Events
Concerts for Contemporary Classical Music
TimeArt Studio─Berio’s Folk Song Party
Date: September 12, 2025, 19:30
Venue: Concert Hall, Department of Music, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan
Date: September 7, 2025, 14:30
Venue: Bopiliao Historic Block Performance Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan
► Beyond Now for Mezzo-Soprano and Six Instrumentalists (2025) [8’06”] (Commission by TimeArt Studio)
Performers:
Ting-Yu Fan, mezzo-soprano
Cheng-Yu Wu, flute
Guan-Jie Wang, clarinet
Wei-Ching Tseng, harp
Ming-Yu Weng, percussion
Pei-Ya Liao, viola
Shang-Hua Chou, cello
Mei-Fang Lin, conductor
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Date: 20:00, June 16, 2024
Venue: The Loreto Theater at the Sheen Center, New York, United States
► Curtain of Summer Breeze for Guzheng and Live Electronics (2023) [9’00”]
Performers:
Jing-Mu Kuo, guzheng
Yi-De Chen, live electronics
Host: New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Alba Music Festival in Italy
Date: 15:00, June 5, 2024
Venue: Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Piazzetta San Giovanni Paolo II, Alba, Italy
► Awakening for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (2024) [6’51”]
Performers:
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
Ertan Torgul, violin
David Mollenauer, violoncello
Carolyn True, piano
TimeArt Studio, Taiwan─Collision of Creativity and Ideas─Concert
Date: 19:30, December 16, 2023, premiere
Venue: Forum Music Auditorium, Taipei City, Taiwan
► Curtain of Summer Breeze for Guzheng and Live Electronics (2023) [9’00”]
Performers:
Jing-Mu Kuo, guzheng
Yi-De Chen, live electronics
Host: TimeArt Studio
Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center─Earth Day Art Model Festival 2023
Date: 19:30, April 21, 2023
Venue: Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, IN, United States
► The Deep Ocean for Piano and Live Electronics (2021) [7’00”]
Performers:
Yuseok Seol (In Korean: 설유석), piano, live electronics
Host: Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI)
SEAMUS National Conference 2023
Date: 16:30, April 8, 2023 (Anticipated)
Venue: Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City, NY, United States
The Deep Ocean for Piano and Live Electronics (2021) [7’00”]
Performers:
Yuseok Seol (In Korean: 설유석), piano, live electronics
Indiana University JSoM─New Voices for Orchestra─Composition Competition Winners’ Concert
Date: 20:30, November 16, 2022
Venue: Musical Arts Center, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, United States
► Spirituality for Orchestra (2022) [13’06”]
Performers:
Indiana University JSoM Symphony Orchestra
David Dzubay, conductor
Valéncia International Performance Academy and Festival in Spain
Date: 19:00, July 14, 2022
Venue: Ateneo Musical del Puerto, 40 Carrer de Francesc Baldomar, València, Spain
► Diffusion for String Quartet (2021) [7’30”]
Performers:
Mivos Quartet
Olivia De Prato, violin I
Maya Bennardo, violin II
Victor Lowrie Tafoya, viola
Tyler J. Borden, violoncello
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Date: 20:00, June 26, 2022
Venue: The Loreto Theater at the Sheen Center, New York, United States
► The Deep Ocean for Piano and Live Electronics (2021) [7’00”]
Performers:
Jonathan Howe, piano
Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra, Taiwan─Instrumental Romance
Date: 14:30, April 30, 2022
Venue: National Recital Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan
Meditation and Sentimentality in Autumn for Clarinet, Viola and Guzheng (2012) [11’36”]
Performers:
Bing Shi, guzheng
Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra
Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center─Earth Day Art Model Festival 2022
Date: 8:30, April 22, 2022
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert
► The Changeable Weather for nanoKONTROL2, Kyma, and Max (2020) [5’05”]
Performer(s):
Yi-De Chen, Korg nanoKONTROL2
Host: Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Emerge Coalition, Inc., Texas─Julius Quartet─Workshop and Concert
Date: 19:00, February 24, 2022
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert
► Diffusion for String Quartet (2021) [7’02”]
Performers:
The Julius Quartet
Hyun Jeong Lee, violin I
David Do, violin II
John Batchelder, viola
Sebastian Kozub, violoncello
Ensemble KNM Berlin─Tunings of the World 2.0─Reading Music II─Show in Taipei
Date: 12:00, December 21, 2021
Venue: Pre-recorded Concert Displayed at the Art Space 2F, Guling Street Avant-Garde Theatre, Taipei City, Taiwan | Recorded at KNM’s Garage 51, Fahrbereitscraft, Herzbergstraße 40-43, 10365, Berlin, Germany
► Transmission for Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, and Violoncello (2021) [6’12”] (Commission by Ensemble KNM Berlin)
Performers:
Ensemble KNM Berlin
Rebecca Lenten, flute
Theo Nabicht, clarinet
Matthew Conley, trumpet
Theodor Flindell, violin
Cosima Gerhardt, violoncello
Host: Studio Acht
Artistic Director: Fang-Yi Lin
Co-Organizer: National Taichung Theater
Cooperator: The Goethe-Institut Taipei, the Goethe-Institut
Ensemble KNM Berlin─Tunings of the World 2.0─Reading Music II─Show in Taichung
Date: 12:00, December 3, 2021
Venue: Pre-recorded Concert Displayed at the Corner Salon of National Taichung Theater, Taichung City, Taiwan | Recorded at KNM’s Garage 51, Fahrbereitscraft, Herzbergstraße 40-43, 10365, Berlin, Germany
► Transmission for Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, and Violoncello (2021) [6’12”] (Commission by Ensemble KNM Berlin)
Performers:
Ensemble KNM Berlin
Rebecca Lenten, flute
Theo Nabicht, clarinet
Matthew Conley, trumpet
Theodor Flindell, violin
Cosima Gerhardt, violoncello
Host: Studio Acht
Artistic Director: Fang-Yi Lin
Co-Organizer: National Taichung Theater
Cooperator: The Goethe-Institut Taipei, the Goethe-Institut
Ensemble KNM Berlin─Music for a House and a Street
Date: 20:00, November 5, 2021, premiere
Venue: KNM’s Garage 51, Fahrbereitscraft, Herzbergstraße 40-43, 10365, Berlin, Germany
► Transmission for Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, and Violoncello (2021) [6’12”] (Commission by Ensemble KNM Berlin)
Performers:
Ensemble KNM Berlin
Rebecca Lenten, flute
Theo Nabicht, clarinet
Matthew Conley, trumpet
Theodor Flindell, violin
Cosima Gerhardt, violoncello
Host: Studio Acht
Artistic Director: Fang-Yi Lin
Co-Organizer: National Taichung Theater
Cooperator: The Goethe-Institut Taipei, the Goethe-Institut
Doctoral of Music Degree Recital at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Date: 20:00, October 21, 2021
Venue: Auer Hall, Indiana University JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
► Silent Maples for Seven Instrumentalists (2019) [9’00”]
Performers:
Adrienne Ward, clarinet
Lauren Hallonquist, bassoon
Douglas Nunes, horn
Evan Pasternak, violin
Alice Ford, viola
Scott Sgueglia, violoncello
Will Kline, contrabass
Andrew Downs, conductor
► Moments of Mystery for Flute (doubling Alto Flute), Percussion, Harp, Guitar, and Violoncello (2021) [7’32”]
Performers:
Jamey Guzman, flute (doubling alto flute)
Eric Zielsdorf, percussion
Fangfang Liu, guitar
Julia Johnson, harp
Thea Dardanis, violoncello
Robert Rankin, conductor
► Do Question Marks Work Differently? for Saxophone Quartet (2020) [7’30”]
Performers:
Josh Tzuo, soprano saxophone
Kacie Brown, alto saxophone
Josh Flores, tenor saxophone
Chung Him Chu, baritone saxophon
► Variable Motion for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (2019) [9’00”]
Performers:
Graeme Sugden, flute
Eli Willis, violin
Zephaniah Pearlstein, violoncello
Yuseok Seol (In Korean: 설유석), piano
Joshua Catanzaro, conductor
► The Deep Ocean for Piano and Live Electronics (2021) [7’00”]
Performers:
Yuseok Seol (In Korean: 설유석), piano, live electronics
► Prelude to Eudaimonia for Solo Organ (2021) [8’32”]
Performers:
Elijah Buerk, organ
Prof. Janette Fishell, organ registration assistant
Charlotte New Music Festival
Date: 18:00, July 30, 2021
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert
► Diffusion for String Quartet (2021) [7’02”] (Commission by Beo String Quartet)
Performers:
Beo String Quartet
Jason Neukom, violin I
Aviva Hakanoglu, violin II
Sean Neukom, viola
Ryan Ash, violoncello
Nanhua University, Taiwan─International Symposium of New Works and Research into Contemporary Composers
Date: 19:30, July 3, 2021
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert
► Lights from There for Violoncello and Piano [7’43”]
Performers:
Kevin Flynn, violoncello
Yuseok Seol, piano
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Date: 20:00, June 26, 2021
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert
► The Changeable Weather for nanoKONTROL2, Kyma, and Max (2020) [5’05”]
Performer(s):
Yi-De Chen, Korg nanoKONTROL2
Host: New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Indiana University JSoM─Center for Electronic and Computer Music─Spring Concert
Date: 20:00, May 13, 2021, premiere
Venue: Auer Hall, Indiana University JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
► The Deep Ocean for Solo Piano and Live Electronics (2021) [7’00”]
Performers:
Yuseok Seol, piano and live electronics
Ithaca College School of Music─National Student Electronic Music Event: Concert I
Date: 16:00, April 24, 2021
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert
► The Changeable Weather for nanoKONTROL2, Kyma, and Max (2020) [5’05”]
Performers:
Yi-De Chen, Korg nanoKONTROL
Host: Ithaca College School of Music Composition Department
Indiana University JSoM─Center for Electronic and Computer Music─Fall Concert
Date: 20:00, January 24, 2021, premiere
Venue: Pre-recorded Online Concert | Recorded at Studio 302, Musical Arts Center, Indiana University JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
► The Changeable Weather for nanoKONTROL2, Kyma, and Max (2020) [5’05”]
Performers:
Yi-De Chen, Korg nanoKONTROL2
International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)─Taiwan─Taipei International New Music Festival
Date: 14:30, October 31, 2020
Venue: National Recital Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
► Street Sketch for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016) [9’43”]
Performers:
Yi-Hui Lin, flute
Lee-Wen Chang, viola
Wei-Hsin Huang. percussion
Indiana University JSoM─Composition Recital
Date: 20:00, Dec 3, 2019
Venue: Auer Hall, IU JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
► Two Songs for Tenor, Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Viola, and Contrabass (2019) [5’30”]
Performers:
Ramson Issa, tenor
Mia Tomposen, clarinet
Tyler Taylor, horn
Matthew Schultheis, piano
Wennie Wei, viola
Broner McCoy, contrabass
Caio Guimarães, conductor
Indiana University JSoM─New Voices for Orchestra─Composition Competition Winners’ Concert
Date: 20:30, December 5, 2018, premiere
Venue: Musical Arts Center, Indiana University JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
► Eventide Clouds and Bright Hopes for Orchestra (2018) [9’00”]
Performers:
Indiana University JSoM Concert Orchestra
Prof. David Dzubay, conductor
Master of Music Degree Recital at Indiana University JSoM
Date: 20:30, Feb 21, 2018
Venue: Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, United States
► The Primary Emotions for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin, and Violoncello(2018) [8’12″]
Performers:
Seongbin Koh, flute
Collin Lewis, clarinet
Stephen Karukas, percussion
Alyson Kanne, harp
Elina Rubio, violin
Alex Krew, cello
Lang Chen, conductor
Street Sketch for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016) [9’43”]
Performers:
Anne Daley, flute
Samantha Lee, viola
Stephen Karukas, vibraphone Corey Rubin, conductor
► Enthusiasm for Solo Violin (2017) [6’23″]
Performers:
Elina Rubio, violin
Lights from There for Violoncello and Piano (2016) [7’23”]
Performers:
Kevin Flynn, violoncello
Yuseok Seol, piano
University of Michigan─Midwest Composers Symposium
Date: 10:00, Nov. 11, 2017, premiere
Venue: Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, University of Michigan, MI, United States
Street Sketch for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016) [9’43”]
Performers:
Anne Daley, flute
Samantha Lee, viola
Stephen Karukas, vibraphone
Corey Rubin, conductor
Host: School of Music, Theatre and Dance, University of Michigan
Indiana University JSoM─Composition Recital
Date: 20:00, February 16, 2017, premiere
Venue: Auer Hall, IU JSoM, Bloomington, IN, United States
► Lights from There for Violoncello and Piano (2016) [7’23”]
Performers:
Kevin Flynn, violoncello
Yuseok Seol, piano
Taiwan Composers Association─Music Taiwan Concert Series
Date: 19:30, December 6, 2015
Venue: Exhibition Hall 231, The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts─Wei-Wu-Ying, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
The Story of Pearl Milk Tea for Percussion Quartet (2012) [11’16”]
Performers:
Succession Percussion Group
Wen-Hsuan Loi, percussion I
Meng-Chen Chen, percussion II
Ting-Chun Yeh, percussion III
Hsien-Te Hsieh, percussion IV
Shiang-Fu Cheng, conductor
Host: Taiwan Composers Association of Asian Composers League
NTSO─Composition Competition Award─“The Sound of Formosa” ─Recipient Concert
Date: 19:30, Aug 19, 2015, premiere
Venue: Concert Hall, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra,
Taichung City, Taiwan
► After Transformation for Orchestra (2011) [10’52″]
Performers:
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Xiao-Lin Liao, conductor
Spring Autumn Music, Taipei, Taiwan─Concert Series Euterpe: Spring
Date: 14:30, May 23, 2015
Venue: Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei City, Taiwan
► The Forest with the Black Moonlights for Pipa and String Quartet (2013) [10’04”]
Performers:
Yi-Ran Zhao, pipa
Counterpoint String Quartet
Chia-Ling Lin, violin I
Chun Chang, violin II
Hui-Fang Hsu, viola
Jou-An Hou, violoncello
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan─Lecture-Recital of the Outstanding Young Composer
Date: 19:30, Dec. 1, 2014
Venue: Taipei Philharmonic and Henry Mazer Music and Cultural Center, Taipei City, Taiwan
Labor Song for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (based on a Taiwanese Indigenous Folksong() (2014)[3’20”] (Commission, Elite Artists Trio)
Yi-De Chen: Formosa Capriccio for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (2014) [9’43”] (Commission by Elite Artists Trio)
Performers:
Elite Artists Trio
Sherry Chen, pianist
Wen-Chuan Lin, violinist
Limu Ya, cellist
Sponsor: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
The Impression of a Lake for Solo Piano (2013) [16’40”]
Performers:
Hsin-Chi Lin, piano
The Free Spirit for Soprano and Piano (2008) [5’55”]
Performers:
Yi-Ling Chang, soprano
Wen-Ling Wu, piano
Taiwan Composers Association─Music Taiwan Concert Series
Date: 19:30, November 23, 2014
Venue: Recital Hall, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
► Meditation and Sentimentality in Autumn for Clarinet, Viola and Guzheng (2012) [11’36”]
Performers:
Chieh-Hao Hsieh, clarinet
Chiung-Hsien Huang, viola
Dai-Lin Hsieh, guzheng
Chih-Sheng Chen, conductor
Host: Taiwan Composers Association of Asian Composers League
Asian Composers League─Conference & Festival in Tokyo, Japan
Date: 20:00, November 5, 2014
Venue: Sakura Hall, Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Tokyo, Japan
► The Impression of a Lake for Solo Piano (2013) [16’40”]
Performers:
Nakagawa Toshio, piano
Host: Japan Composer’s Association
Master of Music Degree Recital at Taipei National University of the Arts
Date: 19:30, May 26, 2014
Venue: Concert Hall, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei City, Taiwan
► Meditation and Sentimentality in Autumn for Clarinet, Viola and Guzheng (2012) [11’36”]
Performers:
Quei Hsu, clarinet
Hui-Wen Liao, viola
I-Hua Yang, guzheng
Cheng-Chia Tsai, conductor
► The Impression of a Lake for Solo Piano (2013) [16’40”]
Performers:
Hsin-Chi Lin, piano
► The Forest with the Black Moonlights for Pipa and String Quartet (2013) [10’04”]
Performers:
Wen-Bin Xie, pipa
Cheng-Hao Kuo, violin I
Wei-Shan Chang, violin II
Ying-Chen Chen, Viola
Hsun Chen, violincello
Po-Hung Chen, conductor
► The Story of Pearl Milk Tea for Percussion Quartet (2012) [11’16”]
Performers:
Yu-Chen Hsiao, percussion I
Ming-Ju Tsai, percussion II
Sheng-Wen Lee, percussion III
Yu-Ru Chang, percussion IV
Su-Han Yang, conductor
Soochow University─Joint Composition Students Concert
Date: 14:30, April 12, 2014, premiere
Venue: Concert Hall, Soochow University, Taipei City, Taiwan
Meditation and Sentimentality in Autumn for Clarinet, Viola and Guzheng (2012) [11’36”]
Performers:
Quei Hsu, clarinet
Chi-Dong Moe, viola
I-Hua Yang, guzheng
Cheng-Chia Tsai, conductor
Host: Soochow University, National Taiwan Normal University, and Taipei National University of the Arts
Taichung Society of Contemporary Music, Taiwan─Composition Recital
Date: 14:30, March 29, 2014
Venue: Yamaha KHS Recital Hall, Taichung City, Taiwan
The Impression of a Lake for Solo Piano (2013) [16’40”]
Performers:
Yen-Yin Chen, piano
Sponsor: Taichung Art Center
Forum Music, Taipei, Taiwan─Composition Concert for Young Composers Series I
Date: 19:30, May 25, 2013, premiere
Venue: Forum Music Auditorium, Taipei City, Taiwan
► The Story of Pearl Milk Tea for Percussion Quartet (2012) [11’16”]
Performers:
Tan-Ling Wu, percussion I
Huang Li-Ya, percussion II
Yen-Ting Chen, percussion III
Ying-Han Weng, percussion IV
Chai Found Music Workshop, Taiwan─Sizhu Music Composition─Concert
Date: 16:00, July 27, 2012
Venue: Chiang Wei-shui Theater, National Center for Traditional Arts, Yilan County, Taiwan
► Rain of Leaves for Solo Guzheng (2012) [4’03”]
Performers:
Jiuan-Jen Yeh, guzheng
Bachelor of Music Degree Recital at Taipei National University of the Arts
Date: 20:30, April 25, 2011, premiere
Venue: Experimental Theatre, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
► The Free Spirit for Soprano and Piano (2008) [5’55”]
Performers:
Chi-Lin Chen, soprano
Chi-Hsien Tsai, piano
► Toccata for Solo Alto Saxophone (2010) [6’49”]
Performers:
Li-Fong Chen, alto saxophone
► Seven Seemingly Common Cups for Wind Quintet (2010) [10’51”]
Performers:
Ann Keng, flute & piccolo
Min-Hua Chiu, oboe & English horn
Chang-Chieh Chang, clarinet
Ying-Chu Chen, horn
Chia-Yu Hsu, bassoon
Tai-Chi Chen, conductor
► Nocturne for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin and, Violoncello (2010) [6’45”]
Performers:
Tzu-Ning Huang, flute
Kai- Ju Ho, clarinet
Hsin-Li Liu, harp
Sheng-Wen Lee, percussion
Wen Hung, violin
Tsun-Yi Huang, violoncello
Wei-Hsiang Hsu, conductor
Soochow University─Joint Composition Students Concert
Date: 19:30, March 21, 2011, premiere
Venue: Concert Hall, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
► Three Movements for String Quartet (2009) [9’20”]
Performers:
Ting-Yi An, violin I
Sheng-Chia Chang, violin II
Jo-Fan Chen, viola
Yu-Ling Wang, violoncello
Szu-Yun Hsieh, conductor
Host: Soochow University, National Taiwan Normal University, and Taipei National University of the Arts
National Cultural Center, Taiwan─Competition Distinction Award Recipient Concert
Date: 14:30, January 21, 2011, premiere
Venue: National Recital Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan
► Seven Seemingly Common Cups for Wind Quintet (2010) [10’51”]
Performers:
Ann Keng, flute & piccolo
Min-Hua Chiu, oboe & English horn
Chang-Chieh Chang, clarinet
Ying-Chu Chen, horn
Chia-Yu Hsu, bassoon
Tai-Chi Chen, conductor
Thank You
by
YI-De Chen
November, 2021
Yi-De Chen, Composer 