Quiet Thoughts by Night (2022)

Quiet Thoughts by Night sets a text by the Tang dynasty poet Li Po 李白 (701–762):

the moon shines bright before my bed
as if frost on the ground
I look up, seeing the bright moon
I look down, thinking of home

《静夜思》

床前明月光
疑是地上霜
举头望明月
低头思故乡

Performance History:

12/2025: Chengdu, China
Chengdu Symphony Orchestra
Chen Lin, conductor
Guo Yiyi, baritone

12/2025: Guiyang, China
Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
Yang Yang, conductor
Guo Yiyi, baritone

11/2024: Beijing, China
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone

9/2024: Macao, China
Macao Orchestra
Ye Cheng-te, conductor
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone

1/2023: New York, NY
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Lio Kuokman, conductor
Wei Wu, bass-baritone

1/2023: Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Lio Kuokman, conductor
Wei Wu, bass-baritone

11/2020: Suzhou, China
Suzhou Symphony Orchestra
Lin Daye, conductor
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone