Showreel of works by Yanpeng Zhang. For more information please visit the composer's website: yanpeng.me

Fragments in this showreel:

1. Suite in the Style of Light Music
2. Observing a Solemn Giant Sphere
3. Glass Fairy (from 'The Monotone City')
4. Pallbearer's Song

Compiled in Nov 2015.

Showreel 1

3 - Just Another Chase Scene

Misty(即兴过度版)

This is my second completed band piece, with a significantly different character than Debra. This details the story of Icarus, son of the inventor Daedalus of Greek mythology. Both father and son were imprisoned in the Labyrinth of King Minos (which was, ironically, built by Daedalus himself), so to escape, the brilliant inventor fashioned pairs of wings with wax and feathers so that he and his son could escape by flying out of the maze. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, however, as the intense heat would cause the wax to melt and the wings to fall apart. Unfortunately, Icarus was so taken by the feeling of flight and their escape that he flew too high and lost his wings, subsequently plunging to his death into the now-named Icarian Sea. I am currently working on a revision of this piece that reflects my development as a composer since writing the original. And the ending will stay true to the story and not be quite so joyous. This was performed by the Town n' Gown Band of Canyon, TX in the summer of 2009.

Flight of Icarus

This track is from the album Echoes and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/MatthewDewey11

Performed by the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

3 - Just Another Chase Scene

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