Philadelphia Inquirer - 29 August 2004

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interviews:

• Tan Dun Talks on Water
  The composer of the Water Passion After St. Matthew discusses the importance of ritual and theater in musical performance -- and just how H₂O became central to his work.

concert reviews:

• Splashing and Bubbling from East to West: Tan Dun Conducts His Concertos for Violin and Water Percussion at the BBC Proms [expired]
  Evening Standard [London] - 3 August 2004
• Tea — A Challenge to the West
  Tan Dun's opera gets its world premiere in Tokyo.
• Passion and Resurrection, Writ in Water and Light
  Tan Dun's innovative, theatrical Water Passion After St. Matthew gets its U.S. premiere at the Oregon Bach Festival.
• Tan Dun: From Silver Screen to Concert Hall
  The composer conducts the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in the multimedia concert version of his Oscar-winning score to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

perspectives:

• West Meets East (Again): A Defense of the New Orientalism
  With Asian music and culture on display in concert halls across North America, some critics are grumbling about the dangers of cultural appropriation, but Paul Mitchinson says just relax - and enjoy the show.
• Hope Rises from the Pacific
  The appearance of musical influences from Asia is the most promising development in contemporary classical music in years.