It is always my pleasure to know my Walking on the Falling Leaves and Snow for alto saxophone and piano will be performed again on October 28 at Voertman Hall, University of North Texas (Denton, TX, USA). Thank Dr. Gregory Dewhirst for being interested in and willing to perform this piece, and thank Dr. Xiaoyan Wang for the piano accompaniment. This performance will be included as a part of the event “UNT Saxophone Alumni Day”, and my piece will be performed at 1pm.
It is my pleasure to accept the commission from Sharing Chamber Orchestra again this year for arranging Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (Magic Flute), K, 620. Eight pieces from Die Zauberflöte was selected to be included in their annual concerts, along with National Chung Cheng University anniversary celebration concert. These sections are “Overture”, “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja”, “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”, “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”, “Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden”, “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchenchen”, “Papagena, Papageno”, and “Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht”. Premiere performance will be at 2:30pm on October 21 at Performance Hall of Activity Center at the National Chung Cheng University (Minxiong, Chiayi). Second performance will be at 2:30pm on October 22 at Yunlin Performance Hall (Douliou, Yunlin). Third and final performance will be at 2:30pm on October 28 at Chiahu Performance Hall (Beigang, Yunlin). National Chung Cheng University anniversary celebration concert is free admission; for concerts at Douliou and Beigang, it can purchase tickets in the following link below. If you are free in the afternoon of these weekends, please come to the concert for supporting Sharing Chamber Orchestra. Thank you!
Opentix: Sharing Chamber Orchestra
Continue readingIt is my pleasure to see conductor Li-Fen Chen and Tabernacle Women’s Choir will perform my choir piece A Pair of Wings again on August 21 at 7:30pm at Playhouse of National Taichung Theater. I am glad to see this newly arrangement for 3-part chorus and piano could be performed again (originally, this piece is the third movement from my The Flight Log for mixed chorus and piano). Also, currently I am on leave in Taiwan now, and plan to attend this concert as well. It is always good for composers to find their pieces are on stage, especially having a wonderful performance.
Official Website: Tabernacle Women’s Choir 2023: Taiwan x Japan
Opentix: TWC 2023: Taiwan x Japan
It is my pleasure to see conductor Li-Fen Chen and Tabernacle Women’s Choir will perform my choir piece A Pair of Wings on June 17 at 7:30pm at Chiayi City Concert Hall. Originally, “A Pair of Wings” is the third and final movement of my The Flight Log for mixed chorus and piano. In this concert, the newly arrangement for 3-part chorus and piano has made and commissioned by Li-Fen Chen for Tabernacle Women’s Choir. I am glad to see this version with the different setting could be premiered. This song is meant to encourage me when I am sad and depressed, and hope this message could send to the audiences to get the warm greetings.
Official Website: Pearlfect Duo – Tabernacle Women’s Choir and Chiayi Women’s Choir
Opentix: Pearlfect Duo
I am glad to be invited as keynote speaker in 2023 International Conference on Musical Arts and Pedagogy held by National Pingtung University (NPTU). This conference takes place in the music department of National Pingtung University Pingshih Campus on April 25-27. On April 26 9am at the recital hall, as keynote speaker, I will talk about my art songs titled “The Connection of Chen Li’s Poems and My Art Songs.” On April 27 7:30pm at the concert hall, as composer, my three pieces, “A Pair of Wings” from The Flight Log for mixed chorus and piano, Three Sketches for piano four hands, Spring Breeze for violin and piano will be performed in the International Exchange Joint Concert. Thank NPTU and HoD Dr. Yeh for giving me this opportunity and hosting me in this conference period. It will be a wonderful time sharing my music, meeting with my old friends, and work with fantastic musicians and talented music students.
My Cave Railroad for solo alto saxophone will be performed by saxophonist Meng-Yun Weng at Bryan Recital Hall of Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH, USA) at 8pm on April 11, 2023. Still remember I have attended the world premiere performance by saxophonist Po-Fang Chang at the same recital hall and location. Glad to know this piece coming back to there again after many years. If you are in the Ohio area, please come to the concert for supporting saxophonist Meng-Yun Weng. Free Admission! Thank you!
Pianists Joyce Wan-Hsuan Wu and Peir-Shiuan Tang (The Woven Sounds) are going to perform my new piece again, Three Sketches for piano four hands, at 3pm on January 22, 2023 at Studio A Piano, Austin, TX, USA. January 22 is also the first day of 2023 in the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year. I am glad they are performing this piece for celebrating the new year. If you are in the Austin, TX area, please come to the concert for supporting The Woven Sounds. Happy New Year to everyone!
Ticket Information: The Woven Sounds – New Year, New Music
Thee Sketches (2022)
for Piano Four Hands
I. Prelude
II. Lullaby
III. March
Commissioned by Joyce Wan-Hsuan Wu and Tzu-Feng Liu (The Woven Sounds)
World Premiere:
November 19, 2022
New Asian Music with The Woven Sounds and Friends
Recital Hall, Austin Community College Highland Campus, Austin, TX, USA
The Woven Sounds:
Joyce Wan-Hsuan Wu, Peir-Shiuan Tang, piano
Duration: 10 minutes
Continue readingMy new piece, Three Sketches for piano four hands, will be premiered at the recital hall of Austin Community College on November 19, 2022 (at 7:30pm). This piece is originally written for pianists Joyce Wan-Hsuan Wu and Tzu-Feng Liu. Both of them formed a piano-duet group, called “The Woven Sounds.” However, it was a great loss that Tzu-Feng Liu suddenly passed away due to the brain aneurysm on October 20, 2022. I decided to dedicate this piece to her. Thank Joyce for still making the premiere of this piece possible, and thanks for pianist Peir-Shiuan Tang willing to learn this piece in a very short time. If possible, wish Tzu-Feng could watch this piece being premiered from heaven. We will remember and miss you very much.
If you are in the Austin (TX) area, please come to the concert for supporting The Woven Sounds. Admission free!! Thank you.
Concert Program – New Asian Music with The Woven Sounds and Friends
I was glad to see the premiere of my Under the Darkening Sky for chamber ensemble, performed by Sharing Chamber Orchestra, went well in Beigang and Douliou on October 15 and 16. It seems like a bonus that Sharing Chamber Orchestra will have an extra performance of this piece on October 27 again that they will join the concert celebrating National Chung Cheng University 33th anniversary. This concert will be at 7pm Activity Center of National Chung Cheng University. I just found this news on the day right before my birthday, and also found I am so lucky on what they have given this to me. If you have time, it will be another choice to support Sharing Chamber Orchestra.
For more information, please click this link – National Chung Cheng University Anniversary Celebration Concert 2022
Feng-Hsu Lee 