The Chou family and the Spiralis Trust are inviting listeners around the globe to register for free to attend the worldwide video broadcast premiere of this spring’s Chou Wen-Chung Centennial Concert at Columbia University, beginning at 2 PM Eastern Time on October 13, 2024.

A composer of music that draws on both Euro-American modernism and Chinese tradition, Chou Wen-chung has left behind a legacy of cultural exchange across international borders. The concert, featuring new music ensemble Continuum under the direction of Joel Sachs, represents the first public US performance of Chou’s recently rediscovered orchestral work In the Mode of Shang, as well as four other pieces composed throughout his career. Exclusive to this recording, each work will be introduced by Sachs in dialogue with the composer’s older son Luyen Chou.

Following the program, registered listeners can gain exclusive access to participate in a live online panel discussion. We are honored that the panel will include some of Chou Wen-chung’s most eminent friends, students and protégés—Lei Liang, Zhou Long, Roger Reynolds, Chinary Ung, Delong Wang and Chen Yi—moderated by Kathryn Knight. Both the concert and panel discussion are free of charge.