commissioned by the Tianjin Juilliard School
four settings of poetry by Yu Kwang-Chung 余光中

for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble

I. Ascending the Tower of Cranes 登鹳雀楼
II. Silent Mountains 空山不见人
III. Twilights in the Desert 大漠孤烟直
IV. The Big Dipper High in the Sky 北斗七星高

Jillian Krempasky, mezzo-soprano
Leone Buyse, flute
Emily Richardson, violin
Nathan Hsu, cello
Rachel Chao, piano

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