUOWEI, Two Plus Two*
WANG GUOWEI, Erhu and Piano
- Spring Blossoms Wet with Dew
- Riding with the Wind
WANG GUOWEI, At the Sky’s Edge*
Neil Rolnick’s “The Economic Engine” at the Flea Theater (Sept. 14, 2008)
Music From China with Todd Reynolds String Quartet & Neil Rolnick
Premiere Works XVII
Symphony Space / Leonard Nimoy Thalia (Oct. 27, 2007)
ZHANG YIHUI, Bird in the Dream **
SHEN YIWEN, Study in Terra-Cotta **
WANG GUOWEI, Two Plus Two*
JASON KAO HWANG, In the Garden of Morning Glories*
HE WEI, Spectrum **
ZHOU LONG, Mount a Long Wind*
Premiere Works XVI
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 11, 2006)
ZHOU LONG, Heng *
YUN-YA WANG, Yangqin Capriccio **
JINGJING LUO, The Daunting Bird*
SUN YI, Thrice Intoxicated **
CHEN YI, Suite *
Premiere Works XV
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 5, 2005)
ZHOU QINRU, Moving Clouds*
CHIN KING, Xuan, Yu, Chen **
ZHOU LONG, Pipa Ballad
YANG DONGBO, Beckoning the Wind **
VIVIAN FUNG, Night Impressions *
Premiere Works XIV
20th Anniversary Concert at Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 6, 2004)
WANG NING, Guo Feng **
WANG GUOWEI, At the Sky’s Edge*
ZHOU LONG, The Moon Rising High*
CHEN YI, Chinese Fables*ZHOU QINRU, Two Songs for Soprano and Zheng *
ZHOU LONG, Mount a Long Wind *
Premiere Works XIII
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 15, 2003)
ZHOU YANG, Ba Yi **
KANG WEI, Beck and Call
DOROTHY CHANG, Embers *
EDWARD GREEN, Zhou (arr. Wang Guowei)
XU JIANQIANG, Divertissement **
XIE PENG, Ling Long
Premiere Works XII
Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 5, 2002)
NING KEYI, Dance of the Wind **
WANG GUOWEI, Three Poems for Erhu*
XI WANG, The Snow-Bound River **LI BINYANG, Beyond Poems*
CHEN YI, Chinese Fables*
Premiere Works XI
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 17, 2001)
XIANG ZHENG, Lingering Verses **
PAUL RUDY, Wood, Wind, Water Earth*
KUI DONG, Singing, the Moon Reels, Dancing, the Shadows Stir*
JAMES MOBBERLEY, Souvenirs *
Premiere Works X
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 11, 2000)
MICHAEL SIDNEY TIMPSON, Chasin’ Bill **
YU YANG, Sonic Landscape **
BUN-CHING LAM, Omi Hakkei*
ZHOU LONG, Rites of Chimes
Premiere Works IX
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 6, 1999)
ZHANG ZHENG, Upheaval **
ZHOU LONG, Valley Stream
JINGJING LUO, Slash and Burn **
JASON KAO HWANG, Bending Duration, Breathing Distance*
CHEN YI, Duo Ye
HU XIAO OU, Farewell **
Premiere Works VIII
Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 25, 1998)
LIU LIMIN, Gou Gu Xian **
KUI DONG, Three Voices*
FANG MAN, To One Unnamed **
JASON KAO HWANG, Interior Migrations
RUAN KUNSHEN, Hoping for Dreams **
ZHOU LONG, Tales from the Cave*
Premiere Works VII
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 16, 1997)
CHIH CHUN LEE, Liam-Hiong
WANG ZHENGTING, Spectre
CHRISTOPHER ADLER, WindChime
GUO YUAN, In the Silence of the Gorge **
XU JIXING, Contemplating the Hua Mountain Frescoes
SHIH PEI-YU, Dual Principles **
LU PEI, Impressions in Silk and Bamboo **
Premiere Works VI
Merkin Concert Hall (Nov. 3, 1996)
HU XIAO, Wilderness **
HSING-WEI TSENG, Te Hsien Ts’ao
HAN YONG, Samsara I*
SHI BING, Autumn **
WANG GUOWEI, SHENG *
PAN HWANG-LONG, Yihjing
ZHOU QINRU, Moving Clouds*
Premiere Works V
Music From China Festival at Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 28, 1995)
HAN YONG, Seven Brocades (Samsara I) *
CAO GUANGPING, In the Deep of Night **
CHEN YI, Duo Ye
TAN DUN, Soliloquy for Dizi
HSU PO-YUN, The Pipa
XU XIAOLIN, Wilderness Spring
ZHOU LONG, Konghou Fantasia*
“New Journeys to Antiquity”
Music From China Festival with New Music Consort at Manhattan School of Music (Oct. 23, 1995)>
HUANG QIUYUAN, The Moon at Fortified Pass **
ZHOU LONG, Su
ZHOU LONG, Pipa Ballad
WANG NING, Guo Feng **
CHEN YI, As in a Dream
ZHOU QINRU, Two Songs for Soprano and Zheng*
ZHOU LONG, The Ineffable
Premiere Works IV
Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 9, 1994)
ZHOU QINRU, Two Songs for Soprano and Zheng **
HUANG QIUYUAN, The Moon Over Fortified Pass **
HO NENG-HSIEN, Time Passed and Remembered **
GONG XIAOTING, Circle of Fate **
CHEN YI, As in a Dream
XU XIAOLIN, Swordplay
Premiere Works III
Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 10, 1993)
QIN WENCHEN, In Praise of the Moon **
YE GUOHUI, Wilderness **
SU KAILI, XU MINNAN, Intoxicating Night **
HO NENG-HSIEN, Order – Silence and Light **
ZHOU LONG, Buddhist Thoughts *
CHEN YUAN-LIN, Two Prose Poems*
TZYY-SHENG LEE, Thirteen and One Third
XU XIAOLING, Mystic Peaks
Premiere Works II
Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 3, 1992)
FANG XIAOMIN, Five Elements **
WANG NING, Guo Feng **
ZHOU LONG, Pipa Ballad
LI BINYANG, Nine Variations
DANIEL PALKOWSKI, Two Peas in a Pod*
WEN LOONG-HSIN, Nostalgia
Premiere Works I
Merkin Concert Hall (Oct. 27, 1991)
ZHOU LONG, Wu Ji
LI BINYANG, Southern Features
BUN-CHING LAM, Walking Walking Keep Walking*
ZHOU LONG, You Lan (Secluded Orchid)
QU XIAOSONG, Stillness *
CHEN YI, Suite *
1986 – 1990
ZHOU LONG, The Moon Rising High *
ZHOU LONG, Heng *
ZHOU LONG, Dun Huang Music*
ZHOU LONG, Conquest Music of the King of Qin*
ZHOU LONG, Han Folk Songs*
ZHOU LONG, Suzhou Balladry*
ZHOU LONG, Su (Recall the Antiquity)
ZHOU LONG, Triptych of Bell-Drum Music
ZHOU LONG, Valley Streams
CHEN YI, The Tide*
* Commissioned work
** MFC International Composition Competition winner