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| Composer of the Month May 2024: Zhou Tian | |
 Grammy-nominated composer Zhou Tian (JOH TEE-en) seeks inspiration from different cultures and strives to mix them seamlessly into a musically satisfying combination for performers and audience alike. The Wall Street Journal states his works “accomplish two important things: They remind us of how we got from there to here, and they refine that history by paying belated tribute to contributors who might otherwise be forgotten.” His music — described as “absolutely beautiful…utterly satisfying” (Fanfare), “stunning” (the Cincinnati Enquirer), and “a prime example of 21st-century global multiculturalism” — has been performed by leading performers and orchestras, such as Jaap Van Zweden, Yuja Wang, Manfred Honeck, the New York Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Dover Quartet, and Shanghai Symphony, where he recently served as the Artist-in-Residence. His ‘Concerto for Orchestra’ earned him a 2018 Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition, making him the first Chinese-born composer honored in that category. In 2022, he became the first Asian-American to win the coveted Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Award for ‘Sinfonia’. He graduated from the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School, and the University of Southern California, and is an associate professor of composition at Michigan State University. His music is published by First Edition Press.
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Listen to'Seeker's Scherzo', Movement III from Concerto for Orchestra |
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