Concert Program
World Music Concert Series
East Asian Music in the Contemporary World (EAMCW) Composer-in-Residence
Re/sonic – Composition rectial for East Asian instruments
Friday, November 21, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Recital Hall
All pieces written by Hippocrates Cheng (b. 1994)
Concert Program
Program
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Falling Snow, Fading Sound 雪降りて、音消ゆ (2025) |
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| Toki, koto | |
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Cheong in Blues 청의 푸른 소리 (2025) |
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Cheong-ra Ha, jeongak daegeum |
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Tempting the Void 虚空へ誘う (2025) |
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| Michael A. Firman, shakuhachi | |
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Light in Hesitation 躊躇之光 (2025) |
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Amely Zhou, erhu |
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Dodging Like Tai Chi 耍太極 (2025) |
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Hong-Da Chin, dizi (G dadi) |
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Tranquility and Purification 靜 · 淨 (2016/25) |
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Amely Zhou, erhu; Gabriel Roethle, violin |
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Conversation in Sound (2019/25) |
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Yang Wei, pipa; Hyunchae Kim, gayageum |
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Dizi concertino Kaleidoscope 萬花筒 (2018/25) |
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Hong-Da Chin, dizi; |
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This residence program is made possible with the support of the World Music Program, Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Asian American Studies Certificate Program at NIU.
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