Yuan-Qing Yu – Violin
Kenneth Olsen – Cello How we help
J. Lawrie Bloom – Clarinet
Winston Choi – PianoHow we help
James Ginsburg – Producer
Bill Maylone – Engineer
Ken Orgel– Steinway Piano TechnicianHow we help
Bark Design – Graphic Design
Lampo Leong Studio – Cover Art
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Jin Yin (“Golden Tone”) comprises world-premiere recordings of works by Yao Chen, Vivian Fung, and Lu Pei, plus specially made new arrangements of pieces from Zhou Long and Chen Yi.First recordings include Yao Chen’s mystical, rhapsodic Emanations of Tara, named for a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism and written expressly for the Civitas Ensemble; Vivian Fung’s Birdsong, a virtuosic piece for violin and piano that opens and closes with evocations of bird calls; and Lu Pei’s alternatively vigorous and lyrical Scenes Through Window, imbued with both American minimalist rhythms and South China folk traditions. Leading off the program, Zhou Long’s engaging Five Elements evokes metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, while Chen Yi’s serene, ethereal Night Thoughts was inspired by a Tang Dynasty poem. Both receive their first recordings in the composers’ own arrangements made specifically for the Civitas Ensemble.How we help
ZHOU LONG – Five Elements. Yihan Chen, pipa; Cynthia Yeh, percussion; Emma
Gerstein, flute and piccolo.
CHEN YI – Night Thoughts
LU PEI – Scenes Through Window. With Emma Gerstein, flute
VIVIAN FUNG – Bird Song
YAO CHEN – Emanations of Tara. With Yihan Chen, pipaHow we help