Bright SHENG
盛宗亮
DMA in Composition
Columbia University, 1993

IAS Helmut and Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large



(852) 3469 2352
bsheng@ust.hk
Room IAS5014
Personal Web



Research Interest Publications




Research Interest

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Music
Art education
Narrative and drama
Creativity
China



Publications

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2014 3

Colors of Crimson
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 3)
Sheng, Bright Composition

2013 1

Let Fly: concerto for violin and orchestra
Let fly: concerto for violin and orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2013. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2012 3

A Porter’s Song: for SATB a cappella
A Porter’s Song: for SATB a cappella / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Melody of a Flute: for flute/alto flute, violin, violoncello & marimba
Melody of a Flute: for flute/alto flute, violin, violoncello & marimba / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2011 5

Black Swan: After Op.118 No.2 by Brahms
Echoes: Classic Works Transformed / Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz. United States: Naxos, 2011. Series, American Classics. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Dance Capriccio: for piano and string quartet
Dance Capriccio: for piano and string quartet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture
Artifacts / University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock. Portugal: Equilibrium, 2011. Music CD (track 1.1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Thirty-Mile Village: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, and harp
Thirty-Mile Village: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp
Two Folk Songs: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2010 6

Flute Moon: for Recorder and Orchestra
Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West / Tang Jianping, Bright Sheng, Ma Shui-long, Chen Yi, Michala Petri, Copenhagen Philharmonic. Denmark: OUR Recordings, 2010. Music CD (tracks 4-5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Just Dance: A Ballet
Just Dance / Bright Sheng. Choreography by Peter Martins. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Martins, Peter Composition
Northern Lights: for violoncello and piano
Northern Lights: for violoncello and piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Prelude and Black Swan (After Johannes Brahms’ Intermezzo Op. 118, No.1 & 2): For Orchestra
Prelude and Black Swan (based on op. 118, No. 1 and No. 2) /Bright Sheng. Dir. Gerard Schwarz. Perf. Seattle Symphony. Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 29 December 2010. Part of Hearmusic — the Sound of Starbucks project. Performance.
Sheng, Bright Composition
Prelude to Black Swan
Prelude to Black Swan / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Singing Gobi Desert: for Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion
The Singing Gobi Desert: for Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2009 11

H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976: for orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Never Far Away: for harp and Orchestra
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (tracks 2-4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Red Silk Dance: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Spring Dreams: for violin and orchestra of Chinese instruments
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 1-2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Nightingale and the Rose: A Short Ballet
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 3)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Fantasies: for violin and piano
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 3-5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 6-8)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Love Song And Swing
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (tracks 6-7)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright Composition

2008 1

Never Far Away: for Harp and Orchestra
Never Far Away: for Harp and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2008. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2007 6

My Other Song: for solo piano
My Other Song: for solo piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture: for Orchestra
Shanghai Overture: for Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture: for Symphony Band
Shanghai Overture: for band / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No. 5, "The Miraculous"
String Quartet No. 5, "The Miraculous" / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Sweet May Again: for String Bass and Piano
Sweet May Again: for String Bass and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Nightingale and the Rose: A Short Ballet
The Nightingale and the Rose / Bright Sheng. Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Wheeldon, Christopher Composition

2006 6

A Night at the Chinese Opera
A Night at the Chinese Opera / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
La’i (Love Song): for Symphonic Band
Brooklyn Bridge / University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock. Portugal: Equilibruim, 2006. Music CD
Sheng, Bright Composition
Little Cabbage: For Bb clarinet and bass clarinet
Little Cabbage: For Bb clarinet and bass clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Fantasies: for Violin and Piano
Three Fantasies: for Violin and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
International Connections / Jennifer Higdon, Stephen Chatman, Wolfgang Rihm, Bright Sheng, Gernot Wolfgang, the Verdehr Trio. United States: Crystal Records, 2006.Series: The Making of a Medium, v. 6. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Wild Swan: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra
Wild Swan: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2005 3

Concerto for Orchestra: Zodiac Tales (2016 Revised Version)
Concerto for Orchestra: Zodiac Tales (2016 Revised Version) / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2005. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Four Movements for Piano Trio
Triple Helix Piano Trio: A Sense of Place / Triple Helix Piano Trio, Ravel, Sheng, Shostakovich. United States: MSR Classics, 2005. Music CD (tracks 9-12)
Sheng, Bright Composition
La’i (Love Song): for Orchestra without Strings
La’i (Love Song): for Orchestra without Strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2005. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2004 3

Boatmen’s Song: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp
Boatmen’s Song: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Colors of Crimson: for Marimba and Orchestra
Colors of Crimson: for Marimba and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2003 7

China Dreams: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (tracks 1-4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Madame Mao: Opera in two acts
Madame Mao / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Colin Graham. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Graham, Colin Composition
Nanking! Nanking!: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (track 7)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra
The Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Tunes: for Pipa and Erhu
Three Tunes: for Pipa and Erhu / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (tracks 5-6)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Variation Fugato: for Piano
Variation Fugato: for Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2002 5

Four Movements for Piano Trio
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 1-4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No.3 "Elegy"
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No.4 "Silent Temple"
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 9-12)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Songs for Violoncello and Pipa
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 6-8)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2002. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2001 2

Distant Birthday Bells: for Solo Piano
Distant Birthday Bells: for Solo Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2001. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2001. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2000 4

China Dreams: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 3-6)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Flute Moon: for String Orchestra, Piccolo/Flute, Harp, Piano and Percussions
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 1-2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 7-10)
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No. 4: Silent Temple
String Quartet No. 4: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2000. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1999 5

Flute Moon: for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion and string orchestra
Flute Moon: for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion and string orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Nanking! Nanking!: A Threnody for Pipa and Orchestra
Nanking! Nanking!: A Threnody for Pipa and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Red Silk Dance: for piano and orchestra
Red Silk Dance: for piano and orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for violoncello solo
Yo-Yo Ma: Solo / Yo-Yo Ma. United States: Sony Classical, 1999. Music CD (tracks 2-8)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Songs: for Pipa and Violoncello
Three Songs:for Pipa and Violoncello / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1998 2

Concertino for Clarnet and String Quartet
Five American Clarinet Quintets / John Corigliano, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Joan Tower, Bright Sheng, Bruce Adolphe, David Shifrin and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. United States: Delos, 1998. Music CD (tracks 2.01-2.03)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Chinese Folk Tunes: for children's choir and strings
Two Chinese Folk Tunes: for children's choir and strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1998. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1997 6

Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra
Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Spring Dreams for Violin and Traditional Chinese Orchestra
Spring Dreams for Violin and Traditional Chinese Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Traditional Chinese Orchestra
Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Traditional Chinese Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Silver River: a musical theater work
The Silver River / Bright Sheng. Libretto by David Henry Hwang. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Hwang, David Henry Composition
The Song of Majnun: Opera in One Act
The Song of Majnun: Opera in One Act / Bright Sheng. United States, Delos, 1997. Music CD (tracks 1-9)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Poems for Cello and Orchestra
Two Poems for Cello and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1996 3

A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
may i feel, said he. An Opera in Seven Minutes: a chamber opera
may i feel, said he. An Opera in Seven Minutes / Bright Sheng. Poem by E. E. Cummings. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Cummings, E. E. Composition

1995 5

China Dreams
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Fanfare: for Orchestra
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Prelude: for Orchestra
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for Solo Violoncello
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for Solo Violoncello / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai
Elliot Carter: Emblems / Elliot Carter, Bright Sheng. United States: Koch Inernational, 1995. Music CD (tracks 4-5)
Sheng, Bright Composition

1994 1

Seven Short Yadhtrib Variations: for Solo Bassoon
Seven Short Yadhtrib Variations: for Solo Bassoon / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1994. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1993 2

Concertino: For Clarinet and String Quartet
Concertino: For Clarinet and String Quartet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1993. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 3 / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1993. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1992 2

Fragments from “The Song of Majnun”
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Andrew Porter. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Porter, Andrew Composition
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Andrew Porter. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Porter, Andrew Composition

1991 4

H'un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
My Song: for solo piano
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 7-10)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin in Two Movements
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 2-3)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Love Chinese Songs: For voice, viola and piano
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 4-6)
Sheng, Bright Composition

1990 2

Four Movements: for Piano Trio
Four Movements: for Piano Trio / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1990. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1990. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1989 3

My Song (M’ai Sang): for solo piano
My Song (M’ai Sang): for solo piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai: for Mixed Chorus
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai: for Mixed Chorus / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1988 3

H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-76
H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-76 / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Stream Flows: for viola
The Stream Flows: for Solo Viola / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Chinese Love Songs: for Soprano, Viola and Piano
Three Chinese Love Songs: for Soprano, Viola and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1985 1

Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty: for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty: for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1985. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1982 2

Three Chinese Poems: for Mezzo-soprano and Piano
Three Chinese Poems: for Mezzo-soprano and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1982. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Etudes: for Solo Flute
Three Etudes: for Solo Flute / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1982. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition


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Composition 3

Colors of Crimson
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright
Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 3)
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 1

Let Fly: concerto for violin and orchestra
Let fly: concerto for violin and orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2013. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 3

A Porter’s Song: for SATB a cappella
A Porter’s Song: for SATB a cappella / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Melody of a Flute: for flute/alto flute, violin, violoncello & marimba
Melody of a Flute: for flute/alto flute, violin, violoncello & marimba / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 5

Black Swan: After Op.118 No.2 by Brahms
Echoes: Classic Works Transformed / Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz. United States: Naxos, 2011. Series, American Classics. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright
Dance Capriccio: for piano and string quartet
Dance Capriccio: for piano and string quartet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Shanghai Overture
Artifacts / University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock. Portugal: Equilibrium, 2011. Music CD (track 1.1)
Sheng, Bright
Thirty-Mile Village: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, and harp
Thirty-Mile Village: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Two Folk Songs: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp
Two Folk Songs: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 6

Flute Moon: for Recorder and Orchestra
Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West / Tang Jianping, Bright Sheng, Ma Shui-long, Chen Yi, Michala Petri, Copenhagen Philharmonic. Denmark: OUR Recordings, 2010. Music CD (tracks 4-5)
Sheng, Bright
Just Dance: A Ballet
Just Dance / Bright Sheng. Choreography by Peter Martins. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Martins, Peter
Northern Lights: for violoncello and piano
Northern Lights: for violoncello and piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Prelude and Black Swan (After Johannes Brahms’ Intermezzo Op. 118, No.1 & 2): For Orchestra
Prelude and Black Swan (based on op. 118, No. 1 and No. 2) /Bright Sheng. Dir. Gerard Schwarz. Perf. Seattle Symphony. Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 29 December 2010. Part of Hearmusic — the Sound of Starbucks project. Performance.
Sheng, Bright
Prelude to Black Swan
Prelude to Black Swan / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Singing Gobi Desert: for Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion
The Singing Gobi Desert: for Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 11

H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976: for orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 4)
Sheng, Bright
Never Far Away: for harp and Orchestra
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (tracks 2-4)
Sheng, Bright
Red Silk Dance: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright
Shanghai Overture
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright
Spring Dreams: for violin and orchestra of Chinese instruments
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 1-2)
Sheng, Bright
The Nightingale and the Rose: A Short Ballet
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 3)
Sheng, Bright
Three Fantasies: for violin and piano
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 3-5)
Sheng, Bright
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 6-8)
Sheng, Bright
Tibetan Love Song And Swing
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (tracks 6-7)
Sheng, Bright
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 1

Never Far Away: for Harp and Orchestra
Never Far Away: for Harp and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2008. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 6

My Other Song: for solo piano
My Other Song: for solo piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Shanghai Overture: for Orchestra
Shanghai Overture: for Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Shanghai Overture: for Symphony Band
Shanghai Overture: for band / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
String Quartet No. 5, "The Miraculous"
String Quartet No. 5, "The Miraculous" / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Sweet May Again: for String Bass and Piano
Sweet May Again: for String Bass and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Nightingale and the Rose: A Short Ballet
The Nightingale and the Rose / Bright Sheng. Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Wheeldon, Christopher


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Composition 6

A Night at the Chinese Opera
A Night at the Chinese Opera / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
La’i (Love Song): for Symphonic Band
Brooklyn Bridge / University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock. Portugal: Equilibruim, 2006. Music CD
Sheng, Bright
Little Cabbage: For Bb clarinet and bass clarinet
Little Cabbage: For Bb clarinet and bass clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Three Fantasies: for Violin and Piano
Three Fantasies: for Violin and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
International Connections / Jennifer Higdon, Stephen Chatman, Wolfgang Rihm, Bright Sheng, Gernot Wolfgang, the Verdehr Trio. United States: Crystal Records, 2006.Series: The Making of a Medium, v. 6. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright
Wild Swan: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra
Wild Swan: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 3

Concerto for Orchestra: Zodiac Tales (2016 Revised Version)
Concerto for Orchestra: Zodiac Tales (2016 Revised Version) / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2005. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Four Movements for Piano Trio
Triple Helix Piano Trio: A Sense of Place / Triple Helix Piano Trio, Ravel, Sheng, Shostakovich. United States: MSR Classics, 2005. Music CD (tracks 9-12)
Sheng, Bright
La’i (Love Song): for Orchestra without Strings
La’i (Love Song): for Orchestra without Strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2005. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 3

Boatmen’s Song: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp
Boatmen’s Song: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Colors of Crimson: for Marimba and Orchestra
Colors of Crimson: for Marimba and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 7

China Dreams: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (tracks 1-4)
Sheng, Bright
Madame Mao: Opera in two acts
Madame Mao / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Colin Graham. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Graham, Colin
Nanking! Nanking!: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (track 7)
Sheng, Bright
The Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra
The Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Three Tunes: for Pipa and Erhu
Three Tunes: for Pipa and Erhu / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (tracks 5-6)
Sheng, Bright
Variation Fugato: for Piano
Variation Fugato: for Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 5

Four Movements for Piano Trio
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 1-4)
Sheng, Bright
String Quartet No.3 "Elegy"
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright
String Quartet No.4 "Silent Temple"
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 9-12)
Sheng, Bright
Three Songs for Violoncello and Pipa
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 6-8)
Sheng, Bright
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2002. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 2

Distant Birthday Bells: for Solo Piano
Distant Birthday Bells: for Solo Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2001. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2001. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 4

China Dreams: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 3-6)
Sheng, Bright
Flute Moon: for String Orchestra, Piccolo/Flute, Harp, Piano and Percussions
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 1-2)
Sheng, Bright
Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 7-10)
Sheng, Bright
String Quartet No. 4: Silent Temple
String Quartet No. 4: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2000. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 5

Flute Moon: for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion and string orchestra
Flute Moon: for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion and string orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Nanking! Nanking!: A Threnody for Pipa and Orchestra
Nanking! Nanking!: A Threnody for Pipa and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Red Silk Dance: for piano and orchestra
Red Silk Dance: for piano and orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for violoncello solo
Yo-Yo Ma: Solo / Yo-Yo Ma. United States: Sony Classical, 1999. Music CD (tracks 2-8)
Sheng, Bright
Three Songs: for Pipa and Violoncello
Three Songs:for Pipa and Violoncello / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 2

Concertino for Clarnet and String Quartet
Five American Clarinet Quintets / John Corigliano, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Joan Tower, Bright Sheng, Bruce Adolphe, David Shifrin and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. United States: Delos, 1998. Music CD (tracks 2.01-2.03)
Sheng, Bright
Two Chinese Folk Tunes: for children's choir and strings
Two Chinese Folk Tunes: for children's choir and strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1998. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 6

Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra
Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Spring Dreams for Violin and Traditional Chinese Orchestra
Spring Dreams for Violin and Traditional Chinese Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Traditional Chinese Orchestra
Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Traditional Chinese Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Silver River: a musical theater work
The Silver River / Bright Sheng. Libretto by David Henry Hwang. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Hwang, David Henry
The Song of Majnun: Opera in One Act
The Song of Majnun: Opera in One Act / Bright Sheng. United States, Delos, 1997. Music CD (tracks 1-9)
Sheng, Bright
Two Poems for Cello and Orchestra
Two Poems for Cello and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 3

A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
may i feel, said he. An Opera in Seven Minutes: a chamber opera
may i feel, said he. An Opera in Seven Minutes / Bright Sheng. Poem by E. E. Cummings. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Cummings, E. E.


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Composition 5

China Dreams
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Fanfare: for Orchestra
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Prelude: for Orchestra
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for Solo Violoncello
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for Solo Violoncello / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai
Elliot Carter: Emblems / Elliot Carter, Bright Sheng. United States: Koch Inernational, 1995. Music CD (tracks 4-5)
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 1

Seven Short Yadhtrib Variations: for Solo Bassoon
Seven Short Yadhtrib Variations: for Solo Bassoon / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1994. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 2

Concertino: For Clarinet and String Quartet
Concertino: For Clarinet and String Quartet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1993. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 3 / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1993. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 2

Fragments from “The Song of Majnun”
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Andrew Porter. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Porter, Andrew
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Andrew Porter. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Porter, Andrew


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Composition 4

H'un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright
My Song: for solo piano
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 7-10)
Sheng, Bright
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin in Two Movements
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 2-3)
Sheng, Bright
Three Love Chinese Songs: For voice, viola and piano
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 4-6)
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 2

Four Movements: for Piano Trio
Four Movements: for Piano Trio / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1990. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1990. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 3

My Song (M’ai Sang): for solo piano
My Song (M’ai Sang): for solo piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai: for Mixed Chorus
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai: for Mixed Chorus / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 3

H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-76
H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-76 / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
The Stream Flows: for viola
The Stream Flows: for Solo Viola / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Three Chinese Love Songs: for Soprano, Viola and Piano
Three Chinese Love Songs: for Soprano, Viola and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 1

Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty: for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty: for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1985. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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Composition 2

Three Chinese Poems: for Mezzo-soprano and Piano
Three Chinese Poems: for Mezzo-soprano and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1982. Music Score
Sheng, Bright
Three Etudes: for Solo Flute
Three Etudes: for Solo Flute / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1982. Music Score
Sheng, Bright


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2014 3

Colors of Crimson
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings
Bright Sheng: The Blazing Mirage / Bright Sheng. Germany: Naxos, 2014. Music CD (track 3)
Sheng, Bright Composition

2013 1

Let Fly: concerto for violin and orchestra
Let fly: concerto for violin and orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2013. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2012 3

A Porter’s Song: for SATB a cappella
A Porter’s Song: for SATB a cappella / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Melody of a Flute: for flute/alto flute, violin, violoncello & marimba
Melody of a Flute: for flute/alto flute, violin, violoncello & marimba / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings
The Blazing Mirage: for Solo Violoncello and Strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2012. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2011 5

Black Swan: After Op.118 No.2 by Brahms
Echoes: Classic Works Transformed / Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz. United States: Naxos, 2011. Series, American Classics. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Dance Capriccio: for piano and string quartet
Dance Capriccio: for piano and string quartet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture
Artifacts / University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock. Portugal: Equilibrium, 2011. Music CD (track 1.1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Thirty-Mile Village: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, and harp
Thirty-Mile Village: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp
Two Folk Songs: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2011. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2010 6

Flute Moon: for Recorder and Orchestra
Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West / Tang Jianping, Bright Sheng, Ma Shui-long, Chen Yi, Michala Petri, Copenhagen Philharmonic. Denmark: OUR Recordings, 2010. Music CD (tracks 4-5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Just Dance: A Ballet
Just Dance / Bright Sheng. Choreography by Peter Martins. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Martins, Peter Composition
Northern Lights: for violoncello and piano
Northern Lights: for violoncello and piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Prelude and Black Swan (After Johannes Brahms’ Intermezzo Op. 118, No.1 & 2): For Orchestra
Prelude and Black Swan (based on op. 118, No. 1 and No. 2) /Bright Sheng. Dir. Gerard Schwarz. Perf. Seattle Symphony. Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 29 December 2010. Part of Hearmusic — the Sound of Starbucks project. Performance.
Sheng, Bright Composition
Prelude to Black Swan
Prelude to Black Swan / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Singing Gobi Desert: for Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion
The Singing Gobi Desert: for Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet, and Percussion / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2009 11

H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976: for orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Never Far Away: for harp and Orchestra
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (tracks 2-4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Red Silk Dance: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Spring Dreams: for violin and orchestra of Chinese instruments
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 1-2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Nightingale and the Rose: A Short Ballet
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 3)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Fantasies: for violin and piano
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 3-5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
Bright Sheng: Spring Dreams / Bright Sheng. Canada, Naxos, 2009. Music CD (tracks 6-8)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Love Song And Swing
Never Far Awaway: Music of Bright Sheng / Bright Sheng. United States: Telarc, 2009. Music CD (tracks 6-7)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Bright Sheng. Germany, Naxos, 2009. Series: American Classics. Music CD (track 2)
Sheng, Bright Composition

2008 1

Never Far Away: for Harp and Orchestra
Never Far Away: for Harp and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2008. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2007 6

My Other Song: for solo piano
My Other Song: for solo piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture: for Orchestra
Shanghai Overture: for Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Shanghai Overture: for Symphony Band
Shanghai Overture: for band / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No. 5, "The Miraculous"
String Quartet No. 5, "The Miraculous" / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Sweet May Again: for String Bass and Piano
Sweet May Again: for String Bass and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Nightingale and the Rose: A Short Ballet
The Nightingale and the Rose / Bright Sheng. Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon. New York: G. Schirmer, 2007. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Wheeldon, Christopher Composition

2006 6

A Night at the Chinese Opera
A Night at the Chinese Opera / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
La’i (Love Song): for Symphonic Band
Brooklyn Bridge / University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock. Portugal: Equilibruim, 2006. Music CD
Sheng, Bright Composition
Little Cabbage: For Bb clarinet and bass clarinet
Little Cabbage: For Bb clarinet and bass clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Fantasies: for Violin and Piano
Three Fantasies: for Violin and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
International Connections / Jennifer Higdon, Stephen Chatman, Wolfgang Rihm, Bright Sheng, Gernot Wolfgang, the Verdehr Trio. United States: Crystal Records, 2006.Series: The Making of a Medium, v. 6. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Wild Swan: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra
Wild Swan: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2006. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2005 3

Concerto for Orchestra: Zodiac Tales (2016 Revised Version)
Concerto for Orchestra: Zodiac Tales (2016 Revised Version) / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2005. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Four Movements for Piano Trio
Triple Helix Piano Trio: A Sense of Place / Triple Helix Piano Trio, Ravel, Sheng, Shostakovich. United States: MSR Classics, 2005. Music CD (tracks 9-12)
Sheng, Bright Composition
La’i (Love Song): for Orchestra without Strings
La’i (Love Song): for Orchestra without Strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2005. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2004 3

Boatmen’s Song: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp
Boatmen’s Song: for professional children’s choir/women’s chorus, perc, and harp / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Colors of Crimson: for Marimba and Orchestra
Colors of Crimson: for Marimba and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra
The Phoenix: Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2004. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2003 7

China Dreams: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (tracks 1-4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Madame Mao: Opera in two acts
Madame Mao / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Colin Graham. New York: G. Schirmer, 2010. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Graham, Colin Composition
Nanking! Nanking!: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (track 7)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra
The Song and Dance of Tears: A Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Tunes: for Pipa and Erhu
Three Tunes: for Pipa and Erhu / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty
Bright Sheng:Orchestral Works / Bright Sheng. Canada: Naxos, 2003. Music CD (tracks 5-6)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Variation Fugato: for Piano
Variation Fugato: for Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2003. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2002 5

Four Movements for Piano Trio
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 1-4)
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No.3 "Elegy"
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (track 5)
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No.4 "Silent Temple"
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 9-12)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Songs for Violoncello and Pipa
Bright Sheng: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2002. Music CD (tracks 6-8)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra
Tibetan Swing: for Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2002. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2001 2

Distant Birthday Bells: for Solo Piano
Distant Birthday Bells: for Solo Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2001. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano
Tibetan Dance: for clarinet, violin and piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2001. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

2000 4

China Dreams: for Orchestra
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 3-6)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Flute Moon: for String Orchestra, Piccolo/Flute, Harp, Piano and Percussions
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 1-2)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra
Bright Sheng: China Dreams; Flute Moon; Postcards / Bright Sheng. Sweden: BIS, 2000. Music CD (tracks 7-10)
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No. 4: Silent Temple
String Quartet No. 4: Silent Temple / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 2000. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1999 5

Flute Moon: for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion and string orchestra
Flute Moon: for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion and string orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Nanking! Nanking!: A Threnody for Pipa and Orchestra
Nanking! Nanking!: A Threnody for Pipa and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Red Silk Dance: for piano and orchestra
Red Silk Dance: for piano and orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for violoncello solo
Yo-Yo Ma: Solo / Yo-Yo Ma. United States: Sony Classical, 1999. Music CD (tracks 2-8)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Songs: for Pipa and Violoncello
Three Songs:for Pipa and Violoncello / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1999. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1998 2

Concertino for Clarnet and String Quartet
Five American Clarinet Quintets / John Corigliano, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Joan Tower, Bright Sheng, Bruce Adolphe, David Shifrin and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. United States: Delos, 1998. Music CD (tracks 2.01-2.03)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Chinese Folk Tunes: for children's choir and strings
Two Chinese Folk Tunes: for children's choir and strings / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1998. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1997 6

Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra
Postcards: for Chamber Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Spring Dreams for Violin and Traditional Chinese Orchestra
Spring Dreams for Violin and Traditional Chinese Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Traditional Chinese Orchestra
Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Traditional Chinese Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Silver River: a musical theater work
The Silver River / Bright Sheng. Libretto by David Henry Hwang. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Hwang, David Henry Composition
The Song of Majnun: Opera in One Act
The Song of Majnun: Opera in One Act / Bright Sheng. United States, Delos, 1997. Music CD (tracks 1-9)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Poems for Cello and Orchestra
Two Poems for Cello and Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1997. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1996 3

A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet
A Tune from Childhood: for clarinet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
may i feel, said he. An Opera in Seven Minutes: a chamber opera
may i feel, said he. An Opera in Seven Minutes / Bright Sheng. Poem by E. E. Cummings. New York: G. Schirmer, 1996. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Cummings, E. E. Composition

1995 5

China Dreams
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Fanfare: for Orchestra
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Prelude: for Orchestra
China Dreams / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for Solo Violoncello
Seven Tunes Heard in China: for Solo Violoncello / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1995. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai
Elliot Carter: Emblems / Elliot Carter, Bright Sheng. United States: Koch Inernational, 1995. Music CD (tracks 4-5)
Sheng, Bright Composition

1994 1

Seven Short Yadhtrib Variations: for Solo Bassoon
Seven Short Yadhtrib Variations: for Solo Bassoon / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1994. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1993 2

Concertino: For Clarinet and String Quartet
Concertino: For Clarinet and String Quartet / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1993. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 3 / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1993. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1992 2

Fragments from “The Song of Majnun”
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Andrew Porter. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Porter, Andrew Composition
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act
The Song of Majnun: An Opera of Lyric Tragedy in One Act / Bright Sheng. Libretto by Andrew Porter. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992. Music Score
Sheng, Bright; Porter, Andrew Composition

1991 4

H'un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (track 1)
Sheng, Bright Composition
My Song: for solo piano
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 7-10)
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin in Two Movements
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 2-3)
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Love Chinese Songs: For voice, viola and piano
Bright Sheng: H'un (Lacerations) And Other Works / Bright Sheng. United States: New World Records, 1991. Music CD (tracks 4-6)
Sheng, Bright Composition

1990 2

Four Movements: for Piano Trio
Four Movements: for Piano Trio / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1990. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin
The Stream Flows: for Solo Violin / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1990. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1989 3

My Song (M’ai Sang): for solo piano
My Song (M’ai Sang): for solo piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai: for Mixed Chorus
Two Folk Songs from Qinghai: for Mixed Chorus / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1989. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1988 3

H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-76
H’un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-76 / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
The Stream Flows: for viola
The Stream Flows: for Solo Viola / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Chinese Love Songs: for Soprano, Viola and Piano
Three Chinese Love Songs: for Soprano, Viola and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1988. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1985 1

Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty: for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
Two Poems from the Sung Dynasty: for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1985. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition

1982 2

Three Chinese Poems: for Mezzo-soprano and Piano
Three Chinese Poems: for Mezzo-soprano and Piano / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1982. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition
Three Etudes: for Solo Flute
Three Etudes: for Solo Flute / Bright Sheng. New York: G. Schirmer, 1982. Music Score
Sheng, Bright Composition


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