Wang Jie, Composer | Stylistic Versatility

RATED R FOR RAT

Campy, whimsical and evocatively comical, Rated R for Rat is now in development at American Opera Projects * * * *…

13 Jan 2017 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Involving a Soloist, Opera, Orchestra, Vocal Music no comments

Album cover featuring a topographic map and text for Wang Jie's symphonic overture.

Symphonic Overture “America, the Beautiful”

Her 2016 composition starts with notes of pride as the familiar melody peaks through, but almost immediately explodes in a flurry of energy suggesting change,…

27 Oct 2016 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Orchestra no comments

Symphony No.2

Full Orchestra 3333, 4331, Timp, 3 Perc, Hp, Strings Premiere: March 26th 2014, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin Imaging that girl: elusive, playful, courageous, dancing fiercely,…

27 Aug 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Orchestra no comments

Symphony No.1

Full Orchestra: 3333, 4331, timp, 3perc, pno&cel, hp, str. Duration: 12 min Program Note to Fifth Edition: I rarely start a piece not knowing…

23 Jun 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Orchestra no comments

Two colorful birds facing each other on a white background.

Five Faces of Joy

For String Orchestra and Celesta Solo Duration: 7 min Program Note The most recent member of the “Joy” series, FIVE FACES OF JOY offers five…

23 Jun 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Involving a Soloist, Orchestra no comments

Shadow

a Piano Trio Duration: 8 min Program Note: Shadow dramatizes the inner life of an autistic child name Eli. I illustrated a playful day…

23 Jun 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Smaller Ensemble no comments

Minimalist sketch of Socrates' death scene with a hand and cup.

Death of Socrates

Full Orchestra (3333, 4331, timp, 3perc, pno, hp, str) Duration: 8 min Program notes Summer of 2005, I wandered into a NYC castle which houses a…

23 Jun 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Orchestra no comments

Colorful circular mandala with intricate patterns and floral designs on a blue background.

Oboe Concerto

Oboe and Orchestra (Fl/Picc, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tpt, Trbn, 2 Perc, Pno, Ob Solo, Strings) Duration: 22 min Co-commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation…

22 Jun 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Involving a Soloist, Large Ensemble, Orchestra no comments

SCHERZO FOR BASS TROMBONE AND PIANO

Duration: 6 min

21 Jun 2014 Posted by wangjie in All Works, Involving a Soloist, Smaller Ensemble no comments