Feng (score & parts) - WW5

Feng
for woodwind quintet
by Yi Chen (b. 1953) - Chinese violinist and composer

Feng was commissioned by the San Francisco Citywinds with a Chamber Music America commissioning award. The world premiere was on January 13th, 1999 at St John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, followed by a New York premiere on January 17th. 
The character "feng" in Chinese means "wind" or "the winds", and also "view, folk songs, style, and manner." I used the five standard Western wind instruments to sound the Eastern feeling of the winds in the quintet Feng. 
- Yi Chen
Duration: 12:00