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Composer Scrapbook
CHENYi
THEODORE PRESSER COMPANYwww.presser.com
1953born April 4th in Guangzhou, China, a second daughter for Chen
Ernan and Du Dianqin, both medical doctors. Chen Yi’s elder sister, Chen Min, is a pianist (a child prodigy in the ‘50s), and her
younger brother, Chen Yun, is now the Concertmaster of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and a violin professor and Chamber Music
Division Chair of the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
begins piano and violin studies with Li Suxin and Zheng Rihua
1956
sent to work in the fields during the Chinese Cultural Revolution
1968 - 1970
1970assigned to the Beijing Opera Troupe of
Guangzhou as concertmistress and composer
1978one of the celebrated “class of 1978”: the first class to enter the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music after it was reopened following the Cultural Revolution, which includes Zhou Long, Chen Qigang, Tan Dun, Guo Wenjing, Ye Xiaogang and Qu Xiaosong, among others.
receives Bachelor of Arts degree and marries composer Zhou Long
1983
becomes the first woman in China to receive a masters degree in composition; her principal teacher is Wu Zuqiang
1986
1986arrives in the USA to pursue doctoral studies at Columbia University, where her major teachers
are Chou Wen-chung and Mario Davidovsky
1987premiere of Duo Ye No. 2 by Beijing Central Philharmonic Orchestra (the former China National Symphony Orchestra) at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, on its 10-city US tour performance, conducted by Zuohuang Chen
1990becomes a bilingual co-editor for the quarterly Music From China Newsletter in New York City
Chen Yi and Zhou Long both receive Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Columbia University
1993
Composer-in-Residence through Meet The Composer with the Women’s Philharmonic,
Chanticleer, and Aptos Creative Arts Center, all in San Francisco
Photo with Women’s Philharmonic conductor, JoAnn Falletta
1993 - 1996
performance of Symphony No. 2 by American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies (premiered by the Women’s Philharmonic in San Francisco in 1994)
1995
1996premiere of Chinese Myths Cantata by the Women’s Philharmonic, Chanticleer and Chinese traditional instrumental soloists in San Francisco, conducted by JoAnn Falletta
1996At the first Lincoln Center Festival, Elmar
Oliveira and Shlomo Mintz premiere Romance and Dance for two violins and string orchestra,
conducted by Yehudi Menuhin, in a concert celebrating Menuhin’s 80th birthday
1996 - 1998teaches at Peabody Conservatory
receives the CalArts/Alpert Award
1997
1998 - presentmoves to Kansas City to teach at UMKC, where she is Lorena Searcy Cravens/Millsap/MissouriDistinguished Professor of Composition
Evelyn Glennie premieres Percussion Concerto with the Singapore Symphony under Lan Shui. The innovative work involves reciting in Chinese by the soloist: Ms. Glennie was coached by Chen Yi
1999
1999Chanticleer vocal ensemble wins a Grammy for “The Colors of Love” CD, which includes
Written on a Rainy Night and Wild Grass, from Tang Poems
1999becomes a U.S. citizen at a ceremony in New York
2000the premiere performance takes place of
Carnegie Hall’s New Millennium Piano Book which includes Ba Ban, as well as works by
Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter, and several others. Chen Yi attends the premiere of all the works in
the book, along with Babbitt and Carter.
premiere of the trio Ning (violin, cello, pipa) by Yo-Yo Ma and Chamber Music Society of
Minnesota. The work commemorates the Asian-Pacific conflict in World War II, “Ning” being
another name for the city of Nanjing, and also meaning “serene” and “peaceful”.
2001
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presents Chen Yi with the Charles Ives Living Award, its most valuable and prestigious prize, allowing the composer the financial freedom to dedicate all her efforts towards composing during the period of the award.
2001 - 2004
2002receives Elise Stoeger Award from Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York City
2004premiere of Symphony No. 3 (subtitled “My Musical Journey to America”) by the Seattle Symphony, conducted by Gerard Schwarz, at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Washington
Yo-Yo Ma premieres Ballad, Dance and Fantasy with the Pacific Symphony under Carl St. Clair
in Santa Ana, California. A year later, Ma gives the first New York performance with
the Singapore Symphony under Lan Shui at Avery Fisher Hall (picture L to R: Zhou Long,
Yo-Yo Ma, Lan Shui, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun).
Photo: David Hsieh
2004
2005elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
receives the prestigious Roche commission, which results in the premiere of Si Ji by the Cleveland Orchestra in Lucerne, Switzerland, in Cleveland, and at Carnegie Hall in New York. The work is subsequently a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
2006
2006 - 2011is appointed by the China Education Ministry
to the prestigious post of Cheungkong Scholar Visiting Professor at the Beijing Central
Conservatory of Music
Commissioned by the BBC Proms, Olympic Fire (now renamed Rhyme of Fire) premieres at the Royal Albert Hall in London on August 8th, the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin
Photo: Colin Lambert
2008
premiere of Dragon Rhyme by Hartt School Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, conducted by
Glen Adsit, commissioned by the National Wind Ensemble Consortium Group in the U.S.A. (a
consortium of 35 organizations and individuals)
2010
premiere of Fountains of KC by the Kansas City Symphony, conducted by Michael Stern, in its opening concert at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City
2011
travels frequently to China as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Tianjin Conservatory and becomes Artistic Committee member of the Beijing Modern Music Festival at the Beijing CCoM
2012 - 2014
American Choral Directors Association Raymond Brock commission results in multiple performances of Distance can’t keep us two apart at various ACDA regional conferences
2012
Chamber and SoloAt the Kansas City Chinese New Year Concert2Vln. Vla. Vcl. -- 14’Sale: 114-41198
Chinese Ancient Dances -- 8’Cl., Pno.Sale: #114-41262
Fiddle Suite -- 16’Huqin, Str. Quartet (or Quintet)Sale: #114-40951
From the Old Peking Folklore -- 4’Vln., Pno. Sale: #114-41373
Happy Rain on a Spring Night -- 12’Fl., Cl., Vn., Vc., Pn.Sale: #114-41271
Night Thoughts -- 8’Fl., Vc., Pn.Sale: #114-41248
Ning Trio for Violin, Cello and Pipa -- 15’Sale: #114-41133
Qi -- 12’Flute, Cello, Piano and Percussion Sale: 114-40901
Sound of the Five -- 16’Vcl., Str. QuartetSale: 114-41053
Sparkle -- 11½’Fl.(Picc.), Cl.(Ef), 2Perc., Pno., Vln., Vcl., Cb.Rental
Tibetan Tunes -- 10’Violin, Cello and PianoSale: 114-41335
Choral and VocalAs in a Dream -- 7’Two Songs for Soprano, Violin, and CelloSale: 111-40141
Bright Moonlight -- 5’Mz., Pn.Sale: 111-40190
Chinese Poems for Children’s Chorus -- 9’Sale: #312-41783
Distance can’t keep us two apart -- 5’SATB, unacc.Sale: #312-41863
A Set of Chinese Folk SongsSATBSale: 312-41731 Volume 1312-41732 Volume 2312-41733 Volume 3
Spring Dreams -- 5’SATB Chorus Sale: 312-41745
Written on a Rainy Nightfor SATB ChorusSale: 312-41837
Xuan -- 5’SATBSale: #312-41808
OrchestraBa Yin (The Eight Sounds) -- 19’for Saxophone Quartet and String Orchestra
Chinese Folk Dance Suite -- 19’for Violin and Orchestra Violin Solo; 2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0; 3Perc. Str.Rental
Duo Ye for Chamber Orchestra -- 7’1 1 2(Bf, Ef) 1 – 1 0 0 0; Perc. Str.Rental
Eleanor’s Gift -- 15’Solo Cello And OrchestraSolo Cello; 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 1 0; 3Perc.(incl.Timp) Hp. Str.
Ge Xu (Antiphony) -- 8’2(Picc.)-2-2-2; 4-2-3-0; Hp., Tpt., 2 Perc., Str.
The Golden Flute -- 15’Concerto for Flute and Orchestra2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-0; Hp., Tpt., 2Perc., Str.
Rhyme of Fire -- 15’3(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 3(B.Cl.) 3(Cbsn.) – 4 3(inC) 3(B.Tbn.) 1; Timp. 4Perc. Str.Rental
Romance and Dance for Two Violins and String Orchestra -- 9’Rental
Shuo for String Orchestra -- 8’Rental
Si Ji -- 15’4(Picc.) 4(E.H.) 4(B.Cl.) 4(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3(B.Tbn.) 1; Timp.(d.Perc.) 4Perc. Hp. Str.Rental
Spring in Dresden for Violin and Orchestra -- 20’2222, 4231, Hp., 3Perc. Solo Vn., Str.
Symphony No. 3 -- 20’3(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 3(B.Cl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1: Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Str.
BandDragon Rhyme -- 14’Sale: 115-40206
Dunhuang Fantasy -- 12’Concerto for Organ and Chamber Wind EnsembleOrg.; 1-1-2-1; 1-1-1-0; Perc.Rental
Suite from China West for Wind Symphony Sale: 115-40201 -- 10’
Tu for Symphonic Wind Ensemble -- 13’2Fl. 1Picc. 2Ob. 2Bsn. 1CBsn. 2Cl. 1B.Cl. 4Sax.(SATB) 4Hn. 3Tpt. 2Tbn. Baritones 1B.Tbn. 1Tu. Hp. 4Perc. Cb.Rental
Wind for Wind Ensemble -- 11’2Fl. 2Ob. 2Bsn. 2Cl. B.Cl. A.Sax. T.Sax. B.Sax. 3Tpt. 4Hn. 2Tbn. B.Tbn. Bar. Tu. 3Perc.Sale: 115-40208
selected works