Melvin Kaplan, English horn ; Walter Rosenberger, Elden Bailey, percussion; Ruth Negri, harp ; Alan Hovhaness, conductor (first work) ; Richard Conrad, tenor; with flute, clarinet or bass clarinet, viola, violoncello, and harpsichord ; Daniel Pinkham, conductor (second work) ; Seymour Fink, piano (third work) ; Yehudi Wyner, piano ; Matthew Raimondi, violin (fourth work)
Sung in Chinese (2nd work); English translation of text on container
Chamber cantata. Prelude; Proverb I; New Year's Day; Lo-yang gRoad; Spring evening; Proverb II; The summer house; Autumn on the River Sen; Night thoughts; Early spring; Proverb III; Postlude