Feng

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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Horn in F, Bassoon — Feng was commissioned by the San Francisco Citywinds with a Chamber Music America commissioning award.xa0 The world premiere was given on January 13, 1999, at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Berkeley; the New York premiere was on January 17 at St. Malachi’s/The Actors’ Chapel at the CMA Commissioning Showcase concert.xa0 The character “feng” in Chinese means “wind” or “the winds”, also “view, folk songs, style and manner...”xa0 I use five standard western wind instruments to sound the eastern feeling of the winds in the quintet Feng, which consists of two movements:xa0 Introduction and Rondo.xa0 The duration is about 12 minutes.—Chen Yi