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Interviews and the Press | |
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Financial Times, The decade the world titled east, by Niall Ferguson, December 28, 2009 See article "I must send my deepest gratitude to Professor Ferguson of Harvard University..... The gate of Shan Hai Guan--the most important defensive fortress at the northern border of the Great Wall..." (show story) (hide story) I must send my deepest gratitude to Professor Ferguson of Harvard University who was so kind to include my name in his article "The Decade the World Tilted East" in Financial Times on Dec 28, 2009. Mesmerized, that was how Mr. Ferguson described his feelings. This reminded me of a female character in Chinese history that mesmerizes and inspires me, Chen Yuan-yuan. After the Mongols were driven back to their own territories (the fall of Yuan dynasty), the Middle Kingdom rebuilt their Great Wall. For hundreds of years, those Northern Barbarians could no longer invade the Middle Soil. Then came a girl. A singer, poet, musician and painter. Her name is Chen Yuan-yuan. She broke the rules. The gate of Shan Hai Guan--the most important defensive fortress at the northern border of the Great Wall, was opened, because of her. The Manchurians came marching in, all the way into the capital Beijing, like going home. The year was 1644. The Manchurians (Qi-ren, people of Qi clans) had a population of not more than a million, but their counterpart, Middle Kingdom, had 123 million. The Old Empire seemed to be beaten down by a single woman. History blamed Yuan-yuan for the fall of the Empire into foreign hands. But no, the story has not ended yet; the most fantastic part is still beyond human imagination. Three hundred and five years later, the Manchurians had completely disappeared from our world. The Manchurians were eaten up by the Middle Kingdom--they lost their languages, words, culture, and even abandoned their surnames. The Middle Kingdom had doubled in size after Ming dynasty, but official Chinese history don't want to talk about her, because....it is true. I must send my thanks again. Mr. Ferguson had given me great encouragement. The road sometimes feels like a blind run in the midnight sky. All alone, with a destination that is abstract and difficult to reach. My mother who came to visit Yale two years ago, cried when she saw my humble living. "It is so convenient to have a small place." I explained. I insisted to burn my youth in a small room where I cook, eat, and compose in the same spot. His words had strengthened my artistic pursuit and I must work harder and harder. American Scholar Magazine, June 2009 (interview) See article Carnegie Hall Playbill, October 2009 (interview) See article Gramophone North America, October 2009 special edition (interview) See article American Symphony Magazine, August 2009 (interview) Cathay Pacific Airline The Club magazine, August 2009 See article Wen Wei Po (Chinese language newspaper, China / Hong Kong), October 4, 2009 (interview) Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 2009 (interview) Preview Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 2009 (interview) Review Spinner.com Off the Map, October 2009 (interview) See article Yalie of the Week, Yale Alumni Magazine, October 15, 2009 See article TimeOut New York, October 2009 (interview) See article Musical America, Artist of the Month, November 2009 (interview) See article ConcertoNet.com, November 8, 2009 Review New York Times, November 9, 2009 Review Carnegie Hall "Ancient Paths, Modern Voices" Blogs, November 2009 See blogs Interview and filming with Best Buy, Inc., Creative Minds, November 18-21, 2009 - Minneapolis, MN In Search of Seasons with the Minnesota Orchestra |
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Minnesota Orchestra "Inside Classics" | |
| In Search of Seasons - Autumn Inside the Classics concerts explore masterpieces inspired by the four seasons March 10-11, 2010 "An entertaining tour of the four seasons as portrayed in music by Vivaldi, Astor Piazzolla and contemporary Russian composer Alexander Raskatov. Hosted by Orchestra violist Sam Bergman and co-hosted by Principal Pops and Presentations Conductor Sarah Hicks, the Orchestra will perform excerpts from works by Messiaen, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Angel Lam, an alumna of the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute." |
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The Annual Yale Cellos Event directed by Aldo Parisot | |
| The Emperor's Eight Thousand Women Ghosts April 20, 2010, Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University For 16 cellos and piano Storyteller: Angel Lam |
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Silk Road Ensemble East Asia tour with Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain, April 2010 | |
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Seoul, South Korea Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, Thailand Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore Macao S.A.R., China Taiwan |
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Commission from Hong Kong Arts Festival 2010 | |
| Additional movement in Silk Road, Silk Road, written for Kings Harmonica Quintet Performance: February 26, 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Silk Road, Silk Road I. Mirage, elevation 12,000 feet II. Baby camel walk III. Mirage on the train |
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Minnesota Orchestra, November 21, 2009, Future Classics Concert | |
| Performance of In Search of Seasons, for orchestra Conducted by Music Director Osmo Vänskä November 17-22, 2009, highlighted by Saturday, November 21's Future Classics Concert Participation and performance in The Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute Concert review on Pioneer Press, TwinCities.com Go to Minnesota Public Radio webpage & review Play video clips |
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Commission from Carnegie Hall and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | |
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A new work for cello and orchestra with narration, Awakening from a Disappearing Garden The world premiere will be given by Yo-Yo Ma and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Spano in the Atlanta Symphony Center on October 15, 2009. A second performance will be held on October 16, 2009. The New York premiere will be given by Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, New York City on November 7, 2009. See: Carnegie Hall Event Description and New York Times Season Announcement Carnegie Hall China Festival press release: English Chinese Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Gallery |
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CD New Release: Off the Map, performed by Silk Road Ensemble |
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| Brand new recording of Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain Released in France, Germany, England Sept-Nov 2009 United States release October 2009 See Off the Map on sale in all major stores See Spinner.com interview |
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Performance at Royal Albert Hall, London | |
| Silk Road Ensemble performs Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain On September 11, 2009, with Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 |
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Commission from Norfolk Chamber Music Festival | |
| A new chamber work to be premiered at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Yale Summer Music Festival on July 25, 2009, written for violin, cello and piano |
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EarShot and Colorado Symphony Orchestra | |
| July 16-17, 2009, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Readings, In Search of Seasons, for orchestra Conducted by Delta David Gier On Friday, July 17, 2009, 10am-12:30pm it is open to the public The Colorado Symphony Orchestra New Music Readings will be held at the Boettcher Concert Hall At the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th Street, Denver, CO |
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Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain Silk Road Ensemble North American tour |
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Symphony Hall, Boston, MA Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN Thomson Hall, Toronto, Canada Concert review EDGE Boston - March 10, 2009 |
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Commission from the Festival of Lessons and Carols at Loyola High, Los Angeles | |
| A new composition for the Lessons and Carols Services to take place at St. John's
Cathedral in Los Angeles Premieres Saturday, December 13, 2008, 8pm St. Johns Cathedral See Concert Poster A work for SATB choir, orchestra and organ Text based on 16th century Saint Robert Southwell's evocative poem The Burning Babe |
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New York University Symphony Orchestra performs Her Thousand Years Dance | |
| "An Evening with the Jacobsen Brothers and Friends" and the NYU Symphony, conducted by Joseph Bongiorno December 5, 2008, 8pm, Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYU With featured soloists Eric Jacobsen, cello, and Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi Click here for details |
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Orchestral Performance at Yale University, Yale Philharmonia | |
| A composition inspired by the four seasons, and memories of those that she had shared the seasons with Premieres November 20, 2008, 8pm, Woolsey Hall *Read about the new In Search of Seasons |
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Billboard Magazine 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award photo featured in Billboard |
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See Featured page of ASCAP Award Ceremony
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2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award Winner | |
| Winning work Sun, Moon, and Star | ||
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Commission work for Svet Stoyanov | |
| Solo composition written for marimba, vibraphone, crotales and gongs featuring virtuosic percussionist Svet Stoyanov Rising young soloist with concerts featured across the continent, see Svet's bio with Concert Artist Guild. |
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Commission from Orange County Women's Chorus | |
| Premieres March 30, 2008, 4 pm. Huntington Beach, CA Oh Stars, from the Abyss (a letter from Qiu Jin) A choral work for women's choir and instrumental ensemble Inspired by the essays and poetry of hopes and struggles of early 20th century Chinese heroine Qin Jin. OCWC website |
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Yale New Music New Haven | |
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April 2, 2008, 8 pm, Yale University Sprague Concert Hall Her Thousand Years Dance (2007, 08) For solo cello, non-Western flutes, percussion and string orchestra Laura Usiskin, cello Sabatino Scirri, ocarina/ bansuri/ korean flute/ alto flute/ C flute and members of Yale Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Julian Pellicano |
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Carnegie Hall and Saratoga Springs, NY performances | |
| Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain, Performed by ENSEMBLE ACJW The Academy—-A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute Friday, February 15, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Filene Recital Hall at Skidmore College See poster Monday, February 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall see event /box office |
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Performance by Lakeside Pride Orchestra, Chicago | |
| February 10, 2008, 7pm at Unity Lutheran Church 1212 W. Balmoral (corner of Balmoral and Magnolia) In Search of Seasons, for string quartet and orchestra Conducted by Kim Diehnelt, Details |
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Featured interview by CASH | |
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"Musical Encounters" Interview with Angel Lam CASHFLOW magazine, January 2008 Issue, Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong |
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"Sound Insights" at Carnegie Hall | |
| Angel's Sun, Moon, and Star and Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain are up for listening at Carnegie Hall's website, click here to check it out. | ||
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Commission from Greenwich Village Orchestra, Manhattan, New York | |
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Her Thousand Years Dance... (10/2007) Premieres in New York City, in a concert titled "Spiritual" See concert review performed by soloists Eric Jacobsen (cello) and Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi)* Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 3:00 p.m., Washington Irving Auditorium GVO poster *both soloists are members of the Silk Road Ensemble and the Silk Road Project Location: 40 Irving Place --at the southeast corner of Irving Place and 17th Streets in Manhattan For tickets visit: gvo.org |
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Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble China tour, 2007 | |
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English
Chinese Yo-Yo Ma's interview with Ongaku-no-tomo magazine(Japan) on China tour, preview to Japan tour October 2, 2007 Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai October 4, 2007 Shanghai Oriental Art Centre, Shanghai October 5, 2007 Grand Theatre, Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre, Suzhou October 9, 2007 Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong October 12, 2007 Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing |
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Commission from Hong Kong Sinfonietta | |
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In Search of Seasons (8/2007) For orchestra and string quartet, featuring Australia's Grainger Quartet with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, conducted by artistic director Yip Wing-Sie, in a concert that celebrates the birthday of Elgar, Stravinsky, Hong Kong, and much more! See promotional leaflet October 5, 2007, Friday at 8 pm, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall |
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CD New Release: New Impossibilities, by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble |
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| Barnes and Nobles Exclusive Edition bonus CD Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain Release date July 31, 2007 Recorded live in a concert at Chicago Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, April 2007 Purchase CD here (from Barnes and Nobles) |
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Interview with WFMT Chicago, a Production for National Broadcast | |
| The 2 hour radio production to be released concurrent with Silk Road Ensemble's latest CD Check Crossover Media for an updated broadcast listings nationwide. The production features interview of Yo-Yo Ma, members of the Silk Road Ensemble, and selected composers. Listen to Angel tell the story behind "Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain" through this broadcast. |
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Performances in Miami Beach and West Palm Beach, Miami | ||||
| Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain performed by Project Copernicus | |||||
| Concert reviews: |
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Miami Herald Palm Beach Post |
Featured articles: |
Palm Beach Post Miami Herald |
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Saturday, August 25, 8:00 pm Arts at St. Johns, Miami Beach Sunday, August 26, 4:00 pm Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 211 Trinity Place, West Palm Beach Project Copernicus opens its second season with Asian inspired music featuring Project Copernicus percussionist Rod Squance. Call 305.432.4729 or e-mail info@projectcopernicus.org for ticket information |
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NACUSA (National Association of Composers U.S.A.) 2007 National Concert, NYC |
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| Imagery of Water, winning work Performed by New York City's acclaimed North/South Consonance Ensemble, under Max Lifchitz's direction June 4, 2007, 8pm, Christ and St. Stephen's Church The program will feature New York premiere of the winning compositions in the 2005 NACUSA Young Composers Competition. It will also include music by Beth Andreson, Marylin Ziffrin, Daniel Kessner, David Lefkowitz and Daniel Adams. |
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ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2007 | |
| Award ceremony takes place on May 24, 2007, at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, New York City | ||
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New Carnegie Hall Commission | |
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In a two-part workshop, Grammy awards winning composer
Osvaldo
Golijov and soprano Dawn Upshaw will guide selected composers through
the collaborative
process to work with singers, from its conception to the final
performance at Carnegie Hall.
The November sessions will focus on readings of excerpts of the new piece. The April sessions will focus on performance preparation. Sun, Moon, and Star (2007) for two vocalists, violin, cello, double bass, percussion and piano Premiere: Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, April 14-15, 2007 |
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New Theatre Work Premieres April 14-15, 2007 |
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Read featured articles Peabody Magazine Johns Hopkins Magazine |
This work is mentored by American theatre artist Martha Clarke,
in collaboration with choreographer Carol Bartlett (director of Peabody Dance) to create a theater piece
inspired by my childhood memory, titled Midnight Run. The story about a midnight running beauty...read the story Premiere: Midnight Run A Collaborative Showcase: choreography, music, and visual projections Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory April 14, 2007, 7:30 pm and April 15, 2007, 3:00 pm Peabody Box Office: 410-659-8100 ext. 2 The "New Works" is a collaborative project with composers, singers, actors, dancers and visual artists from Peabody Conservatory, Preparatory, and the Baltimore community, mentored by distinguished guest artist Martha Clarke Music composed by Angel Lam; Choreography by Carol Bartlett; Story, sources and design by Angel Lam and Carol Bartlett Director, Choreographer Martha Clarke; Artistic Producer Carol Bartlett |
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WYPR 88.1 "Maryland Morning" Interview | |
| On Monday, April 9, at 9:40am, culture editor and renowed choral conductor Tom Hall interviews Angel
and composer Libby Larsen about women in the music world, their new work and Angel's new collaboration with dance, music, and video
projections that will be performed at Peabody Conservatory that weekend on April 14 and 15. |
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Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble tours with Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain | |
| U.S. 2007 Spring Tour, Switzerland's Lucerne Festival, China Concert Schedule: March 10, 2007, at 4:00 PM Presented by University of California Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures Arlington Theater, 1317 State Street, Santa Barbara March 13, 2007, at 7:30 PM Presented by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra Benaroya Hall, Seattle March 17, 2007, 8:00 PM Presented by Cal Performances Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA |
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi Jonathan Gandelsman, violin Yo-Yo Ma, cello Jeffrey Beecher, double bass Shane Shanahan, crotales and dumbek Mark Suter, marimba |
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April 20, 2007 at 8:00 PM Symphony Center, Chicago 220 South Michigan Avenue |
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi Jonathan Gandelsman, violin Yo-Yo Ma, cello DaXun Zhang, double bass Shane Shanahan, crotales and dumbek Mark Suter, marimba |
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August 25, 2007, Concert Hall, 10:00 PM At Switzerland's renowned Lucerne Festival (established in 1938 with a gala concert conducted by Arturo Toscanini, the Festival attracts the foremost performers from around the world and draws 100,000 visitors each year.) Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, "Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet" Visit: Silk Road Project Winter 2007 Newsletter Silk Road Chicago |
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