Woodwind Quintet

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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Horn in F, Bassoon — The creative inspiration of my Woodwind Quintet came from the booming tide of the Chaoyin Cave in the Putuo Mountain located in southeastern China; the dull chanting from the Buddhist nunnery; the reciting tunes played by Xiao, a Chinese traditional woodwind instrument; and the rude, primitive roaring by Changjian, a Tibetan low-range wind instrument.xa0 The first performance was given by The Composers Conference Ensemble, directed by Efrain Guigui, at Wellesley College, MA, on August 5, 1987.—Chen Yi