Chen Yi

Originally commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association Endowment in memory of Raymond W. Brook in 2012, Distance Can't Keep Us Two Apart is scored for a cappella mixed chorus (312-41863)...

For Flute, Cello, and Piano

Internationally celebrated composer Chen Yi is famously admired for her inventive instrumental textures; often inspired by the cross-breeding of Chinese and Western instruments and sonorities. While p...

The Chinese Lunar New Year is a celebration of renewal and reconciliation. It is also a holiday steeped in ancient melodies and traditions. Composer Chen Yi's piece captures the spirit of this month-l...

A prolific composer who blends Chinese and Western traditions; Dr. Chen Yi gives us Wind for the Wind Band Select series. This work uses the Western sound of a wind ensemble to depict the Eastern feel...

For Treble Chorus, a cappella

The first of three volumes of folk songs collected from the provinces of China. It can be performed a cappella or with piano accompaniment.

For S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella

For S.A.T.B.B. Chrous, a cappella

For S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella

For S.A.T.B. Chorus and optional Piano

Chen Yi's exquisite PLUM BLOSSOM is a fantasy on the Cantonese children's song 'Moonlight.' The evocative title is inspired by plum blossoms which in Chinese culture symbolize nobility, elegance, pers...

The solo viola repertoire has been enriched by this plaintive memorial work, originally for solo violin - the instrument in which composer Chen Yi was trained as a performer. The composer provides thi...

Chen Yi describes the cheery interplay of HAPPY TUNE as: 'When one instrument plays a lively melody, the other plays a vivid rhythmic pattern in the accompaniment. The pair of string instruments imita...

Chen Yi describes her dramatic study in the organ's sonorities: 'From the bronze drum set on top of the totem pole, I imagine that our ancestors played the powerful low percussion instrument, to unify...

A wonderful piece from the new Wind Band Select series. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Wind Symphony in 2005, Suite From China West for Wind Ensemble is written in four movements, and was premiered...

From the composer: Dragon Rhyme for Symphonic Band is in two movements: I. Mysteriously-Harmoniously; and II. Energetically. The first movement is lyrical; and the second powerful. Featuring the basic...

Originally written for two pianos and then transcribed for band; popular composer Chen Yi's successful China West Suite is now available for marimba and piano. Commissioned by Ithaca College professor...

Commissioned by marimbist Nancy Zeltsman; Jing Marimba uses characteristic melodic phrases from traditional Beijing opera; building an overall musical structure carefully based on Confucian Golden Mea...

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 Eas...

When Chen Yi writes for violin, she brings not only the inventive sparkle characteristic of all her music, but also the personal and visceral feel of composing idiomatically for her own instrument. En...

Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University, the two-movement Tibetan Tunes was written for the New Pacific Trio and was premiered at the Conservatory of Mus...