{"id":83,"date":"2008-12-13T08:57:38","date_gmt":"2008-12-13T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2022-04-24T03:39:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T11:39:41","slug":"chroma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/chroma\/","title":{"rendered":"WORKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n” she delights in the delicate sonorities of music boxes and everyday objects, weaving them into strikingly original works of engaging lightness and transparency.(…)Chen is a master of the art of play– serious, serious play.”–Washington Post<\/em><\/p>\n

Resonant Echoes\u00a0<\/a><\/em>(2021) for viola, music box and field recordings<\/p>\n

Pianofall<\/em><\/a> (2020) for solo piano<\/p>\n

Pulse<\/em><\/a> (2020) for pianos<\/p>\n

Sound of Trees<\/em><\/a> (2019) for field recordings and eco-instruments<\/p>\n

Sumitone<\/em>s<\/a> (2019) for solo piano (written for Jacob Greenberg)<\/p>\n

Roots of Interior<\/em> (2019) for flute and heartbeat (for Claire Chase<\/a>‘s Density vi project)<\/p>\n

Phantom Fingerings<\/em> <\/a>(2015\/2018) for Piano Lodeon and video (in collaboration with Rob Dietz)<\/p>\n

Organ Pulses<\/em> (2018) for organ and french horn (from In Plain Air<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Field Gaze<\/em> (2018) for organ and toy horns (from In Plain Air<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Floating Verses<\/em> (2018) suspended mechanical music box-birdhouses installation ( from In Plain Air<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

From High Windows<\/em> (2018) for organ and hand-cranked music box (from In Plain Air<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n

When Breath Becomes Air<\/em> (2018) for bassoon, clarinet, percussion and fabricated wooden pipe whistles (from In Plain Air<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Star Medicine Lovers<\/em> <\/a>(2017) for speaker, saxoflute, prepared autoharp and toy dulcimer<\/p>\n

The Matter Within<\/a><\/em>(2016) for deconstructing toy piano, string quartet<\/p>\n

Instructions for Play<\/em> (2016) for sound box and performer(s)
\nCurios<\/em> <\/a>(2015) for toy pianos, toy instruments, masks and video
\nColumba<\/em> <\/a>(2015) for solo piano and shadow box
\nLighting The Dark<\/em><\/a> (2014) for toy pianos, clavichord, accordion, handmade music boxes and electronics
\nLullabies<\/a> (2014) <\/em>for string orchestra, toy piano and music box
\nArchipelago<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(2013) for two toy pianos and mandolin<\/p>\n

Everything Turns, Everything Revolves<\/em> <\/a>(2013) for toy piano, violin, clarinet and toys
\nMobius<\/em><\/a> (2013) co-composed with Rob Dietz<\/a>
\nfor toy two music boxes and electronics<\/p>\n

Childhood Is A Curious Country<\/em> <\/a>(2012) for 2 toy pianos, gong piano, hacked toy piano
\nThe Slumber Thief<\/em><\/a> (2012) for toy piano, miniature theater and found objects<\/p>\n

Song for Syrinx<\/em><\/strong> (2012) for women’s choir, bells, music box and cello
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\n<\/em>Hush<\/strong> <\/span>(<\/a>2011) <\/em>for prepared piano, music boxes and bowls
\nChimers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(2011)\u00a0<\/em>for toy piano, toy glockenspiel, clarinet, violin and tuning forks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Glass Clouds We Have Known<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(2011)for toy piano, bowls, bass clarinet, flute, electronics and video<\/span><\/strong>
\nBeneath A Trace of Vapor<\/em><\/a> (2011) for amplified flute, effects and tape
\n<\/span><\/strong>Aluminum Lake 40<\/em><\/strong> (2010) for electric cello and tape<\/span>
\nfor Katinka Kleijn<\/a><\/em><\/span>
\npremiered October 16 2010 for the Chicago Humanities Festival
\n<\/em><\/span>Colure<\/em> (2010)<\/span><\/strong>
\nfor toy piano and bowls<\/span><\/strong>
\nMunin Raven\u00a0<\/em>(2010)<\/span><\/strong>
\nfor live-electronics and music box<\/span><\/strong>
\nDown The Rabbit-Hole <\/em><\/a>(2010-11)<\/span><\/strong>
\nfor toy piano, hacked antique toy piano, live video, live-electronics, tea set and found objects<\/p>\n

Cobwebbed Carousel <\/strong>(2010)<\/span><\/em>
\nfor toy piano, hand-cranked music box and video<\/span><\/em>
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Stardust<\/em><\/strong> (2010)
\nfor toy piano, electric cello, music box, effects and live video<\/p>\n

Carousel<\/em><\/strong> (2009)
\nfor toy piano, live hand-cranked music box and video<\/p>\n

Double Helix<\/strong><\/em> (2009)
\nfor toy piano and bowls<\/p>\n

Speckled Umbrella<\/strong><\/em> (2009)
\nfor solo\u00c2\u00a0toy piano piece, dedicated to my niece and nephew<\/p>\n

Chroma<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(2008)
\nfor toy piano, audio cassette tape web<\/span>,\u00c2\u00a0 VHS dress and cocoon, 3 overlapping video projections, shadows, broken cassette player<\/span>, live video mixer, electronic music\/sampler<\/p>\n

The Memoirist<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n

Pearlessence<\/strong><\/em> (2008)
\nfor toy piano, sampling keyboard, video, bubbles<\/p>\n

Waltz Astoria<\/strong><\/em> (2008)
\nfor two toy pianos, one performer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

” she delights in the delicate sonorities of music boxes and everyday objects, weaving them into strikingly original works of engaging lightness and transparency.(…)Chen is a master of the art of play– serious, serious play.”–Washington Post Resonant Echoes\u00a0(2021) for viola, music box and field recordings Pianofall (2020) for solo piano Pulse (2020) for pianos Sound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":159,"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3078,"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions\/3078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}