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Winner of the 1997 Cal Arts Alpert Award.
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Chen Yi I would play both simple songs to farmers along with excerpts from the standard western classical repertory. It was during that period that I started thinking about the value of individual lives and the importance of education in society. As...Presser biography and summary biography for program notes with annotated list of works plus awards.
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Official page with detailed biography, photograph, honors and positions held, works list, and links.
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Chen Yi and Her Music She began violin and piano studies with Zheng Ri-hua and Li Su-xin at the age of three. When the Cultural revolution overtook China in the 1960's, she tried hard to continue her music studies, practicing violin at home (with the...Article from New Music Connoisseur from July 2001 provides an overview of her personal and professional growth, teaching philosophy, and approach to her art.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH CHEN YI Perhaps the most internationally renowned female Asian composer of contemporary music today, Chen Yi, has in particular become a prominent figure in music circles in the United States and China. She obtained her Doctorate in Musical Arts at Columbia University...News release detailing award, with scheduled premiere dates in Lucerne, Switzerland and Carnegie Hall, some background on her life and work, and information about the granting organization.
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Roche Media News Composer Chen Yi receives second Roche Commission Commission for a musical composition to the Chinese-American musician and composer Chen Yi. A presentation ceremony at the Roche Forum Buonas in Lucerne marked the start of the second round of this innovative cultural project. Chen Yi’s work will be...Biographical material and photograph from the Moab (Utah) Music Festival.
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Chen Yi Yi became the recipient of the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2001-2004 Distinguished Professor in Composition at the Conservatory of the University of Missouri-Kansas City since 1998, Dr. Chen has served on...Listing with Ithaca College includes list of selected scores and recordings, bibliographic material, and links.
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CHEN YI, Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition 2002-2003 Sound of the five for solo cello and string quartet SCORE: M552.C45 S6 1999 Theodore Presser, 2001. Sparkle octet for flute/piccolo, Eb clarinet, percussion, piano, violin cello and bass SCORE: M847.C48 S7 1992 Theodore Presser, 1992. COMPACT DISC 5258 New...Article from the Living Composers Project notes education, honors, marriage to Zhou Long, and includes complete works list and links.
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Chen Yi American composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, and piano works that have been performed throughout the world. Ms. Chen began violin and piano studies with Zheng Ri-hua and Li Su-xin at age three, but the Cultural Revolution interrupted her musical progress...Interview transcript from Minnesota Public Radio Music's Bridge of Souls concert paying homage to victims and survivors of war atrocities with interviewer Dan Olson. Includes RAM audio link.
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Chen Yi interview transcript from Minnesota Public Radio Music You have many homes in the United States. Where are all your homes in the United States? CY: I teach at UMKC Conservatory. That is the University of Missouri in Kansas City. A conservatory. So I have a home in...Information from the Creative Work Company including biography and background on the work, performed by Chanticleer, the Women’s Philharmonic, the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company, and the Dunhuang Ensemble.
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CWF Chen Yi Ensemble to create and perform a cantata based on three Chinese creation myths. It was performed by all of the participants as the climax of a full concert of Ms. Chens compositions in June 1996, and featured on The Music...Telephone interview by Gary Lindsey examines her background, relationship with Zhou Long, and life in the United States, particularly New York City.
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ask magazine of the College of Liberal Arts at Washington State University The rap question came up during one of two separate calls, October 28th, 2002, and led to a once-in-a-lifetime experience which I’ll tell you about later. In all, we talked for about an hour. During this time, the words engaging,...