Prized Composers
Bright Sheng
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Awards:
American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (2001)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1990)
Compositions for Winds:
Deep Red (2014) for 11 players: Flute (doubles Piccolo), Oboe (doubles English Horn), Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon, French horn in F, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Double Bass
The Singing GobiI Desert (2011) for Nonet, Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion
1. Warmly
2. Vivace
3. Molto Adagio
Shang Hai Overture (2010) for Symphonic Band
La’I (Tibeban Love Song) (2005) for Band