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Review: Demirjian, Fung, and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Deliver a Magical Evening
Meilina Tsui’s Floridian Symphony, was a delightfully vibrant and atmospheric new work that calls on orchestral instruments and their players to explore and artistically replicate the natural sounds of a rural Florida environment and its world of insects, birds, and other animals.
Composer Meilina Tsui’s Masterclass at UT
As part of her visit to Knoxville for the Tennessee premiere of her new orchestral work, composer Meilina Tsui met with music composition students at the University of Tennessee’s Natalie L. Haslam College of Music for an engaging masterclass.
Opera Review: A Triple Header of Winners at the New Works Collective
"They (Bass Chwe MinChul An and Soprano Kealani ) were well supported by composer Tsui’s attractive score, which neatly melds contemporary Western and traditional Chinese sounds. That includes some arresting solos for the erhu (a two-stringed violin that dates back to the 7th-century Tang dynasty) played impeccably by Fang Liu."
Lunar New Year Children's Opera 'The Big Swim' Returns for Second Year of Sold-Out Performances
"Asia Society Texas (AST), in co-production with Houston Grand Opera, welcomed guests to the second annual presentation of the chamber opera The Big Swim through a weekend-long extravaganza of sold-out performances and interactive experiences, immersing audiences in a lively and dynamic introduction to Lunar New Year traditions."
Review: NEW WORKS COLLECTIVE at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
"Tsui’s music is delicious—full of what to Western ears are exotic timbres. It gives the emotional movements of the story close and detailed support."
New Works Collective offers three world premiere operas in an ongoing grand experiment
"Meilina Tsui’s music is gorgeous, and as they sing their way to a future that isn’t quite what either of them had envisioned, sure enough, eyes begin to well up across the crowded rehearsal room. By the opera’s end, three people are dabbing their eyes; one is openly weeping."
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