“Breath of Unfolding Sound” is centered around the Chinese instrument Sheng, the piece delves into the instrument’s unique capability to create continuous breath-like sounds through circular breathing, mirroring the organic flow and movement of sound. The piece captures the essence of sound’s evolution, unfolding with each breath and layer, embodying the fluidity of music as […]
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heatER (2024) violin/electronics· 8 minutes 5/2024 Manhattan School of Music violin: Cole Habekost
Re- (2023-2024) violin/cello/piano·20 minutes Score 1/21/2024 Queens College Talea ensemble 4/30/2024 Manhattan School of Music violin:Yeji Pyun/cello:Alex Lavine/piano:Seth Schultheis program note : RE- is an English prefix that stands for “re”, “opposite”, “more” …… For the composer, this work is a process of restart, release and recreate. It is also the name of the
My Missing Flies to You (2015/2024) soprano/piano-9 minutes Score 12/16/2015 Guoyin Hall of the China Conservatory of Music soprano: Mingming Yang/piano:Fang Zhang program note “ 是谁拨动思念的琴孩? 是谁酿出思念的愁酒?”“Who plavs the strings of missing? Who brews the wine of sorrow from longing?’This song expresses the emotions I felt when I was awav from my hometownstudving and living
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eRasE (2024) flute/clarinet/alto saxophone/horn/trumpet/guitar/violin/contra bass·10 minutes Score 4/19/2024 HfMDK, Großerr Saal 1/21/2024 Manhattan School of Music Program note This piece was composed for large ensemble. The composer explores the reretition with different nuances, the combination of different timbres, and predictable and unpredictable possibilities. https://www.jianing-song.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jianing-Song-eRasE-1.mp4https://youtu.be/m53SpAql-L0?si=kHpbxwwLLISriqeq
The Afire Moment (2024) orchestra·10 minutes Score 4/8/2024 Manhattan School of Music MSM’s Symphony Orchestra https://www.jianing-song.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jianing-Song-The-Afire-Moment-1.mp4
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Sheng (2023) live Sheng/electronic·4 minutes Score 5/18/2023 Manhattan School of Music Sheng: lichin li https://www.jianing-song.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sheng-2023-1.mp4
Romeo Aria (2023) tenor/piano·5 minutes Score 5/15/2023 Manhattan School of Music tenor:Hang Su/piano:Ruoyi Chen program note Micro Opera “The Story of a Mental Hospital” tells the story of a profit-oriented, treacherous businessman, a power-obsessed high-ranking offcial, and aminor actor who longs for love. They come together by chance and express thesatirical theme through the conflict
Dice (2023) flute/alto saxophone /trumpet·9 minutes Score 11/8/2023 Manhattan School of Music 11/11/2023 Magdeburg flute:Adeline DeBella/saxphone:Grace Pressley/trumpet:SamFriedman program note This piece was composed for flute, saxophone and trumpet. DICE was com-missioned by Dice trio https://www.jianing-song.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jianing-Song-Dice-1.mp4https://youtu.be/aBOLkKqy7Gc?si=FF4JdnAkRnPPe2DF
WUKONGSICE (2021-2022) Chinese bamboo flute concerto·10 minutes Score 12/19/2022 China Conservatory of Music bamboo flute:Jinwen Jiang/orchestra:Orchestra Academia China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dDo-ik3OWc
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