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The Walla! Project
1 ...je vis, vox+pno:
Ren Bell, voice; Alan Chan, piano

2. René's Barcarolle, jazz orchestra:

…je vis is a musical setting of text by French philosopher and poet René Daumal (1908-1944), for Emily Mast’s MFA Thesis Exhibition on 3/5/2009 - a one-act play/installation features 5 actors, artificial audience, accordionist and guitarist. (see above photo) René's Barcarolle is a fantasy for jazz big band inspired by show.

I am dead because I have no desire,
I have no desire because I think I possess,
I think I possess because I do not try to give;
Trying to give, we see we have nothing,
Seeing that we have nothing, we try to give ourselves,
Trying to give ourselves, we see we are nothing,
Seeing that we are nothing, we desire to become,
Desiring to become, we live…
~ René Daumal (1944)

Music	Bio	Calendar	Photos

A multi-faceted composer, Alan Chan has written music for concert, film, theatre and installation, and across many genres and styles. Chan’s music has been recognized with honors from ASCAP, Percussive Arts Society (PAS), Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH), among others. His works has been presented in music festivals such as Chamber Music Conference (Bennington), Imagine Festival, International Jazz Composers Symposium, Musica Danubiana (Slovania) and Oregon Bach Festival. Chan’s commission works include Acala and Bitter Melon for Chinese instruments (Melody of China, San Francisco), Qin for soprano and percussion (Snell Duo) and Sweet Bach (Lien Percussion Ensemble, Taiwan). He is currently a member of the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in New York City. See full biography
* All music presented below are composed and arranged by Alan Chan *
NEWS			VIDEOS via YouTube.com/alanchanmusic
Online interdisciplinary journal (spring 2009) Digital Composer Archive: Alan Chan - click picture above to access Resonance's website - Five short documentary films about Alan Chan collaborative works are now available online, under Matthew Thomas’s “Digital Composer Archive” from Resonance journal. Also available on Youtube.			Videos on Youtube 1. A Spirit's Dream for voice and piano 2. Daughter's Lullaby for voice and orchestra 3. Black Bird Project vs. metal...stone...being..cracked 4. Floes for solo vibraphone
The Walla! Project 1 ...je vis, vox+pno: Ren Bell, voice; Alan Chan, piano *2. René's Barcarolle, jazz orchestra:* *…je vis* is a musical setting of text by French philosopher and poet René Daumal (1908-1944), for Emily Mast’s MFA Thesis Exhibition on 3/5/2009 - a one-act play/installation features 5 actors, artificial audience, accordionist and guitarist. (see above photo) *René's Barcarolle* is a fantasy for jazz big band inspired by show. I am dead because I have no desire, I have no desire because I think I possess, I think I possess because I do not try to give; Trying to give, we see we have nothing, Seeing that we have nothing, we try to give ourselves, Trying to give ourselves, we see we are nothing, Seeing that we are nothing, we desire to become, Desiring to become, we live… ~ René Daumal (1944)			Cover design: Sam Lee 11.11.2008 - Without a Trail to Lace is now available at HoneyRock.net 6.19.2008 - Without a Trail to Lace (Mother's Lament / Daughter's Lullaby) for soprano and vibraphone is the first prize winner of the 2008 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest!!! (Text: Nicky Schildkraut)
PREVIOUS EVENTS
10.18.2008 - Lien Percussion Ensemble - premiere of Sweet Bach 7:30 p.m. National Concert Hall, Taipei 10.24.2008 - Melody of China - premiere of Bitter Melon 8 p.m. Old First Church, San Francisco, Californi (what is pipa and erhu?)			8.9.2008 - Lin-lin Chang Recital Theatre - premiere of Beautiful Rebirth 2.7.2008: Daughter's Lullaby premiere at USC Courtney Huffman / soprano Donald Crockett / conductor USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra
6.12-14.2008 - International Jazz Composers' Symposium with Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge Shrimp Tale for Jazz orchestra 8.10/11.2007: Li Tai Hsiang's Mythical Dream Alan Chan / conductor			7.10.2007: Letty Poon and David Leung duo - premiere of Duo (2007) 5.25.2007: Melody of China premiere of Acala (2007)