William Chien

Title: Cousin Mary Album: Giant Steps Year: 1959 John Coltrane - Tenor Sax Tommy Flanagan - Piano Paul Chambers - Bass Art Taylor - Drum

2020. 2. 9 2020 Southwestern Music Festival Host by Southwestern Adventist University Festival Saxophone Ensemble performed at Dallas Meyerson Symphony Hall Conductor: Dr. William Chien Soprano Sax: Sax: Bowen Feng, Mike Nguyen, Esther Sousa, Jim Fang Alto Sax: Carter Buis , Jacob Ryte, Alexander Granados, Michelle Nguyen, Ethan Volini, Abigail Corona, Noah Ellis, Nico Mejia, Luis falcon, Jennifer Pantoia, Monica Mayer, Hannah Harris, Sai Flores Tenor Sax: Dr. Alex Richards, Ben Bruneau, Rolando Lerma, Kris Palmer, Jonathan Quinones, Ian Duncan, Dondre Dockery, Alejandro Falcon Baritone Sax: Christian Gonzalez, Nathan Pollard, Ariel Infante, Monica Acosta, Daniel Longoira, Brandon Havron

2020. 2. 9 2020 Southwestern Music Festival Host by Southwestern Adventist University Festival Saxophone Ensemble performed at Dallas Meyerson Symphony Hall Soloists: Dr. Scott Campbell, Dr. William Chien Soprano Sax: Mike Nguyen, Bowen Feng Alto Sax: Esther Sousa, Jim Fang, Jacob Ryte, Alexander Granados, Carter Buis , Michelle Nguyen, Ethan Volini, Abigail Corona, Noah Ellis, Nico Mejia, Luis falcon, Jennifer Pantoia, Monica Mayer, Hannah Harris, Sai Flores Tenor Sax: Dr. Alex Richards, Ben Bruneau, Rolando Lerma, Kris Palmer, Jonathan Quinones, Ian Duncan, Dondre Dockery, Alejandro Falcon Baritone Sax: Christian Gonzalez, Nathan Pollard, Ariel Infante, Monica Acosta, Daniel Longoira, Brandon Havron

2020 Southwestern Music Festival Host by Music Department, Southwestern Adventist University. 2020. Feb. 9 Dallas Meyerson Symphony Hall Reeds and Keys Duo world premiered "Gradual Palsm" for Saxophone and Organ by Taiwanese composer Ya-Ming Hus Organ: Dr. Devon Howard Alto Saxophone: Dr. William Chien 這首由台灣作曲家許雅民教授為薩克斯風與管風琴所創作的二重奏『上行之詩』，於2020年西南音樂節，在美國德州達拉斯交響音樂廳中，進行了首演。第一次發現，薩克斯風與管風琴是這麼適合一起合作，非常特別的演出經驗，感謝許老師創作這麼有獨特性且富有戲劇張力的樂曲。

疫情期間，取消了很多演出的機會， 但也因此帶來了一些特別的演出與錄音邀約， 威廉很開心， 能受到Legere合成哨片的邀請， 與來自世界各地的Legere Artistis一起做了這個線上的Project， 作曲家是來自義大利的Marco Vanni， 演出者則是連威廉在內， 一共15位， 來自歐洲，美國，加拿大與台灣的薩克斯風演奏家， 雖然這次沒有機會與這些優秀的表演者面對面， 但還是一個很棒的經驗！ 與大家分享這次的音樂 - Concert One 2020. 5 Concert one - Project for Legere Reed Composer: Marco Vanni Saxophones: Kurt Bertels, Louis-Philippe Bonin, Carolyn Bryan, William Chien, Benjamin Cold, Koen Dries, Preston Duncan, Bob Eason, Scott Litroff, Domenico Luciano, Aaron Martinez, Ricardo Martinez, Artur Mendes, Davide Nari, Johnny Salinas, Audio and editing: Emilio Capuano

Southwestern Adventist University Saxophone Quartet Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian Alto Sax: Esther Sousa Alto Sax: Christian Gonzales Tenor Sax: Rolando Lerma Baritone Sax: Daniel Longoria

Urban by Chih-Yang Hsieh William Chien Sextet 2011 at Taipei Blue Note

2020 NASA (North American Saxophone Alliance) Conference at Arizona State University Reeds and Keys Duo performed Gradual Psalm by Taiwanese composer Ya-ming Hsu Saxophone: Dr. William Chien Organ: Dr. Devon Howard

Faustus Suite for saxophone, guitar and piano by American composer John Plant William Chien: Alto Saxophone Stefan Skrilecz: Guitar Kate Kang: Piano Program Notes from composer: The original version of this work, Faustus: A SaxOpera, for alto saxophone and large wind ensemble, was commissioned by World-Wide Concurrent Premieres and Commissioning Fund, and received its first performance in Boston on October 6, 2016, with Jennifer Bill as soloist and the Boston University Wind Ensemble conducted by David J. Martins. Tristan de Borba, who gave the Canadian premiere of the full version on February 10, 2017, commissioned a chamber version for saxophone, harp and piano, which he presented at a conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance on February 18. The present version, a reimagining of Acts I, II and IV of the SaxOpera for saxophone, guitar, and piano, was composed at the request of William Chien and Stefan Skrilecz, for performance at the World Saxophone Congress in Croatia, in the summer of 2018. The work is inspired by Gertrude Stein's magnificent libretto on the Faust myth, 'Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights". The saxophone personifies and brings life to the principal characters, delineating the individuality of each by stylistic means, while the guitar and piano establish the emotional and physical atmosphere of the Steinian world. At certain passages, the music articulates the precise rhythm of Stein’s prose. It is not necessary to know the narrative of the SaxOpera to follow and enjoy the music, any more than it is for Schoenberg's Transfigured Night, or Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel. But in each case the story adds an extra imaginative dimension. My intention is to imbue the work with an authentically operaMc idiom, together with the theatrical intensity inherent in the form: hence the designation: SaxOpera. I have been obsessed with Stein’s text for many years; I used it as the basis for a dance piece in 1980, and a chamber opera with piano in 1988. The music (apart from a few moMvic germs) is quite new; I see Gertrude Stein's masterpiece with new eyes (and ears) after many decades of marinating! John Plant

Yamaha Artist Center, Taipei, Taiwan Saxophone: William Chien Piano: I-Wen Chien

2016. 6.18 誠品音樂廳, Taipei, Taiwan Saxophone： William Chien Piano： Kate Kang

國際扶輪3522地區慈善音樂會 2017. 8.7 台北中山堂 『水漾』 給單簧管, 薩克斯風與鋼琴 作曲家：李哲藝 單簧管：陳威稜 薩克斯風：錢威綸 鋼琴：康以昕