Zhou Long

Zhou Long B. July 8 1953 Beijing Is Internationally Recognized For Creating A Unique Body Of Music That Brings Together The Aesthetic Concepts And Musical Elements Of East And West. Deeply Grounded In The Entire Spectrum Of His Chinese Heritage Including Folk Philosophical And Spiritual Ideals He Is A Pioneer In Extensively Transferring The Idiomatic Sounds And Techniques Of Ancient Chinese Musical Traditions To Modern Western Instruments And Ensembles. His Creative Vision Has Resulted In A New Music That Stretches Western Instruments Eastward And Chinese Instruments Westward Achieving An Exciting And Fertile Common Ground. Zhou Long Was Born Into An Artistic Family And Began Piano Lessons At An Early Age. During The Cultural Revolution He Was Sent To A Rural State Farm Where Natural Scenes Of Roaring Winds And Fierce Wild Fires Made A Profound And Lasting Impression. He Resumed His Musical Training In 1973 Studying Composition Music Theory And Conducting As Well As Chinese Traditional Music. In 1977 He Enrolled In The First Composition Class At The Reopened Central Conservatory Of Music In Beijing. Following Graduation In 1983 He Was Appointed Composer-In-Residence With The National Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra Of China. He Came To The United States In 1985 Under A Fellowship To Attend Columbia University And Received A Doctor Of Musical Arts Degree In 1993 Having Studied With Chou Wen-Chung Mario Davidovsky And George Edwards. After More Than A Decade As Music Director Of Music From China In New York City He Received ASCAP's Prestigious Adventurous Programming Award In 1999. Zhou Long Is Currently Visiting Professor Of Composition At The University Of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Of Music. He Is The Recipient Of The 2003 Academy Award In Music A Lifetime Achievement Award From The American Academy Of Arts And Letters. In May 2002 He Was Music Alive! Composer-In-Residence Of The Seattle Symphony's "Silk Road Project" Festival With Yo-Yo Ma Supported By The American Symphony Orchestra League And Meet The Composer. He Has Received Fellowships From The American Academy Of Arts And Letters The National Endowment For The Arts And The Guggenheim And Rockefeller Foundations As Well As Recording Grants From The Mary Flagler Cary Trust And The Aaron Copland Fund For Music. His Awards Include Masterprize BBC EMI London Symphony And The CalArts/Alpert Award In The Arts As Well As Winning The Barlow International Competition With A Performance By The Los Angeles Philharmonic. He Has Been The Recipient Of Commissions From The Koussevitzky Music Foundation In The Library Of Congress The Fromm Music Foundation At Harvard University Meet The Composer Chamber Music America And The New York State Council On The Arts. Among The Ensembles Commissioning Works From Him Are The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra The Brooklyn Philharmonic The Tokyo Philharmonic The New Music Consort The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble The Kronos Shanghai Ciompi And Chester String Quartets And The Vocal Ensemble Chanticleer. Zhou Long's Music Has Been Recorded On EMI CRI Teldec 1999 Grammy Award Cala Delos Avant And China Record Corporation. A United States Citizen Since 1999 Zhou Long Is Married To The Composer-Violinist Chen Yi. It Should Be Noted That Zhou Is His Family Name And Long Is His Personal Name And Thus He Should Be Referred To As Mr. Zhou Or Dr. Zhou. read less