Composer

Yuanlin Chen

Specialization:

Composition, Computer Music, Electronic Music, Recording, Violin, Piano and Music Education.

Education:

1996	Ph.D.(Music) State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, USA
1986	M.A. Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
1983	B.A. Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China

Teaching Experience:

2002-	Guest-Professor, Central Conservatory of Music. Beijing, China
1991 - 1995	Teaching Assistant, concentrated on Computer Music and Electronic Music at SUNY at Stony Brook.
1986 - 1991	Lecturer, teaching Composition, Electronic Music, Computer Music, Music Theory, at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
1984 - 1985	Teaching Fellow, was responsible for Sight-singing and Ear Training, at Central Conservatory of Music.

Professional Activities:

2008	Guest professor, Central Conservatory of Music
2007	Guest composer and professor, 2007 MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING
2006	Music Editor and electronic music programmer for the movie music The Banquet
2006	Guest composer, the University of Oregon, School of Music
2005	Guest composer and professor, Central Conservatory of Music
2005	Guest composer and professor, Capital Normal University
2004	Guest composer and professor, Central Conservatory of Music
2004	Panelist of The CEMC First Electronic Composition Competition (CEMC: Contemporary Electronic Music Center)
2004	Composer and conductor, The Great Wall Resound, The Forth Music Festival, Central Conservatory of Music
2004	Composer and conductor, Blowing Across the Sky, Striking Throughout the Earth, Stern Grove Festival, July 4, 2004
2003	Composer and conductor, Thundering Across The Sky concert at Herbst Theater, San Francisco on January 26, 2003.
2002	Guest composer and professor, 2000 MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING
2002	Music Editor and electronic music programmer for the movie music Hero
2000 - 2005	Electronic music programming and performer, Water Passion after St. Matthew, Stuttgart, Germany, Sep. 7, 2000; Barbican Centre, London, UK, Sep. 30, 2000; Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 16, 2000; Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2001, Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, Oregon, July 5, 2002; BAM, New York, USA, Dec. 11,13,14, 2002; Nov. 2, 2003 Macau; Newman Center for Performing Arts, Gates Concert Hall, Denver, Colorado, Oct. 4&5 2004; Perth Concert Hall, Perth Australia, The UWA Perth International Arts Festival Feb. 20, 2005
2000	Composer and conductor, Archaic Spirits in Millennium Sounds premiere concert held at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on March 4, 2000.
2000	Electronic music programming and performing for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
1999	Guest composer, in Summer Festival at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1999	Electronic Music programming and performing for Tan Dun’s CDs Bitter Love and 2000 Today – A World Symphony for the Millennium distributed by SONY Music.
1998-1999	Electronic music musician, technician, Opera "Peony Pavilion", Director Peter Sellars, Music Tan Dun. Performances at Wien, London, Roma, Paris and Berkeley.
1998	Guest composer, Composition Seminar and Concert, Peabody Conservatory
1997	Guest composer, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, New Territories: Young Asia, Glasgow, UK
1997	Conductor, Chen & Dancers, Transparent Hinges, La MaMa Theater, NY; Theater Artaud, CA
1995	Guest composer, Orchestra Simfonica Constanta, Romano-Americane Concert Simfonic, Romania
1995	Guest composer, Tomb Treasures from China Concert, Academy Theatre, Honolulu
1993	Guest composer, Music From China, Premiere Works III concert, New York
1993	Participant The Second International Conference on Chinese Music, Boston
1991	Jury of The Electronic Organ Evaluation, Beijing, China
1990	Participant The First Pacific Composers Conference, Saporo, Japan
1988	Participant The Culture Exchange Program in Electronic and Computer Music, Australia
1987-1991	Founder and Director of Computer and Electronic Music Studio, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
1972 - 1978	Violinist at Guiyang Beijing Opera Troupe, Guiyang, China

2008

Commissions:

· Tribe among Mountains, Kronos Quartet

· Wondering along the Journey, Chamber Music America

· Great Wall, a cantata with orchestra underwritten by the Chinese Aids Foundation

· Once a Wall, a documentary film directed by Jin Yan

· Blowing Across the Sky, Striking Throughout the Earth, Melody of China, USA

· Pipa Concerto Red Cliff, underwritten by the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation

· Guitar Quartet Chasing the Sun, written for the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet through a grant provided by the Jerome Foundation

· Primary Voice for Chinese traditional instruments and electronics, underwritten by the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation

· Silk Road Suite for Chinese traditional instrument and electronics, funds provided by Silk Road Foundation

· Two Prose Poems , Music from China, USA

· Film Music: Ghost Fox, Hong Kong Gold Horse Film Company

· Film Music: Hundred Bird Clothes, Guangxi Film Factory

· Dance Music: Spirit of the Dance, Central Television Station

· Broadcast Drama Music: White Night, Central People's Broadcast Station

· Film Music: He has chosen murder, Shenzen Film Company

· Film Music: Love at the Drum Tower, Guangxi Film Factory

· Film Music: Girl, Escaped Criminal, and Dog , Tianshan Film Factory

· Film Music: Lone Murderer, Guangxi Film Factory

· Dance Music: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Soil , Beijing Dance College

2008

Recordings:

Away from Xuan	Innova	CD 721
Primary Voice	Sunbow	CD 0001
Primary Voice: Rite	Innova	CD 118
Primary Voice: Festa	Innova	CD 118
Flying Swan	CRI	CD 805

Membership:

Member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers)

Member of ACF (American Composers Forum)

Member of AMC (The American Music Center)