Xizi

for symphonic orchestra (rev. 2023) 7 min.

2222 – 2221 – timp., 3 perc. – strings. (minimal number of players 5.4.3.3.2)

  1. Behind the Curtain
  2. The Show

2022 American Prize, U.S.A. – Winner

2015 Celebrate Asia International Competition, U.S.A. – Winner

Premiere was by Cabrillo Festival Orchestra & conducted by Matthew Straw and Jacob Niemann at Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Santa Cruz, CA. August 1, 2023.

First performance of Movement II was by Seattle Symphony & Carolyn Kuan, conductor in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA. March 1, 2015.

Movement II performance

Contact to Hire Performance Material

Pre-performance talk in front of Seattle Symphony and Carolyn Kuan (Conductor)
With Carolyn Kuan (conductor)
Yanchen Ye interviewed by AAT TV
from the left: Jacob Niemann, Yanchen Ye, and Matthew Straw in front of Cabrillo Festival Orchestra
With Cabrillo Festival Music Director Cristian Măcelaru
en_USEnglish