Three Zithers and a Pair of Scissors

1998

17'

five montages for koto, kayagum and changgu, and guzheng

IIIZ+ performing Three Zithers ... in DC

mp3s:

Clang
Hum
Pep
Hold
Concurrent

(-) World premiere: 1998, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; IIIZ+
(-) First broadcast: 2000, Raven Radio KCAW-FM, Sitka, Alaska; IIIZ+, recording of the premiere performance
(-) European premiere: 2001, Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt, Germany; IIIZ+
(-) Belgian premiere: 2004, Zuiderspershuis Wereldculturencentrum, Antwerpen; IIIZ+
(-) French premiere: 2004, La Mounede - Maison des Racines du Monde, Toulouse; IIIZ+
(-) Dutch premiere: 2004, RASA Wereldculturencentrum, Utrecht; IIIZ+
(-) First broadcast in Europe: 2006, WDR3, Cologne, Germany; IIIZ+, recording of a performance at the Japanisches Kulturinstitut Köln
(-) Asian premiere: 2007, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan; IIIZ+
(-) Japanese premiere: 2007, Barocksaal, Aoyama Memorial Music Hall, Kyoto; IIIZ+
(-) First broadcast in Asia: 2011, Gugak FM, South Korea: IIIZ+ (broadcast of Pep only)
(-) Turkish premiere: 2012, Küçük Salon, Ahmet Adnan Saygun Sanat Merkezi, Izmir; IIIZ+
(-) Korean premiere: 2015, National Gugak Center, Seoul; IIIZ+


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