CHOU WEN-CHUNG CENTENNIAL AND LEGACY CONCERT

On March 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm, the Department of Music at Columbia University co-presents a concert celebrating longtime Columbia music professor and alumnus, Chou Wen-chung (1923–2019).  The performance is at Miller Theatre, and tickets are $20 ($10 for students and seniors), available at Miller Theatre box office and website.

Chou Wen-chung had an enormous influence on concert music in America and was responsible for bringing over the next generation of musicians from China, including Tan Dun, Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, Chen Yi and Bright Sheng. The contemporary music ensemble Continuum led by Joel Sachs performs. Sachs is also an alumnus (PhD 1968) and former faculty (1969-1975) at Columbia. The evening includes a short discussion with Chou’s sons and others who worked with Prof. Chou. The concert is co-presented by Spiralis Music Trust and the Department of Music at Columbia University.

CHOU WEN-CHUNG

In the Mode of Shang for chamber orchestra (1956) AMERICAN PREMIERE

The Willows are New (1957)

Yü Ko (1965)

Twilight Colors (2007)

Ode to Eternal Pine (2009)

Performers: Continuum / Joel Sachs, conductor