BOSTON ETUDES is a project initiated by pianist Jihye Chang, for which she commissioned 8 Boston-based composers to each write a new piano étude for a series of virtual premieres on YouTube during the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of this project, Yu-Hui’s “Mind Stretch” is not only an exercise of the pianist’s physical virtuosity, but […]
As one of the featured composers in Collage New Music’s “The Composer Speaks” series, Yu-Hui was interviewed by conductor David Hoose, and their lively conversation included topics ranging from musical identity to composition advice. The entire interview is posted on Collage’s YouTube channel. Several other composers are also presented in this series, including Peter Child, […]
Yu-Hui’s new work “Saving Faces” for 6 vocalists and 6 instrumentalists was successfully premiered live in a series of sold-out concerts in Germany during October 2020. While Yu-Hui was prevented from attending due to Covid travel restrictions, Klangforum Heidelberg, which commissioned and performed this new work, recorded an interview session between Yu-Hui and musicologist Dr. […]
Opus Illuminate, a new performance organization led by Nathan Meltzer, Devin Moore, and Derek Louie, presented a series of online concerts and interviews during the Covid pandemic, with an admirable aim of “working towards reestablishing our art form as the pioneering force in the efforts of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging across the cultural sector.” […]
As part of its EINGESPERRT (“locked-in”) project, Klangforum Heidelberg commissioned Yu-Hui to compose a new piece, Saving Faces, for 6 vocalists and 6 instrumentalists. This new piece is a reaction towards the recent development of facial recognition technology, commenting on how the individuals and the human society as a whole are thus affected. From October […]
Conductor Gil Rose and flutist Sarah Brady recorded Mountain is Mountain with BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project) in September 2019 at Jordan Hall. Written for flute solo (doubling piccolo) and string orchestra, Mountain is Mountain obtains its title from a Zen Buddhism saying: “Seeing mountain is mountain, water is water. Seeing mountain is not mountain, water is not […]
Composer Kurt Rohde and Yu-Hui are to be the guest composers at the Composers Conference from July 28 to August 11, 2019. Currently in its 75th season, the Composers Conference has been led for nearly 50 years by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Mario Davidovsky. It boasts a top-notch Conference Ensemble, directed by James Baker, which consists of […]
Boston Musica Viva, the oldest professional ensemble in the U.S. dedicated to contemporary music performance, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Yu-Hui had the honor of receiving a commission from BMV to compose a new piece, Germinate, for this special occasion. Scored for flute/piccolo, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion, Germinate is a tribute to BMV for […]
Yu-Hui has just finished a commission from the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation. This new work, Alter Ego, is written for cellist Lev Sivkov, the first prize winner of the Naumburg 2015 International Cello Competition. Mr. Sivkov will give the premiere in his recital on April 23rd, 2019, at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. See the Carnegie Hall […]
Led by Founder and Artistic Director, violinist Julie Leven, the professional musicians from Shelter Music Boston have been bringing high quality classical music to homeless shelters in the Boston area since 2010. The impact of their performances has been tremendous, as expressed by a guest at Pine Street Men’s Inn, “After the performance my heart was risen and my soul […]