Shakespeare famously said “All the world’s a stage…” This work posits that life is a play, and people are both actors and directors in their own stories. The first section communicates the audience experience of watching a drama. This leads, in subsequent sections, to a process of enlightenment as the audience realizes they are also actors, and are being watched by others.
Eventide Clouds and a Bright Hopes, for Orchestra (2018) [9’00”]
Winner of the Indiana University JSoM Composition Department New Voices Composition Competition
20:30, Feb 21, 2018, premiere │ YI-DE CHEN’s Master Recital
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, United StatesContinue reading “Enthusiasm, for Violin Solo”
Street Sketch, for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016) [10’41”]
Event: Yi-De Chen’s M.M. Recital Date: 20:30, Feb 21, 2018 Location: Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, United States
Performers: Anne Daley, flute Samantha Lee, viola Stephen Karukas, vibraphone Corey Rubin, conductor _____________________________________
Date: 14:30, Oct 31, 2020 2020 Taipei International New Music Festival ISCM-Taiwan
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Event: University of Michigan─Midwest Composers Symposium Date: 10:00, Nov. 11, 2017, premiere Location: Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, University of Michigan, MI, United States
Performers: Anne Daley, flute Samantha Lee, viola Stephen Karukas, vibraphone Corey Rubin, conductor
Host: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance
Program Notes
This piece was written shortly after beginning my studies in a new country. Around the beautiful campus, new life experiences inspired deep thoughts. I gradually got used to the carefree and leisurely lifestyle, made friends from all over the world, and was greatly inspired by various different cultures. Such feelings led me to sketch the street scenes around my apartment in personal musical language.
