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 performers and orchestras such as Jaap Van Zweden, Yuja Wang, Manfred Honeck, Long Yu, 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 for Sinfonia, 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 professor of composition at Michigan State University.[9]

Compositions

Symphonic works and concertos

Symphonic band

Chamber music (2-6 musicians)

Solo instrument

Chorus

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-05-22 . Celebrating AAPI Month: Dr. Zhou Tian (Composition '05) . 2023-07-02 . Curtis Institute of Music . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2018-03-30 . Artist Zhou Tian . 2023-07-03 . www.grammy.com.
  3. Web site: 2020-02-17 . Zhou Tian Gift Premieres to Rave Reviews . 2023-07-02 . Michigan State University College of Music.
  4. Web site: 2023-01-19 . San Francisco Symphony - Lunar New Year Feb 5 2023 . 2023-07-02 . San Francisco Symphony . en-us.
  5. Web site: 2022-05-04 . World Première with Flutist Mimi Stillman and Marine Chamber Orchestra . 2023-07-02 . United States Marine Band . en-US.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Composition Contest Winners - American Bandmasters Association . 2023-07-02 . American Bandmasters Association . en-US.
  8. Web site: Clive . Michael . 2019-04-16 . Zhou Tian . 2023-07-02 . Utah Symphony . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2024-09-03 . Zhou Tian, Professor of Composition . 2024-09-03 . Michigan State University College of Music.
  10. Web site: 非同凡响的“第一夜” 侠骨柔情今犹在，“巨人”交响启新程-杭州新闻中心-杭州网 . 2024-10-22 . hznews.hangzhou.com.cn.
  11. Web site: 腾讯网 . 2024-07-22 . 杭州爱乐乐团举行建团十五周年庆典音乐会_腾讯新闻 . 2024-10-22 . news.qq.com . zh-CN.
  12. Web site: 2022-09-02 . The Strad - Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition winners’ concerts . 2023-07-03 . The Strad . en.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: 2020-05-29 . A Celebration of Isaac Stern . 2023-07-03 . Kansas City Symphony.
  16. 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.
  17. Web site: 2021-01-29 . Zhou Tian honored by distinguished residency . 2023-07-03 . Michigan State University College of Music.
  18. Web site: Minji . Yao . 2022-06-10 . The show must go on: 'Lush & Verdant' concert continues virtual programs . 2023-07-03 . SHINE . en.
  19. Web site: Of Sight and Sound . 2024-10-22 . Congressional Chorus . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2021-01-28 . Festival Connect Composer Spotlight: Zhou Tian . 2023-07-03 . The Tianjin Juilliard School . en.
  21. Web site: 2011-11-07 . Houston Symphony Magazine - November 2011 by Houston Symphony - Issuu . 2024-10-22 . issuu.com . en.
  22. Web site: BFC . 2012-09-13 . Princeton Symphony presents talk, new work by Chinese composer Zhou Tian . 2024-10-22 . Symphony . en-US.
  23. Web site: 曹美乔 . Orchestrating a prestigious career . 2024-10-22 . global.chinadaily.com.cn.
  24. Web site: Smith . Ken . A Theatrical Vision: New Contexts for Familiar Works .
  25. Web site: 2021-09-06 . The Eugene Symphony On The Air: Music For Strings . 2024-10-22 . KLCC NPR for Oregonians . en.
  26. Web site: Unconventional—Frost Wind Ensemble . 2024-10-22 . University of Miami . en.
  27. Web site: 2022-03-13 . Bienen Symphonic Band . 2023-07-03 . Northwestern University Bienen School of Music . en.
  28. Web site: UNITED STATES MARINE BAND: Flourishes and Meditations: Music of Pith and Passion .
  29. Web site: Public . Dolce Suono Duo (Mimi Stillman, Flute, and Charles Abramovic, Piano) . 2024-10-22 . www.dickinson.edu . en.
  30. Web site: 2023-11-14 . The Kaufman Music Center and Concert Artists Guild Present the Galvin Cello Quartet New York Concert Review, Inc. . 2024-10-22 . en-US.
  31. Web site: Formosa Trio College of Fine Arts . 2024-10-22 . finearts.uky.edu.
  32. Web site: Hundred Antiquities: Music From China . 2023-07-03 . Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art . en-US.
  33. Web site: Exchange Across Borders: The Beijing Music Festival at 25 . 2023-07-04 . Asia Society . en.

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