William Chien

2024 Dr. Chien Studio Recital Frisco Performing Arts Center

New Album - The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires This is a tribute album to Astor Piazzolla, the new arrangement for saxophone, violin and piano brings the new life to the classic tango music! Welcome to order this album: E-mail: drsaxtw@gmail.com NEO TRIO 新專輯問世了！ 威廉這次與兩位好朋友，一起錄製了這張專輯， 總共九首曲子， 全部都是由阿根廷探戈音樂大師皮耶佐拉所創作， 包含了他的長篇鉅作 - 『布宜諾艾利斯的四季』。 薩克斯風, 小提琴與鋼琴的三重奏， 是個特別的室內樂組合， 有著管樂的渾厚音色，弦樂的細緻旋律， 以及包覆兩者的鋼琴和聲。 用這樣的聲響搭配， 來詮釋充滿熱情與張力的探戈音樂， 是再適合不過的了！ 如果想要訂購這張新專輯， 目前到二月底前， 都有特別早鳥價， 原價NT500元， 優惠價每張NT350元 (US12元 / 人民幣85元/ 港幣90元) + 運費 有興趣的朋友， 歡迎使用以下的方式訂購： 電話訂購: (02) 8951-1689 （板橋協奏曲音樂教室） (02) 2632 2691 (星晴音樂藝術） E-mail訂購: drsaxtw@gmail.com

La Muerte del Angel by Astor Piazzolla 2023 Summer StarryMusic Concert Hall, Nahu, Taipei NEO TRIO 新三重奏 Violin: 羅景鴻 Saxophone: 錢威綸 Piano: 黃彥博

Southwestern Music Festival, host by Music Department, Southwestern Adventist University. 2023. March. 26 Dallas Meyerson Symphony Hall Reeds and Keys Duo world premiered "Angel 1" for Saxophone and Organ by American composer Amy Quate Organ: Dr. Devon Howard Alto Saxophone: Dr. William Chien

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 Hsu 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

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