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Chen Yi: Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Confronting Legacies of Imperialism, and Making Asian-American Music
37 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2020 at 6:45 pm.
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Pictured: Composer Chen Yi; by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images.


Music:


“cdc1” and “cdc2” by Kosta T


“Thinking of My Home” and “Spring Festival” by Chen Yi


Mozart’s Symphony no. 40


“Red Detachment of Women"


“Veris Bellum Sonus” by Silva de Alegria


“National Spark” by Krestovsky


“Night March” by Dee Yan-Key


“Arctic” by Chad Crouch



Other Resources:


“In Her Own Words: Conversations with Composers in the United States" by Jennifer Kelly


“Speak It Louder: Asian-Americans Making Music” by Deborah Wong


“Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian-Americans in Classical Music” by Mari Yoshihara


“The Echoes of Chinese Exclusion” by Irene Hsu