Anna Vander Boon, piano
Angeli Nicolas, oboe
Michelle Shaheen, horn

Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University
Apr 30th, 2022

Trio For Piano, Oboe And Horn

Prelude and Fugue in D minor

Anna Vander Boon, Piano
Recorded December 2021

A Merry Little Christmas Medley - Arranged by Alex Zhang

Illinois Modern Ensemble
Armando Bayolo, conductor
Foellinger Great Hall
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 21st, 2024

Bespoke - for chamber ensemble (2024)

Performed by:
Johnny Barker
Sam Carullo
Ben Giroux
Jacob Kline
Recorded October 2024 in Baltimore, MD

Cube - for percussion ensemble

Melody for Alto Saxophone

October

Performed at Hemmle Recital Hall at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX on November 7th, 2019
Cody Hutchison, euphonium 1
Marshall Rogers, euphonium 2
Sean Riggen, tuba 1
Austin Glenn, tuba 2

Evocation (for Tuba Quartet)

Recorded at Hemmle Recital Hall at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX on Dec. 5th, 2019
Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Theo Vinden

Fugue and Chorale for Chamber Orchestra

Flute: Ying-Ting Luo
Clarinet: Shen Liu
Violin: Seewing Lam
Cello:Julie Kim
Piano: Hyebin Park

Note from composer:
Composed as a quintet for woodwind, strings, and piano, Harvest is distinctively “Chinese” sounding including active rhythm, recognizable melodic ideas featuring pentatonic scales and modes. It is a flavorful and coherent synthesis of East Asian elements with a Western musical twist.

Performed on Feb 8th, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY

Harvest (quintet for Pierrot Ensemble)

Organist: Dr. Robert Thompson
First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis, OR. 11/24/2018

Dithyramb (for solo organ)

Austin Glenn, tuba

When collaborating with tuba player Austin Glenn, the idea of metal being both industrial and organic inspires me to compose a piece for tuba and electronics. I was drawn from different types of sound made from metal processing when I visited the metal fabrication studio in 3D Art Annex at Texas Tech University, where I recorded a collection of sound including metal cutting, polishing, even sound of simple dropping of a piece of metal sheet. With the help of Adobe Audition software, I was able to process these sounds such as adding pitches, putting different filters on top, and eventually collage them into a single track as the fixed media playback in accompanying the tuba. It embodies being metrical and improvisatory, mechanical with freedom. Special thanks to Professor William Cannings for his allowance of me visiting his metal fabrication studio and recording all the sounds.

Metallum Fabricam - for solo tuba and fixed media

Jeffrey Kautz, timpani
Premiered on December 10th, 2020

Tetraptych for Solo Timpani

Yucheng “Alex” Zhang’s compositions have been performed and recorded throughout U.S. and China by various ensembles including Illinois Modern Ensemble, Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra, University of Northern Colorado Chamber Choir, Linfield Concert Choir, L’abri Trio, Music&Friends Chamber Ensemble, Duo Zonda, Durations Trio, as well as features with Charlotte New Music Festival, North American Saxophone Alliance Biannual Conference, Atlantic Music Festival, and NYC Contemporary Music Salon. Originally from Chengdu, China, he is currently a faculty member of East Tennessee State University, teaching music theory and composition. Before moving to Tennessee, Alex was a faculty member of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music as a lecturer in composition-theory; he served as the music theory Graduate Part-Time Instructor of record at Texas Tech and a faculty member at Texas Tech University Band and Orchestra Camp. He also served as president of the Society of Composers Inc at Texas Tech chapter.

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