Shen Yiwen, Composer & Pianist

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ORCHESTRAL WORKS



Clarinet Concerto

for Clarinet and Orchestra (2011) – 16'00

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First Orchestral Essay

for Orchestra (2010) 6'00-7'00

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How Happy Some o’er Some Other Can Be!

for Orchestra (2010) – 6'00

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Premiere Information: David Alan Miller, conductor; Albany Symphony Orchestra, Zankel Hall, Skidmore College, Saratoga, NY, Oct. 21, 2010 and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY, Oct. 22, 2010



Mulan

For Violin and Orchestra (2008) – 14'00

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Premiere Information: Fang Luosha, solo violin; Leon Botstein, conductor; American Symphony Orchestra, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, May 21, 2010





CHAMBER WORKS




Three Songs of Emily Dickinson

for Soprano and Piano (2011)  7’

Premiere Information: Ducisa Bijelic, soprano; Michael Bukhman, piano, Morgan Library, New York, NY, March, 17, 2011




 

Trinklied unter der Mond (The Drinking Song under the Moon)

for Cello and Piano (2009) 10’

Premiere Information: Emanuel Evans, cello; Allegra Chapman, piano, Olin Concert Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, March, 12, 2010




Heidelberg 

for Soprano and Piano (2009) – 5’

Text by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843)

Premiere Information: Adriadne Greif, soprano; Frank Corliss, piano, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, September 20, 2009




Der Wind im Wald (The Wind in the Forest) 

for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (2009) – 4’

Information: Richard Kirchbaum, oboe; Yuriy Nepomnyashehy, clarinet; Matthias Staiger, bassoon, New Synagogue Concert Hall, Berlin, Germany, July 15, 2009




Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis Night) 

for Woodwind Quintet (2009) – 5’

Premiere Information: Luke Fitzpatrick, flute; Anahid Gregorian, oboe; Sara Wollmacher, clarinet; Nathanael Udell, horn; Keith Buncke, bassoon, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO, August 14, 2009




Guo Shang (Hymn to the fallen)

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2008) – 7'00

Premiere Information: Da Capo Chamber Players, Olin Concert Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, December 15, 2008




Li Hun (Recessional)

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2008) – 6'00

Premiere Information: Da Capo Chamber Players, Olin Concert Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, May 14, 2008




BaDe

For String Quartet (2007) 7'00

Premiere Information: Colorado String Quartet, Bard Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, May 7, 2007



Duo

For Violin and Cello (2006) – 8'00

Premiere Information: David Bowlin, violin; André Emelianoff, cello, Bard Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, November 30, 2006



Fireworks

For 2 Pianos (2005) – 5'00

Premiere Information: Chen Shuying and Shen Lu, pianos, Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China, May 26, 2006




Imago

For Violin, Cello, and Piano (2005) – 10'00

Recording Information: Jiang Hansong, violin; Luo Weixi, cello; Shen Yiwen, piano, Shanghai, January 2005



Yong (Terracotta)

For Chinese Pipa and Zheng (2004) – 7'00

Premiere Information: Sun Li, pipa; Ann Yao, zheng, Symphony Space, New York, NY,  October 27, 2007





SOLO




Si (The Sacrifice)

For Chinese Zheng (2010) 8'00

Premiere Information: Liu Le, Chinese Guzheng, Concert Hall, Wu Han Conservatory of Music, Wuhan, Hu Bei Province, China, September 30, 2010




Si Xiang (Four Mythological Symbols)—4) Black Tortoise of the North

for Piano (2010) – 6'00

Premiere Information: Shen Yiwen, piano, Olin Concert Hall, Bard College, Annandaleo on Hudson, NY, April 18, 2010




Si Xiang (Four Mythological Symbols)—3) White Tight of the West

For Piano (2009) – 7'00

Premiere Information: Blair McMillen, piano, Olin Concert Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, May 14, 2009




Si Xiang (Four Mythological Symbols)—2) Vermillion Bird of the South

For Piano (2008) – 4'00

Premiere Information: Shen Yiwen, piano, Olin Concert Hall, Bard College, Annandaleo on Hudson, NY, April 18, 2010




Si Xiang (Four Mythological Symbols)—1) Azure Dragon of the East

For Piano (2007) – 6'00

Premiere Information: Blair McMillen, piano, Bard Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, December 4, 2007




Qiu (Life Companion)

For Chinese Erhu (2007, rev. 2010) – 7'30

Recording Information: Li Zhiqing, erhu, Shanghai, July 2007




Cadenza for Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1

For Piano (2007) – 2'00

Premiere Information: Shen Yiwen, piano; Melvin Chen, conductor; Bard Conservatory Orchestra, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, April 22, 2007




Su (Tracing Back)

For Flute (2006) – 7'00

Premiere Information: Patricia Spencer, flute, Bard Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, November 30, 2006




Su (Tracing Back)

For Chinese Bamboo Flute (2006) – 7'00

Premiere Information: Tu Huabing, bamboo flute, Recital Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China, April 25, 2006




Yong (Terracotta)

For Chinese Pipa (2004) – 7'00

Recording Information: Xie Yudan, pipa, Shanghai, April 2004