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Self-portrait (in progress), Harmonium, and Reflections on Composition
Self-portrait, reflection on the entrance door glass on an autumn afternoon (pencil sketch in progress, image overlay on tracing paper,...

Ziqian Liu
Oct 13 min read


Pastorale on the Saint Lawrence River – September 6, 2025
Music: Pastorale. Allegretto (1942) — Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983) Andrew West, piano; Emily Beynon, flute Album: L’Album des Six:...

Ziqian Liu
Sep 301 min read


Romance sans paroles (Op. 21) — Louis Durey (1888–1979)
I am so drawn to this piece today, and especially to its final four measures — first in 2/8, then in 3/8 — of Louis Durey’s Romance sans...

Ziqian Liu
Sep 292 min read


Remembering Ned Rorem (1923–2022) through "The Silver Swan"
Photo: Ned Rorem and former CSO Composer-in-Residence John Corigliano give a pre-concert conversation in Orchestra Hall’s ballroom on...

Ziqian Liu
Sep 292 min read
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