Chinese Rap: The Music of Chen Yi

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Label
Centaur Records
Release Date
June 10, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      YI, CHEN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ksu Symphony Orchestra, Ksu Wind Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      Kim, Alexander, Ksu Chamber Singers, Blackwell, Kehler
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 10, 2016
    • UPC
      044747344027
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CRC3440
    • LABEL
      Centaur Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Chinese Rap

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Helen Kim

      Conductor: Michael Alexander

    2. No. 1. Fengyang Song

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Kennesaw State University Chamber Singers

      Conductor: Leslie J. Blackwell

    3. No. 2. Flowing Stream

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Kennesaw State University Chamber Singers

      Conductor: Leslie J. Blackwell

    4. A Set of Chinese Folksongs, Vol. 3: No. 3. Diu Diu Deng

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Kennesaw State University Chamber Singers

      Conductor: Leslie J. Blackwell

    5. Romance of Hsiao and Ch'in

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Performer: Helen Kim, Robert Henry

    6. Dance

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Performer: Helen Kim, Robert Henry

    7. Tu (version for wind ensemble)

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble

      Conductor: David Thomas Kehler

    8. Momentum

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Alexander


Born in China in 1953, Chen Yi is a prolific composer who blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. Kennesaw State plays sections from Chinese Folk Songs, Vol. 1 and Vol. 3. Recorded from 2010-2014 in Morgan Concert Hall at Kennesaw State University, featuring the orchestra, chamber ensembles and wind ensemble.