Chen Yi: Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Confronting Legacies of Imperialism, and Making Asian-American Music Power Play

In this episode, Ross and Karbo become familiar with Chen Yi, a Chinese-American composer who lived through the tumultuous Cultural Revolution in China – and kept her love of music alive despite it. With complex relationships with both China and the United States, Chen's life and work negotiate critical intersections of race, gender, culture, and nationality in the worlds of classical music.

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Episode Notes
Music:

“cdc1” and “cdc2” by Kosta T

“Thinking of My Home” and “Spring Festival” by Chen Yi


Mozart’s Symphony no. 40

“Red Detachment of Women"

“Veris Bellum Sonus” by Silva de Alegria

“National Spark” by Krestovsky

“Night March” by Dee Yan-Key

“Arctic” by Chad Crouch


Other Resources:

“In Her Own Words: Conversations with Composers in the United States" by Jennifer Kelly

“Speak It Louder: Asian-Americans Making Music” by Deborah Wong

“Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian-Americans in Classical Music” by Mari Yoshihara

“The Echoes of Chinese Exclusion” by Irene Hsu