Chromic Duo

• Lucy Yao, piano & electronics
• Dorothy Chan, piano & electronics

Ryuichi Sakamoto — 20220302 – sarabande (arr. Chromic Duo)
Joe Hisaishi — Path of the Wind (arr. Chromic Duo)
Andy Akiho — Karakurenai (arr. Chromic Duo)
Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a Dead Princess") (arr. Chromic Duo)
Samn Johnson — Yeartide
Yasmin Williams — Urban Driftwood
Dorothy Chan / Lucy Yao — From Roots We Carry

From the lyricism of Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess to the serenity of Ryuichi Sakamoto's 20220302 / Sarabande and Andy Akiho's hypnotic Karakurenai, this program creates an ethereal atmosphere in the concert hall.

Chromic Duo often blurs the lines between film, virtual reality, and augmented reality, but the heart of their work remains constant: to create an intimacy and sense of wonder in their music that unravels the story of self-discovery and passion, connecting the dots between grief and joy, belonging and displacement, and creating community in boundary-pushing performances and web-based experiences.

Recent highlights include commissions from the Smithsonian National Asian Art Museum and the Baryshnikov Arts Center; creating an immersive soundwalk in NYC's Chinatown; and a partnership with Purdue University as Innovators-in-Residence. Chromic Duo are grand prize-winners at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) and Concert Artists Guild (CAG). Both members Dorothy Chan and Lucy Yao are graduates of the Manhattan School of Music.

About Chromic Duo

We believe that, by slowing down and looking at the smallest objects of the everyday, that we can uncover truths and reimagine how we connect with one another. We reimagine how we gather, in and outside of the concert hall, and bring experiential works and installations as a creative studio and performing arts duo.

We love to collaborate and the power of storytelling through our experiences as third-culture kids within the Asian American diaspora.

Blending toy piano, electronics, and multimedia into genre-fluid concerts, installations, and long-term residencies at colleges + cultural institutions, we cultivate spaces + partnerships that share our commitment to inclusivity, equity, and innovation.

No matter the solution, the heart of what we do is constant: to cultivate intentional spaces for gathering to share stories that have been left out.

Concert highlights include the New York Philharmonic, Celebrity Series, and various appointments across the country as Visiting Artists.

We are Chromic Duo: Lucy Yao and Dorothy Chan. We are grand prize-winners at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) and Concert Artists Guild (CAG).

https://www.chromic.space/

About Lucy Yao, piano & electronics

https://lucy-yao.com/

About Dorothy Chan, piano & electronics

https://www.dorothychan.org/