Recital: Yifei Zhou '22, Jazz Voice

NEC: Eben Jordan Ensemble Room | Directions

255 St. Botolph St.
Boston, MA
United States

NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow.

Yifei Zhou '22 studies Jazz Voice with Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst, Frank Carlberg, Jerry Leake, and Henrique Eisenmann.

This performance is open to in-person audiences, and can also be viewed via livestream.

Watch Livestream from Eben Jordan

Artists
  1. Billy Strayhorn | A Flower is a Lovesome Thing

  2. Yifei Zhou | 家 (Home)

  3. Johnny Mandel (arr. Yifei Zhou) | Emily

    Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

  4. Juan Tizol / Duke Ellington | Caravan

    Lyrics by Irving Mills

  5. Hasegawa Hakushi | Neutral

  6. Yifei Zhou | 生きだ Ikida

  7. Yifei Zhou | Suite

    Part One: 不舒适圈 Discomfort        
    Part Two: 信任 Trust
    Part Three:
    寻找 Searching

  8. Yifei Zhou | Yes, Yesterday

    Poem by Bei Dao

  9. Duke Ellington (arr. Yifei Zhou) | In a Sentimental Mood

    Lyrics: Irving Mills/Manny Kurtz

    Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
    .

  10. Yifei Zhou | 秋思 (Autumn longing)

    Poem by Yifei Zhou & Runyu Feng

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    Ensemble

    Jahnvi Bela Madan, clarinet
    Cate Byrne, violin
    Yiyi Yang, cello
    Anwei Wang, guzheng
    Hanwen Shi, classical piano
    Shane Dylan, jazz piano
    Hannah Dunton, double bass
    Alex Yoo, drums

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    Special thanks to my family,
    my grandma,
    my band members,
    Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst, Frank Carlberg, Jerry Leake,

         Henrique Eisenmann, Aubrey Johnson, Jade Lee, Jianyi Huang, JZ School,
    everyone who inspired me,
    and my dearest friends, Runyu Feng and Naledi Masilo.