Joy
(2019) | 7 minutes
Commissioned for Sybarite 5 by Cranbrook Music Guild
SCORING string quintet
ALSO AVAILABLE string orchestra
PREMIERE 10 February 2019 at Christ Church Cranbrook (Cranbrook Music Guild Series), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by Sybarite 5
EUROPEAN PREMIERE 13 February 2019 at Münchner Künstlerhaus, by members of the Munich Philharmonic (Qi Zhou, Namiko Fuse, violins; Diyang Mei, viola; Shizuoka Mitsui, cello; Shengni Guo, contrabass)
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Joy performed by Sybarite5
Programme Note
Joy is a 7-minute thrill ride that celebrates the sheer joy and passion of musicians coming together to make music. The piece is a fusion of musical styles, harmony, and timbre, mixing folky Chinese-inspired tunes with the edginess and lushness of the strings. It starts with a lyrical introduction before bursting into a colorful, virtuosic rhapsody.
©Zhou Tian