Included in the concert will be selections from Sheng s String Quartet No. 4, two songs from his Sung Dynasty performed by student members of the Contemporary Chamber players, and Flute Moon and Fanfare performed by the orchestra.
All events are free and open to the public.
In 1982, Sheng moved to New York to study at Queens College, City University of New York and Columbia University. He has received commissions from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, and from musicians including Leonard Bernstein, Peter Serkin, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax. Bill McDonald Parkway for a parking pass.