For Those Who Have Walked Ahead
Catherine Grealish – Bold, evocative and sublime, this work for digeridoo and chamber orchestra premiered in 2013 at Benaroya Recital Hall as part of Celebrate World Music.
Instrumentation -
1, 1+ca, 1+bcl/2, 1, 0, 0/2perc, hp/str/digeridoo
Duration - 10:19
Hi Frank Suite
Brandon Roberts – Ranging from playful to melancholy to sweepingly cinematic, this stunning suite from the Chinese/American joint venture sings with passion. (optional Erhu solo)
Instrumentation -
please enquire
Duration - 4:28
Identity – Zhonshan Zuang
Michael Gordon Shapiro – This is a striking and distinctive 3 movement concerto that combines the richness of the Western orchestra with a 3800-year-old Chinese folk instrument. A romantic orchestral setting provides the backdrop for the guzheng, a Chinese zither ancestral to instruments such as the Japanese koto or Korean gayagaeum. Please note that the audio provided is merely a sample and the actual length of the full piece is approximately 35 minutes. Click here for more detailed information.
Instrumentation -
3 (pic), 1, 2(A,bcl), 2/4, 4, 3+btbn, 1/timp, 3perc, hp/str/guzheng
Duration - 1:28
Royal Suite: The Odyssey of a Boy
Ghiya Rushidat – This sweeping suite, conveying a message of tolerance and acceptance, tells the story of a young boy who adventures into the unknown, eventually returning home to share his new-found understanding with those of his homeland.
Instrumentation -
2(pic), 2+ca, 2, 1/4, 2, 2, 1/timp, 4perc, hp, pno/str
Duration - 6:08