East Meets West: Clarinet Music by Chinese Composers / Gao Hong, Mei-Chun Chen, Bright Sheng, Chen Yi, Shih-Hui Chen, et al.

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Album Summary

Performers

• Kent McWilliams (Piano)
• Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Sara Baumbauer (Clarinet)
• Gao Hong (Pipa)
• David Carter (Cello)
• Francesca Anderegg (Violin)

Composers

• Bright Sheng (1955 - )
• Shih-Hui Chen
• Gao Hong
• Ming-Hsiu Yen (1980 - )
• Mei-Chun Chen
• Chen Yi (Composer) (1953 - )

Notes & Reviews:

The intersection of Chinese cultural elements with Western art music provides a rich palette of Eastern colors in this first commercial recording of music for clarinet and piano by well-known Chinese composers. The composers on this recording were born in China, but have all studied and worked in the West. Chinese-American clarinetist, Jun Qian, has shared similar experiences with these composers and his performances show a deep understanding of Chinese culture and Western musical ideas. Dr. Qian, now on the faculty at Baylor University is principal clarinet for the Waco Symphony Orchestra. He was a professor of clarinet at St. Olaf College and served as principal clarinet of the Shanghai Philharmonic. Among his many honors, Qian was the featured soloist at the International Performing Arts Festival in Japan in 2004. Qian studied at Baylor University and the Eastman School, where he received his Masters and D.M.A. He is joined on this recording by a former colleague from St. Olaf College, pianist Kent McWilliams, who previously taught at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio "M" MPR, St. Paul, MN (01/2012-06/2012).

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• Performers: Kent McWilliams (Piano); Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 9 min. 15 sec.
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• Written: 2010

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• Performer: Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996

Sheng, Bright : Little Cabbage, duet for 2 clarinets

• Performers: Sara Baumbauer (Clarinet); Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
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Hong, Gao : Nostalgia, for clarinet, pipa, cello & piano

• Performers: Kent McWilliams (Piano); Jun Qian (Clarinet); Gao Hong (Pipa); David Carter (Cello)
• Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 2012

Yi, Chen : Chinese Ancient Dances, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Kent McWilliams (Piano); Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 9 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2004

Yi, Chen : Monologue (Impression on "The True Story of Ah Q"), for solo clarinet

• Performer: Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
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Chen, Shih-Hui : Fantasia on the Theme of Plum Blossoms, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Kent McWilliams (Piano); Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 13 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2004

Yen, Ming-Hsiu : The Beam of Light, for clarinet

• Performer: Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 7 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2006

Yen, Ming-Hsiu : Lego City, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano

• Performers: Kent McWilliams (Piano); Francesca Anderegg (Violin); David Carter (Cello); Jun Qian (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 10 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 2011