Tuesday Night New Music: Zhong, Bettany, J. Kim, Clarke, D. Kim, Wong, Li, Stephenson, & Fernholz

Shiwen Zhong | Vanishing Sound (2021)

Lento
Lento
Vivace
Lento

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Childhood time gives us sweet and happy memories. Let's recall this valuable and interesting time together…                                                                           
– Shiwen Zhong

Stellan Connelly Bettany | Low (2022)

Jaegone Kim | Helium Flash (2022)

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"In order to love people, we sometimes have to do things that don't always feel comfortable for us; because that's "love." To really be there for people, and hear them, and give richness and validation to their stories by hearing them with an open heart."

– R. Durvasula, 2019

Brooks Clarke | PASSACAGLIA (2022)

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P A S S A C A G L I A

             A S S A C A G L I A P

                          S S A C A G L I A P A

             S A C A G L I A P A S

                                   A C A G L I A P A S S

                                                 C A G L I A P A S S A

                                                              A G L I A P A S S A C

           G L I A P A S S A C A

                       L I A P A S S A C A G

                                       I A P A S S A C A G L

                                                                                          A P A S S A C A G L I

Dohyun Kim | Aberration of Starlight (2021)

Flickering
Signal
Mayday
Emit light

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Two stars are flickering towards each other. Far away, they send signals. However, the signals are impossible to reach... The stars desperately emit powerful light energy hoping to communicate with each other.                                                
– Dohyun Kim

Aaron Wong | Mirage (2021)

Yunqi Li | Listen, the words of water (2022)

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Water,
An old unique material,
Settled down on the earth before the appearance of life.

The story of the water,
Transforms from the sound,
Listen,

(Breathing),
Nature appears.
The earth becomes lively.

(However, due to the pollution and overuse caused by humans),
Water is screaming for help!!!

The words of the water,
Please listen carefully...

Water gives birth to us, we should thank for it and protect it from now on!                                                     
– Yunqi Li

Claire Stephenson | Wind Quintet I (2022)

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I created this piece around the slower opening. The harmonies and metre changes in this piece are all hinted at or present in the initial trio. Also, the contrapuntal ideas in the opening continue later in the piece.                                
– Claire Stephenson

Kathryn Fernholz | String Quartet I (2022)

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This is just a little string quartet.                                                               
– Kathryn Fernholz