Zhou Tian Explained
Birth Date: | December 22, 1981 |
Birth Place: | Hangzhou, China |
Occupation: | composer, academic |
Zhou Tian (; born 1981, in Hangzhou, China) is a Chinese-American composer of contemporary classical music.[1] His Concerto for Orchestra received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition in 2018,[2] making him the first Chinese-born composer and the second Asian composer (following Tōru Takemitsu in 1995) honored in that category. His composition have been performed by orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, London Philharmonic, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, and Shanghai Symphony, where he served as the Artist-in-Residence.[3] [4] [5] In 2019, thirteen symphony orchestras commissioned his composition “Transcend” in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's completion.[6] In 2022, he received the Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Award from the American Bandmasters Association, becoming the first Asian-American winner in the award's 66-year history. [7]
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Zhou Tian earned his Masters of Music degree from the Juilliard School and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California.[8] He is associate professor of composition at Michigan State University.[9]
Compositions
Symphonic works and concertos
- Violin Concerto "Night Tour" (2022)[10]
- Flute Concerto (2022)
- Metropolis (2022)[11]
- Gift (2019)[12]
- Transcend (2019)
- Cello Concerto "Flowing Sleeves" (2018)[13]
- Rise (2018)[14]
- Concerto for Orchestra (2016)
- Viaje (flute and string orchestra) (2016)
- Joy (string orchestra) (2016)[15]
- Broken Ink (2013)[16]
- Trace (2013) [17]
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2009)
- The Grand Canal (erhu, ruan, Chinese opera singer, mixed chorus, and orchestra) (2008)
- First Sight (2007)
- The Palace of Nine Perfections (2004)
Symphonic band
- Sinfonia (2022)
- Nocturne (2021)
- Seeker's Scherzo (2019)[18]
- Petals of Fire (2017)
Chamber music (2-6 musicians)
- Irises (flute & piano) (2023)
- Hidden Grace (flute, viola & harp) (2023)
- Night Tour (violin & piano) (2022)
- Flowing Sleeves (cello & piano quintet) (2021)
- Joy (string quintet) (2019)
- Hundred Antiques (erhu, pipa, violin, cello & percussion) (2018)[19]
- Viaje (flute & string quartet / flute, cello & piano) (2015)
- Morning after the Deluge (violin, piano & string quartet / clarinet, piano & string quartet) (2014)
- Night-Shining White (brass quintet) (2014)
- Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs (guitar, violin, viola and cello) (2012)
- String Quartet No. 2 (2010)[20]
- Unheard Wishes (clarinet & piano) (2009)
- A Crown for Sonia (soprano, cello & piano) (2008)
- Reading an Anthology of Chinese Poems...(narrator, flute, viola & harp) (2008)
- Duo (violin & viola) (2006)
- Ye (two cellos & piano) (2005)
- Morning Call (brass quintet) (2002)
- Piano Trio (2002)
- Three Chinese Songs (voice & piano) (2002)
- String Quartet No. 1 (2000)
- Duet (flute & piano) (1999)
Solo instrument
- Prelude (piano) (2023)
- Majestic Bells (piano) (2022)
- Crystal (piano) (2018)
- Blowing Westward (marimba) (2008)
- Rhyme (cello) (2005)
- Prism (piano) (2004)
Chorus
- Trade Winds (a cappella) (2019)
- Iris and Butterfly (mixed chorus & string quartet) (2002)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023-05-22 . Celebrating AAPI Month: Dr. Zhou Tian (Composition '05) . 2023-07-02 . Curtis Institute of Music . en-US.
- Web site: 2018-03-30 . Artist Zhou Tian . 2023-07-03 . www.grammy.com.
- Web site: 2020-02-17 . Zhou Tian Gift Premieres to Rave Reviews . 2023-07-02 . Michigan State University College of Music.
- Web site: 2023-01-19 . San Francisco Symphony - Lunar New Year Feb 5 2023 . 2023-07-02 . San Francisco Symphony . en-us.
- Web site: 2022-05-04 . World Première with Flutist Mimi Stillman and Marine Chamber Orchestra . 2023-07-02 . United States Marine Band . en-US.
- Web site: Means . Sean . 2019-04-28 . 13 orchestras wanted to celebrate the transcontinental railroad. The composer traveled, studied — and listened to Utah 4th graders. . 2023-07-02 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
- Web site: Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Composition Contest Winners - American Bandmasters Association . 2023-07-02 . American Bandmasters Association . en-US.
- Web site: Clive . Michael . 2019-04-16 . Zhou Tian . 2023-07-02 . Utah Symphony . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-07-03 . Zhou Tian, Associate Professor of Composition . 2023-07-03 . Michigan State University College of Music.
- Web site: 2022-09-02 . The Strad - Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition winners’ concerts . 2023-07-03 . The Strad . en.
- Web site: 广州交响乐团 Concert in celebration of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra’s 65th Anniversary . 2023-07-03 . Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.
- Web site: 2023-02-03 . GRAMMY-nominated composer Zhou Tian’s “Gift” to be performed at “An Evening with Lang Lang” in March . 2023-07-03 . The Pittsburgh Symphony.
- Web site: 2020-05-29 . A Celebration of Isaac Stern . 2023-07-03 . Kansas City Symphony.
- Web site: Siegel . Steve . 2018-11-03 . ‘Rise’ by Zhou Tian honors veterans with moving music inspired by their diary entries . 2023-07-03 . The Morning Call . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-01-29 . Zhou Tian honored by distinguished residency . 2023-07-03 . Michigan State University College of Music.
- Web site: Minji . Yao . 2022-06-10 . The show must go on: 'Lush & Verdant' concert continues virtual programs . 2023-07-03 . SHINE . en.
- Web site: 2021-01-28 . Festival Connect Composer Spotlight: Zhou Tian . 2023-07-03 . The Tianjin Juilliard School . en.
- Web site: 2022-03-13 . Bienen Symphonic Band . 2023-07-03 . Northwestern University Bienen School of Music . en.
- Web site: Hundred Antiquities: Music From China . 2023-07-03 . Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art . en-US.
- Web site: Exchange Across Borders: The Beijing Music Festival at 25 . 2023-07-04 . Asia Society . en.