Tribute to Chou Wen Chung
John Sackett (clarinet), Ellen Ruth Rose (computer), Ensemble Parallele, San Francisco New Music Ensemble, Empyrean Ensemble, Nicole Paiement
The two programs on this double CD were presented at the Pacific Rim Music Festival in 2003. They were offered as part of the Festival's tribute to Chou Wen-chung in honor of his 80th birthday. What brought these works together is their relationship to Chou Wen-chung. Some were students; some associates and in the case of Varèse, Chou's teacher.
Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Windswept Peaks | Chou Wen-chung | Ensemble Parallle, Nicole Paiement, conductor |
| Piri | Isang Yun | John Sackett, clarinet |
| Projectio for String Trio | Joji Yuasa | Bettina Mussumeli, violin, Jodi Levitz, viola, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello |
| Grand Alap | Chinary Ung | Adelle-Akiko Kearns, cello, Benjamin Paysen, percussion |
| Intégrales | Edgard Varèse | New Music Ensemble at San Francisco Conservatory, Nicole Paiement, conductor |
| Trio, Sori | Hi Kyung Kim | John Sackett, clainet, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello, Seungmi Suh, daegeum |
| For Movements for Piano Trio | Bright Sheng | Anna Presler, violin, Thalia Moore, cello, Karen Rosenak, piano |
| Dhyana | Zhou Long | Empyrean Ensemble, J. Karla Lemon, conductor |
| Hipermilonga | Pablo Ortiz | Peter Josheff, clarinet, Anna Presler, violin, Karen Rosenak, piano |
| Melt me so with thy delicious numbers | Edmund Campion | Ellen Ruth Rose, viola, electronics |
| Harmonium #5 | James Tenney | Ellen Gronningen, violin, Ellen Rose, viola, Thalia Moore, cello |
| Qi | Chen Yi | Empyrean Ensemble, J. Karla Lemon, conductor |
Reviews
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"In future histories of music...Chou Wen-Chung...will have an important place as a 'bridge' between cultures in an increasingly globalized world. ...Chou actually helped something important, even miraculous happen. By taking on the 'cleansing' practice of Modernism, he gave young composers (especially Asian) a tool to approach their heritage with an objectivity that made for fresh and bracing music, weighed down neither with needless nostalgia nor a 'colonial' legacy. This release clearly demonstrates that admirable accomplishment."
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