Feng II

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Soprano Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Piano — My second woodwind quintet Feng (Introduction and Rondo) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn was originally commissioned by the San Francisco Citywinds with a Chamber Music America’s Classical Music Commissioning Award in the USA. The world premiere was given on Jan. 13, 1999 at St. John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, CA, and the New York premiere was given on Jan. 17, 1999 at St. Malachi/The Actors' Chapel at the CMA Commissioning Showcase concert. The character "feng" in Chinese means "wind" or "the winds", also "view, folk songs, style and manner..." I use the sound of the standard western wind instruments to express the eastern feeling of the winds in the music. The duration is about 12 minutes. The new version of the piece is entitled Feng II (Introduction and Rondo). It’s adapted for saxophone solo with a saxophone quartet and piano, for Profs. Shyen Lee, Jean-Pierre Baraglioli, Keiji Munesada, Richard Dirlam, William Street, and Yi-An Chen to give the world premiere at the 18th World Saxophone Congress held in July 2018 in Zagreb, Croatia. 为萨克斯管独奏与萨克斯管四重奏和钢琴合奏而改编的《风第二号》(2018)源自作曲家的二乐章第二木管五重奏《风》(1998)。原版获美国室内乐协会作曲委约奖，由旧金山木管五重奏团在美国作世界首演。新版由李贤教授担任萨克斯管独奏于 2018年7月在克罗地亚的萨格勒布市举办的第18届世界萨克斯管大会上作世界首演。全曲二乐章共约长12分钟。 Dr. Chen's woodwind quintet Feng is a 12-minute depiction of winds through winds. The Chinese "feng" translates to "wind" or "the winds," and Chen uses the Western woodwind quintet to explore "the Eastern feeling of the winds in the music." Her transcription for solo saxophone, saxophone quartet, and piano is titled Feng II, and was premiered at the 18th World Saxophone Congress, July, 2018, in Zagreb.