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ciāo

2022 • 8 min 10 sec
ensemble - 15 musicians

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Yulin Yan · ciāo《劁》[2022]
ciāo

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Program Notes

Ciao is a commonly used salutation while resembling the word for castration in Chinese (劁, ciāo). Originally inspired by Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the piece examines the savagery and brutality concealed beneath the veneer of civilization.

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