Zhaoyu Zhang - Power of the script for trombone and electronics (2015) - IcM Day 3 - 4

Zhaoyu Zhang - Power of the script for trombone and electronics (2015)
Eric Starr, trombone
USA premiere
The work Power of the script is inspired by African art, script, which draws certain types of intriguing lines and shapes on the canvas, and presents a variety of colors and symbols. The work is about how strongly and inevitably life grows on the land no matter how difficult the environment is. Africans reserve a great devotion towards the earth, and they regard earth as being the foundation of everything. I was visiting Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois, and had a chance to see the exhibition of this art. The huge swirling lines exhibit an admiration of the solemn, spiritual and historical land.
ZHAOYU ZHANG is a composer trying to incorporate experimental elements into his compositions by using simple and creative ways that produce high quality sounds. Zhaoyu is currently a doctoral degree student in the music composition division at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he received his master’s degree.
ERIC STARR leads a multi-dimensional career as a faculty member of SDSU, the Trombonist with Westwind Brass and the Executive Director for San Diego New Music. He enjoys teaching many courses in the School of Music and Dance including studio Trombone and Euphonium, Brass Chamber Music, Brass Methods, and Aural Skills I-IV.
Musical Dialogues Across Continents: IcM Closing Concert
Experimental Theater, Conrad Prebys Music Center
Sunday, February 28th, 2016
Acknowledgements:
Elisabet Curbelo, Concert Curator
Lei Liang, Acting Chair, Department of Music
Leticia Ng, Designer, Videographer and Photographer
Daniel Ross, Public Events Manager
Special thanks to the call-for-works selection committee:
Xavier Beteta, Elisabet Curbelo, Stephen Lewis, Ori Talmon, and Kevin Zhang
This event is sponsored by The Department of Music, The Division of Arts and Humanities, The Graduate Student Association,
and The Ibero-American Music Student Association
Intercultural Music Conference and Concerts 2016 Organizing Committee:
Tommy Babin, Xavier Beteta, Joshua Charney, Elisabet Curbelo, Siu Hei Lee, Cheng-I Wang

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