PATTERN
for multichannel voice
Commissioned by Curtis Institute of Music's
Centenary Celebration
Dai Wei, voice
Sha Tao & Dai Wei, video
2024-2025
additional information to be announced
*premiere
NEW WORK
for multichannel voices and sinfonietta
Commissioned by Albany Symphony's Dogs of Desire
David Alan Miller, conductor
Dai Wei, text and voice
07:30 PM
Friday, June 06, 2025
EMPAC, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
44 8th St, Troy, NY 12180
*premiere
NEW WORK
for multichannel voices and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
2024-2025 Sound Investment Composer
VISIONARIES: MARTÍN + BEETHOVEN
Jaime Martín, conductor
Dai Wei, text and voice
07:30 PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Alex Theatre, Los Angeles CA
04:00 PM
Sunday, May 11, 2025
The Wallis, Los Angeles CA
*premiere
INVISIBLE PORTALS
for chamber orchestra,voice, and electronics
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Alastair Willis, conductor
ROCO Co-commissioned Texas Premiere
Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Brockman Opera Hall, Rice University
SAMSARIC DANCE
for wind ensemble and electronics
University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNCG Band
Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
November 21, 2024 - Fall premiere in Greensboro
March 22, 2025 - College Band Directors National Association Tour in Charlotte
March 23, 2025 - CBDNA Tour in Atlanta
March 24, 2025 - CBDNA Tour in Birmingham
March 25, 2025 - CBDNA Tour in New Orleans
March 26, 2025 - CBDNA Tour in Houston
March 27, 2025 - CBDNA Tour in Dallas
March 28, 2025 - CBDNA in Fort Worth
NEW WORK
for multichannel voices, string quartet, and electronics
Kaufman Music Center Presents:
Derek Bermel with Ying Quartet & Aaron Diehl
Ying Quartet and Dai Wei
7:30 PM
Thursday, March 13 2025
Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, NY
*World Premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Katherine Kilburn, conductor
March 3, 2025: 10:00 AM
March 3, 2025: 12:00 PM
March 4, 2025: 10:00 AM
March 4, 2025: 12:00 PM
March 4, 2025: 7:00 PM
March 5, 2025: 10:00 AM
March 5, 2025: 12:00 PM
Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo MI
AWAKENING LION
for symphony orchestra
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
ensembleNEWSRQ Season 9:
January 13, 2025
First Congregational Church
1031 S. Euclid Ave. Sarasota, FL 34237
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Adam Boyles, conductor
08:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 2024
Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
NEW WORK
for narrator, string quartet and electronics
commissioned by Albany Symphony
Water Music NY: More Voices
Dai Wei, narrator and vocal
Jamecyn Morey, violin I
Mitsuko Suzuki, violin II
Dan Brye, viola
Erica Pickhardt, cello
Friday, November 1, 2024
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Vanderbilt University Orchestra: Tales of Dance
Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi, conductor
08:00 PM CDT
Sunday, October 22, 2024
Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt University
Blair School of Music, TN
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
2024/2025 Season: Fantastical Explorations
Anna Binneweg, conductor
03:00 PM
Sunday, October 6, 2024
George Washington Masonic Theatre, Alexandria VA
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Strange Beautiful Music
04:00 PM
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Andy Arts Center, Detroit MI
PARTIAL MEN
for voice, string quartet, and electronics
Boston Symphony Orchestra
TMC Festival of Contemporary Music
02:30 PM EDT
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Tanglewood Music Center
Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
THROUGH THE NARROW GATE
for pipa, string quartet, and electronics
Wu Man, Pipa
07:30 PM PDT
Saturday, June 20, 2024
SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA
*premiere
ALL ON A SUMMER'S DAY
for vocal trio and sinfonietta
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Dogs of Desire
2024 American Music Festival
Water Music NY More Voices
David Alan Miller, conductor
Dai Wei, text and voice
Britt Hewitt, soprano
Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano
07:30 PM
Friday, June 07, 2024
EMPAC, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
44 8th St, Troy, NY 12180
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Na'Zir McFadden, conductor
May 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM
May 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM
May 15, 2024 at 11:45 AM
May 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The Hawk, Farmington Hills, MI
INVISIBLE PORTALS
for chamber orchestra,voice, and electronics
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Jotaro Nakano, conductor
08:00 PM
Saturday, May 11, 2024.
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
New Hampshire All State Festival Symphony Orchestra
Emily Schaad, conductor
10:30 AM
Saturday, April 6, 2024.
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra
Casey Springstead, conductor
08:00 PM
Sunday, February 11, 2024.
50 N. Plymouth Avenue, Rochester NY
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for symphony orchestra
Norman Huynh, conductor
07:30 PM
Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Lindenwood University
J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts
St Charles, MO
PARNASSIUS
for mixed ensemble
Princeton Sound Kitchen:
Composing for Improvisers Concert
New works by Dmitri Tymoczko, Dai Wei, Francisco del Pino, Travis Laplante, Soo Yeon Lyuh, and Isaac Santos. Performed by Eddy Kwon, Wendy Eisenberg, Russell Greenberg, Nate Wooley, Lester St. Louis, and more.
08:00 PM
Tuesday, February 06, 2024.
Taplin Hall, Princeton NJ
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Lunar New Year:
Symphoria Orchestra
Lawrence Loh, conductor
07:00 PM
Saturday, February 03, 2024.
RedHouse Arts Theater, Syracuse NY
DENT-DE-LION
for solo marimba
Commissioned by Ji Su Jung
2022 Avery Fisher Award
2024-2025
Additional information to be announced
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Sameer Patel, conductor
Saturday, January 13, 2024.
The Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Connecticut Eastern Region High School Orchestra
James Jackson, conductor
03:00 PM
Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Storrs, CT
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kenny Lee, conductor
08:00 PM
Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Logan Center of the Performing Arts, Chicago
INVISIBLE PORTALS
for chamber orchestra, voice, and electronics
Co-commissioned by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
2023-2024 SEASON
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Dai Wei, voice
Jaime Martín, conductor
08:00 PM
Saturday, October 21, 2023.
Alex Theater, Glendale CA
07:00 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2023.
Royce Hall, Los Angeles CA
*west coast premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
2023-2024 SEASON
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
07:30 PM
Saturday, September 30, 2023.
03:30 PM
Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Dr. Phillips Center – Steinmetz Hall, Orlando FL
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
New England Conservatory Summer Orchestra Institute
Sameer Patel, conductor
07:30 PM
Saturday, July 29, 2023.
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, Boston MA
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
a new version for orchestra and student participation
2022-2023 SEASON
Commissioned by Carnegie Hall:
May 23-25, 2023.
Tuesday, May, 23, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Tuesday, May, 23, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Thursday, May, 25, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Isaac Stern Auditorium
Carnegie Hall, New York
AWAKENING LION
for orchestra
Commissioned by Curtis Symphony Orchestra
2023 West Coast Tour
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
02:00 PM
Sunday, May 21, 2023.
Mondavi Center, Davis CA
AWAKENING LION
for orchestra
Commissioned by Curtis Symphony Orchestra
2023 West Coast Tour
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
07:30 PM
Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara CA
AWAKENING LION
for orchestra
Commissioned by Curtis Symphony Orchestra
2023 West Coast Tour
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
07:00 PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
Jim&Linda Lee Performing Arts Center, Prescott AZ
AWAKENING LION
for orchestra
Commissioned by Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
07:00 PM
Friday, May 12, 2023.
Longwood Gardens, Philadelphia PA
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra
Fouad Fakhouri, conductor
07:30 PM
April 22, 2023.
Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, TX
INVISIBLE PORTALS
for chamber orchestra,voice, and electronics
George Manahan, conductor
07:30 PM
Friday, March 24, 2023.
Ades Performance Space
130 Claremont Ave
New York, NY
HONEYCOMB
for sinfonietta
08:00 PM
Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ
INVISIBLE PORTALS
for chamber orchestra, voice and electronics
Music in 3-D: Dvořák, Dai and Draughn
Nan Washburn, conductor
Michigan Philharmonic
02:00 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2023
First United Methodist Church, Plymouth MI
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Sequoia Symphony Orchestra
Bruce Anthony Kiesling, conductor
07:30 PM
Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Visalia Fox Theater, Visalia, CA
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
University of Illinois Philharmonia Orchestra
Stephen Fairbanks, conductor
07:30 PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana IL
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
The Johnstone Fund for New Music
Hub New Music:
"to hear the things we cannot see"
07:00 PM
March 07, 2023.
Short North Stage's Green Room, Columbus, OH
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Hub New Music
07:30 PM
Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Music Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Hub New Music
04:00 PM
Sunday, February 19, 2023.
Peabody Hall, Ashmont, MA
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra
08:00 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2023.
Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Hub New Music
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
07:30 PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
Leo Rich Theater, Tucson, AZ
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra
John McKeever, conductor
03:00 PM
Sunday, February 5, 2023.
Reynolds Auditorium
301 N. Hawthorne Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
BRAVO! Series at Brigham Young University
Hub New Music
07:30 PM
February 1-3, 2023.
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Laura Jackson, conductor
07:30 PM
Saturday, January 28, 2023.
04:00 PM
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, NV
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
New Pathways with Hub New Music
05:30 PM
Saturday, January 28, 2023.
05:30 PM
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Harwood Museum of Art, Taos NM
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Fouad Fakhouri, conductor
07:30 PM
Saturday, January 21, 2023.
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV
One clay Square, Charleston, WV
2:30 PM
January 22, 2023
Blennerhassett Middle School, Parkersburg, WV
PARTIAL MEN
for voice, string quartet, and electronics
Red Canary Song
the program featuring George Walker, Rhiannon Giddens, Wu Man, Jessie Montgomery, and Yong Cheng Qin
Dai Wei, Voice
Lara Lewison, violin
Yoon Jung Hwang, violin
Jay Julio, viola
Ezra Escobar, cello
06:30 PM
Saturday, November 19, 2022.
People's Forum, New York, NY
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Southern Exposure New Music Series
07:30 PM
Friday, November 18, 2022.
University of South Carolina School of Music,
Columbia, SC
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
07:00 PM
Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center, Asheville, NC
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Folk Inspirations:
Bruce Anthony Kiesling, conductor
03:00 PM
Sunday, November 13, 2022.
Dawson Auditorium, Adrian MI
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Outpost Series at UC Riverside
07:00 PM
Monday, November 7, 2022.
Culver Center for the Arts, Riverside, CA.
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
03:00 PM
Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Soka Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo, CA.
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Robert Paterson, Artistic Director
08:00 PM
Saturday, October 8, 2022.
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
30 North Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ
SAMSARIC DANCE
for orchestra and electronics
Symphonic Dances: Rebirth, Renewal & Westside Story
Midland Symphony Orchestra
07:30 PM
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Midland Center for the Arts, Midland MI
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Robert Paterson, Artistic Director
07:30 PM
Friday, October 7, 2022.
The Actor's Chapel
239 West 49th Street, New York, NY
HANDMAIDEN
chamber opera by Bora Yoon
Princeton Sound Kitchen:
Yvette Keong, Hideko
Dai Wei, Sook Hee
Paul An, Count Fujiwara
Han JeongWook, Uncle Kouzuki
Bora Yoon, composer
E.J. Koh, librettist
Mila Henry, music director
08:00 PM
Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Taplin Auditorium, Princeton NJ
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Na'Zir McFadden, conductor
7:30 PM
Thursday, September 22, 2022.
The HAWK, Farmington Community Center
Farmington Hills, MI
10:45 AM
Friday, September 23, 2022.
Greater Grace Temple, Detroit, MI
8:00 PM
Friday, September 23, 2022.
Waterford Mott High School
Waterford Twp, MI
8:00 PM
Saturday, September 24, 2022.
Frederic H. Pease Auditorium, Ypsilanti, MI
3:00 PM
Sunday, September 25, 2022.
John R. Armstrong Performing Arts Center
Clinton Twp, MI
HONEYCOMB
for sinfonietta
Commissioned by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro school of music, for its centennial celebration.
Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
07:30 PM
September 22, 2022
UNCG Auditorium, Greensboro NC
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier
Ka Hou Fan, conductor
Agora Cité Internationale De La Danse
Montpellier, France
September 17, 2022.
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Del Mar International Composers Symposium
07:30 PM
Tuesday, August 09, 2022.
Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center, Del Mar, CA
SAMSARIC DANCE
for orchestra and electronics
David Robertson, Conductor
08:00 PM
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Richardson Auditorium
Princeton University, NJ
HORSE OF THE WIND
for cello and piano
Presented by Cultural Caravan
Get Your Mind Out of the Way!
New Music for Cello & Piano
Joshua Halpern, cello
Margaret McDonald, piano
02:30 PM
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Stewart Auditorium, Longmont Museum,
Longmont, CO
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Sarah Waters, conductor
Ohio Northern University Symphony Orchestra
Friday, May 6th, 2022
Ohio Northern University, Ada OH
PARTIAL MEN
for voice, string quartet, and electronics
LACO artist advisor: Derrick Syke
17:00 PM
Sunday, April 10th, 2022
Boomtown Brewery
700 Jackson St.
Los Angeles, CA
*west coast premiere
INVISIBLE PORTALS
for chamber orchestra and electronics
Marin Alsop, conductor
07:30 PM
Friday, March 25, 2022
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra with the support of Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting.
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Bruce Anthony Kiesling, conductor
06:00 PM
Sunday, March 13, 2022
California Center for the Arts, CA
THREE PIECES
FOR STRING QUARTET
for string quartet
Third Street Music School
04:30 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2022
Anna Maria Kellen Concert Hall, NY
MANDALAS IN THE RUBBLE
for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
China Inspirations
Clarinet: David Shifrin
Violin: Kristin Lee
Cello: Sihao Lee
Piano: Gilles Vonsattel
5:00 PM
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Orchestra Unwrapped: London
Patrick Bailey, conductor
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Corn Exchange, Bedford, UK
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra
Rachel Waddell, conductor
The University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Friday, October 08, 2021
Arthur Satz Department of Music, Rochester, NY
SONG FOR SHADES OF CRIMSON
for solo violin and live electronics
commissioned by Bang on a Can
Todd Reynolds, violinist
Dai Wei, prerecorded voice
20:15 PM
July 30, 2021
Bang on a Can LOUD WEEKEND
Club B10, MASS MoCA, MA
PITTER-PATTER
for solo harp
A solo piece for harpist Coline Marie-Orliac. Commissioned by Curtis Institute of Music.
May 12, 2021
*premiere
THE DANCING MOONLIGHT
for orchestra (arr. for saxophones)
Connie Frigo, conductor
The University of Georgia Saxophone Studio
07:00 PM
Monday, May 10, 2021
Hugh Hodgson School of Music, GA
HOW THE STARS VANISH...
for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
written for Boston-based new music ensemble Hub New Music.
19:30 March 11, 2021
hosted by Celebrity Series of Boston
*premiere on Facebook and Youtube
PARTIAL MEN
for voice, Aizuri string quartet, and electronics
written for people who donate their organs and make other people's live longer.
Princeton Sound Kitchen
20:00 Feb 16th, 2021
*premiere
THE WIND MAY KNOW
vocalise for cello and soprano
Zachary Mowits, cello
Lila Hajosi, mezzo-soprano
commissioned by Music from Angel Fire
Waterloo, Belgium
June 13 - 14, 2020
SONG FOR SHADES OF CRIMSON
for solo violin and live electronics
commissioned by Bang on a Can
Todd Reynolds, violinist
Dai Wei, prerecorded voice
15:00 - 21:00
May 3, 2020
*Premiere
MANDALAS IN THE RUBBLE
for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Kelsey Paquin
Doctoral Chamber Recital
7:30 pm
Dohnányi Recital Hall
Florida State University
April 24, 2020
SAMSARIC DANCE
for orchestra and electronics
2020 ACO Underwood New Music Reading
George Manahan, Conductor
March 12 - 14, 2020
Marian Anderson Theater
Aaron Davis Hall at The City College of New York
THE WIND MAY KNOW
vocalise for cello and soprano
Young Artist Composer
commissioned by Music from Angel Fire
Angel Fire Community Center
Angel Fire, New Mexico
September 1, 2019
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