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Three Tang Poems: Patrick Yim, Chen Yi & Zhou Long
Violin Voice
Location: Leighton Concert Hall - 10-4-2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (America/New_York) (1 hour 30 minutes)

Three Tang Poems: Violinist Patrick Yim with Composers Chen Yi & Zhou Long at Notre Dame presents a concert of world premieres and contemporary music inspired by Chinese poetry, memories, and visual art. Featuring Zhou Long, Pulitzer Prize winner and Grammy nominee, and Chen Yi, Pulitzer finalist and Grammy nominee, the program includes the world premiere of Zhou's Three Tang Poems, a violin concerto written for Patrick Yim, and the premiere of Chen's My Childhood Memories, adapted for Yim. The concert follows the release of Yim's new album Bamboo Grove (Pentatone, 2026), featuring world-premiere recordings created in collaboration with the composers during their 2024 residency at Notre Dame. Rooted in Chinese folk, philosophical, and spiritual traditions while engaging contemporary Western musical language, the music of Chen Yi and Zhou Long embodies a distinctive transcultural aesthetic that reimagines the expressive possibilities of modern instruments and ensembles. Moving beyond older paradigms of exoticism and cultural otherness, the concert fosters creative dialogue, mutual exchange, and a shared artistic space where Chinese and Western traditions meet while maintaining their distinct voices.Presented by the  Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, and the Arts Initiative at the University of Notre Dame. For tickets call 574-631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu

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