Chen Yi

Chen Yi's sparklingly inventive variations are based on the Chinese folk song 'Awariguli;' the name of a beautiful girl from the Uygur ethnic minority in Xinjiang. This solo piano work was written dur...

Chen Yi's 8-minute musical poem is imaginative and expressive; with layers of passion and lyricism; and a misty sense of suspended time. The composer was inspired by nature; creating the lines: In the...

Chen Yi's Bamboo Dance depicts a folk tradition from southern China that has been used for ritual ceremonies and harvest celebrations throughout history. The traditional dance features pairs of people...

Chen Yi’s BAMBOO SONG is a powerful scene of optimism, inspired by artists who are self-disciplined and consistent, and who seriously care about nature and society. The composer writes: “Bamboo Song h...

Chen Yi uses her signature melodic lines to transform two favorite poems from 7th and 8th century China into contemporary art forms for voice and piano. For advanced duo; with tightly interwoven dialo...

For Six Girls' Choruses

Internationally celebrated composer Chen Yi is famously admired for her inventive instrumental textures; often inspired by the cross-breeding of Chinese and Western instruments and sonorities. While p...

A prolific composer who blends Chinese and Western traditions; Dr. Chen Yi gives us Wind for the Wind Band Select series. This work uses the Western sound of a wind ensemble to depict the Eastern feel...

For S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella

Mixed chorus. For SATB, Piano Rehearsal. Choral. Choral Part(s). Composed 1995. 8 pages. Duration 3:20.

The Chinese Lunar New Year is a celebration of renewal and reconciliation. It is also a holiday steeped in ancient melodies and traditions. Composer Chen Yi's piece captures the spirit of this month-l...

Commissioned by marimbist Nancy Zeltsman; Jing Marimba uses characteristic melodic phrases from traditional Beijing opera; building an overall musical structure carefully based on Confucian Golden Mea...

For Huqin, String Quartet. Score and parts. Composed 1997. Duration 16:00.

For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello. Composed 2002. Duration 14:00.

For Solo Cello, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello. Composed 1998. Duration 20:00.

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn. Score and parts. Composed 1998. Duration 12:00.

For Percussion, Piano. Solo part with piano reduction. Composed 1998. Duration 20:00.

A set of two songs on poems from the Song Dynasty of China; As In a Dream was written in 1988 for soprano voice with violin and cello (1988). Chen revised the work in 1994 for soprano; pipa; and zheng...

Distance Can't Keep Us Two Apart was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association Endowment in memory of Raymond W. Brock. The text reflects greetings of love that have been popularly use...