The composition "DUI and HUA" was commissioned by the E-MEX Ensemble with financial support from the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Performer Biography
Chai Found Music Workshop (CFMW) is a leading Sizhu (Chinese chamber music) ensemble, active since 1991, performing both contemporary classical and traditional Chinese and Taiwanese music.
Recording & Production
This album is an acoustic portrait of Xiaoyong Chen, initiated and realized by the E-MEX Ensemble, and produced by the col legno label and Deutschlandfunk.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Xiaoyong Chen's music often combines European instruments with traditional Chinese instruments like the sheng (mouth organ), zheng (table harp), pipa (lute), and yangqin (dulcimer-like zither).
Composer Biography
Xiaoyong Chen, the composer, studied composition in Beijing and then with György Ligeti in Hamburg, Germany, where he now teaches composition and intercultural mediation.
Performer Biography
The E-MEX Ensemble, founded in 1999, specializes in contemporary music and is known for collaborating closely with composers and presenting new works and multimedia productions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer Xiaoyong Chen views his compositions as 'West-Eastern travel parties,' where cultural differences and seemingly incongruent musical materials are brought together.
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