Recent and Upcoming Events
Mar 3–5, 2022
Song of the Flaming Phoenix
火凤凰的笙音 for Sheng and Large Orchestra (World Premiere)
San Francisco, CA
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and League of American Orchestras with funds from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Wu Wei, Sheng
Mar 11, 2022
Song of the Flaming Phoenix (Excerpts)
火凤凰的笙音 选段 for Sheng and Percussion
(World Premiere)
Cleveland, OH
Jun 11, 2022
Big Red 大红色 for Piano Duet
Athens, Greek
Masterclass by pianist Gloria Cheng on American works for two pianos and 4 hands by John Adams, George Crumb, Morton Feldman, Terry Riley, Conlon Nancarrow, Fang Man, and David Lang.
Gloria Cheng, piano
Athens Conservatory of Music
Jul 22, 2022
The Lily-Colored Jasmine Flowers
百合色的茉莉花 for Soprano and
Alto Saxophones (World Premiere)
Kurashiki, Japan
Commissioned by Cliff Leaman and Joseph Lallo
To be premiered at the 19th World Saxophone Congress in Japan and recorded in Australia.
July 8, 15, 22, 29,
2022
Invited Talk: Contemporary Composers & Compositional Techniques (Series)
Changchun, China
Northeast Normal University
Jul 30, 2022
Partridge Sky 鹧鸪天
for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
(World Premiere)
Portland, OR
Sept 1, 2022
Cincinnati, OH
Blue Orchid Flowers on the Flowing Water 流水上的兰花花 for Solo Harp
(World Premiere)
Sept 17, 18, 24, 25,
2022
Invited Talk: Contemporary Composers & Compositional Techniques (Series)
Changchun, China
Northeast Normal University
Oct 16, 2022
Zutphen,
the NetherLands
That Raindrop Have Hastened the Falling Flowers III
被雨滴催落的花儿 for Cello and Piano
(World Premiere)
Nov 5, 2022
Golden Lily 金莲 Opera in 3 Acts
(Selected Scenes) with a libretto by Jie Guo
(World Premiere)
ST. Louis, MO
Alan Pierson, artistic director/conductor
Featured soloists:
Ah Young Hong, Soprano; Chen Yihan, Pipa;
Mike Harley, Bassoon
Animation: Catherine Chi
Nov 29, 2022
Lullaby for Mezzo-Soprano, Cello and Piano
Leeds, UK
Recital with KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTIVE
(LEEDS INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES)
mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron; piano Julius Drake
Mar 14, 2023
Invited Seminar Talk
Paris, France
Institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique
YouTube Link: Color, Birdsongs, and Symmetry - Concertos for Sheng and Orchestra
May 17, 2023
Invited Talk
Shanghai, China
TBD, 2023
New Work: Suite for Solo Cello
(World Premiere)
New York City
Commissioned by cellist Xu, Yiqun through
the Presser Music Awards
May 24, 2023
Thirsty Stone I for Two Violins and Drumset
New York City
Aug 25, 2023
Zutphen, Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Double Concerto No. 2 for Sheng and
5-String Cello (World Premiere)
Oct 14-18, 2023
Hangzhou
China
Song of Sorrow for Baritone and Sextet
“悲歌行” 为男中音和六重奏而作
Featured at the Hangzhou Modern Festival
Commissioned by Dolce Suono Ensemble (Philadelphia) and Koussevitzky Foundation for Mahler 100/Schoenberg 60 Project.
TBD, 2023
Hangzhou, China
乡祭：丰 Homeground. Offerings. Reaping
New Experimental Film (Music by Fang Man)
Director: Yinjie Wang
Choreography: Yanyu Zou
Actors: Yuqing Song, Weifeng Fan, Dongyuan Zhang, Haoxiang Lu, Yiyu Cui, Bolin Zhuang, Yuexiang Wang, Yang Liu, Xiaolei Fangm Yuwei Sun, Yuze Cheng
Produced by Off-Theater
May 25-30, 2026
New Cello Concerto (World Premiere)
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Commissioned by Concours Musical International Reine Elisabeth De Belgique ASBL for the Queen Elisabeth Competition Cello Edition Finalists