Concert Pieces

La Nuite Uterine [00:52]
Small Orchestra
Impressions of a small fetus before being born. This piece was recorded with the support of the LA Composer's Group. Sinawi [02:44]
String Quartet (Kronos Quartet)
This concert piece was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet. The music is based on a shamanistic tradition from Corea, where the sacerdote dances in order to influence and entertain the deities. It has been performed by the Kronos Quartet internationally. Peking [00:52]
String Quartet (Kronos Quartet), Sheng and Pipa
This concert piece was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and is based on the traditional Chinese Peking Opera. The Sheng is a Chinese mouth-blown free reed harmonic instrument consisting of vertical pipes and The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, sometimes called the Chinese lute. Shanghai [03:43]
String Quartet (Kronos Quartet), Sheng and Pipa
This concert piece was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and is based on the traditional Chinese Peking Opera. The Sheng is a Chinese mouth-blown free reed harmonic instrument consisting of vertical pipes and The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, sometimes called the Chinese lute. Jakarta [03:10]
String Quartet (Kronos Quartet) and Javanese Gamelan
Thie concert piece was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and is based on the Javanese Gamelan Orchestra repertoire. Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments.

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