Percussion ensemble red fish blue fish performs a concert featuring the historically important percussion instruments from the personal collection of the ground breaking composer Chou Wen-chung (1923-2019).
These instruments, thanks to a generous gift from the Chou family, are the core part of UC San Diego's "Chou Percussion Collection." They represent not just Professor Chou's music, but his spirit of cross-cultural collaboration and the partnership between Chinese and Western musicians. The collection will the basis for an annual "Chou Percussion Commission," given to a UC San Diego graduate composer to compose a piece of music using or inspired by the collection.
Steven Schick came to know the composer Chou Wen-chung during his visits to UC San Diego, invited by composer Roger Reynolds. A close colleague of Edgard Varèse, Chou was one of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. After his death in 2019, Chou’s percussion instruments—including several that belonged to Varèse—came to UC San Diego and now form a unique historical collection. Each year, new works are commissioned in response to the collection. This year’s program features premieres by graduate students Jiyoung Ko and Myles Ortiz-Green, alongside works by Wilfrido Terrazas and Gabriela Ortiz.
Admission/Cost: FREE - $20
Location:
Conrad Prebys Music Center
Experimental Theater
9410 Russell Lane
La Jolla, CA
Wednesday, February 18 - 7:00 PM
