DISCOGRAPHY
Concertos for Orchestra
Includes Concerto for Orchestra
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
2X NOMINEE, 60th GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION and BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Fanfare Cincinnati
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ASPIRE: “The President’s Own” at 225
Includes Flute Concerto
Mimi Stillman, flute, with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Chamber Orchestra conducted by Col. Jason K. Fettig
“A REMARKABLE FUSION OF ARTISTIC MASTERY.”
—The Flute View
“A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING IN FOUR SCENES…A JOYFUL TRIUMPH”
—The Flutist Quarterly, National Flute Association
Divine Mischief
Includes Sinfonia
Baylor University Wind Ensemble
Eric Wilson, conductor
Signum Classics
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Broken Ink (album)
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
Guangzhou City Chorus
Zhou Tian, conductor
Winner, The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Ulysses James Composition Competition (2017-18)
Pacific (PCD-6453)
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The Grand Canal (album)
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra & Guangzhou City Chorus, with Mao Weitao, (Chinese opera), Ma Lin (erhu), and Lin Feiya (ruan), conducted by Zhou Tian.
Performed during a nationally televised concert of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China
Pacific (PCD-6425)
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American Canvas
Includes Viaje (trio)
Dolce Suono Trio
Features new works by Pulitzer Prize winners Jennifer Higdon and Shulamit Ran, Grammy-nominated Zhou Tian, and Rome Prize Fellow Andrea Clearfield.
“Zhou’s Viaje fused the composer’s Chinese American sensibility with the lore of ancient Spain so convincingly that the exotic flute solos for Stillman sounded like the most natural thing in the world.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Innova
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The Billy Collins Suite
Includes Reading an Anthology of Chinese Poems
Tim Munro, flute; Joel Link, viola; Nuiko Wadden, harp; Steve Robinson, narrator
“CD of The Week” — Chicago Tribune
“Not only masterfully crafted but a true masterpiece”
— Classical Voice of New England
Cedille
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Chanticleer: On a Clear Day
Includes Trade Winds (III. Strange how we can walk in LA)
Chanticleer (a cappella)
“The entire programme is delivered with the skilful aplomb one expects from these voices”
—★★★★★, Gramophone
Platoon
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Odyssey: 11 American Premieres
Includes Duet
Mimi Stillman, flute; Charles Abramovic, piano
“Best of 2012 – Top Classical albums”
Philadelphia City Paper
Innova
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Dialoge
Includes Johanna Summer’s improvisation on Zhou Tian’s Prelude. The track is titled Espressivo, poco animato
Johanna Summer, piano
ACT
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Soloists Of New England - Live from Lincoln Center
Is There Still Time?
Includes Seeker’s Scherzo
Aulos Sinfonisches Blasorchester
Sandro Blank, conductor
Tonlabor
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Where My Heart Finds Peace (album)
「此心安處」宋词·茅威涛吟诵专辑
Crossover album featuring Chinese Opera superstar Mao Weitao narrating and singing poetry from the Song Dynasty.
Composed, conducted and produced by Zhou Tian. Featuring soloists Mao Weitao (Chinese Opera), Jordan Dodson (guitar), Mimi Stillman (flute), Xian Zhuo (cello), Mingzhao Zhou (violin), Zhou Tian (piano), and Jiang Ping (Erhu).
Pacific
PREVIEW “Wild Plum Blossoms Fall”「念奴嬌·野棠花落」ft. Jordan Dodson, guitar. ©All rights reserved.
Tunes from China I (album)
「弦韻中國：大提琴之聲」
CHINESE FOLK MUSIC ON CELLO
Original works and arrangements composed, conducted and produced by Zhou Tian. Solo cello by Xian Zhuo, with the Guangzhou Symphony.
Pacific (PCD-6439)
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Tunes from China II (album)
「弦韻中國：小提琴之聲」
CHINESE FOLK MUSIC ON VIOLIN
Original works and arrangements (album) composed, conducted and produced by Zhou Tian. Solo violin by Cindy Chen, with the Guangzhou Symphony.
Awarded “Best Violin Album” at 2015 China Annual Recording Chart
Pacific (PCD-6458)
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Music Here & Now
Includes Morning after the Deluge for clarinet, piano and string quartet
Society for New Music, New York
“Captivating…the warm, melodic score—never saccharine—is often reminiscent of mid-20th-century American populist music. Delightful.” —Fanfare
Innova
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Gobi Canticle
of Night & Light
Includes Sinfonia
University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble
Michael Hancock, Conductor
VOCE
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Ad Adstra
Includes Sinfonia
Hikarigaoka Girls’ High School Wind Orchestra
Kentaro Hino, conductor
光ヶ丘女子高等学校吹奏楽部 | 日野 謙太郎
CAFUA Records
Available here
Bright Shadows
Includes Sinfonia
West Chester University Wind Ensemble
Andrew Yozviak, conductor
Mark Records
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Baylor Wind Ensemble - Live from American Bandmasters Association
Inspired by Art
Includes Petals of Fire
The University of Northern Iowa Wind Ensemble
Danny Galyen, conductor
Mark Records
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2024 TMEA: Texas State University Wind Symphony
Includes Sinfonia
Texas State University Wind Symphony
Caroline Beatty, conductor
Mark Records
Presto Music
70 Years of China Symphonic Era
Includes Concerto for Orchestra
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Shanghai Music Publishing House
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Morningside Music Bridge 20th Anniversary Recording
Includes Joy for strings
Morningside Music Bridge Orchestra
Earl Lee, conductor
Available at Morningside Music Bridge (non-commercial)
Curtis Institute Season Selections
Includes Piano Trio
Benjamin Bowman, violin
Priscilla Lee, cello
Zhou Tian, piano
Available at The Curtis Institute of Music (non-commercial)