Score-Based Music With Media
噫吁嚱
2022
work for baroque violin and electronics, commissioned by violinist Julia Glenn
Based on the poetry of Li Bai, a renowned Tang Dynasty poet, Yihan fuses historical Chinese phonology, traditional recitation, traditional instrumental techniques, and music technology to create this piece.
11 mins.
The Returning Geese
归雁
2019
mini-musical, commissioned the Jiangsu Association of Overseas Chinese
15 mins.
知否
2020
A multimedia work based on the renowned poetry of Li Qingzhao, the most esteemed female poet in Chinese history and one of the most cherished Chinese authors of all time.
This collaborative project, co-created by Min Xiao-Fen, Howie Kenty, and François-Thibaut Pencenat, aims to preserve and celebrate both oral and literary traditions. Drawing inspiration from the traditional Changzhou poetry recitation, a Chinese national-level intangible cultural heritage, "Don't You Know?" showcases a confluence of the past and the present, giving new life to a fading tradition.
60 mins.