Zhou Tian

Zhou Tian (Chinese: 周天; 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.[1] 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.[1][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. [1][7]

Zhou Tian
BornDecember 22, 1981
Hangzhou, China
Occupation(s)composer, academic
Zhou Tian giving a pre-concert talk at Princeton University (2017)

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) [5]
  • Metropolis (2022)[11]
  • Gift (2019)[12]
  • Transcend (2019) [6]
  • Cello Concerto "Flowing Sleeves" (2018)[13]
  • Rise (2018)[14]
  • Concerto for Orchestra (2016)[2]
  • Viaje (flute and string orchestra) (2016) [14]
  • 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)[1]
  • 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)[10]
  • Flowing Sleeves  (cello & piano quintet) (2021)[17]
  • Joy (string quintet) (2019)[15]
  • Hundred Antiques (erhu, pipa, violin, cello & percussion) (2018)[19]
  • Viaje (flute & string quartet / flute, cello & piano) (2015)[14]
  • 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)[20]
  • Prism (piano) (2004)

Chorus
  • Trade Winds (a cappella) (2019)
  • Iris and Butterfly (mixed chorus & string quartet) (2002)

References
  1. "Celebrating AAPI Month: Dr. Zhou Tian (Composition '05)". Curtis Institute of Music. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. "Artist Zhou Tian". www.grammy.com. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. "Zhou Tian Gift Premieres to Rave Reviews". Michigan State University College of Music. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. "San Francisco Symphony - Lunar New Year Feb 5 2023". San Francisco Symphony. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  5. "World Première with Flutist Mimi Stillman and Marine Chamber Orchestra". United States Marine Band. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  6. Means, Sean (2019-04-28). "13 orchestras wanted to celebrate the transcontinental railroad. The composer traveled, studied — and listened to Utah 4th graders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  7. "Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Composition Contest Winners - American Bandmasters Association". American Bandmasters Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  8. Clive, Michael (2019-04-16). "Zhou Tian". Utah Symphony. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  9. "Zhou Tian, Associate Professor of Composition". Michigan State University College of Music. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  10. "The Strad - Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition winners' concerts". The Strad. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  11. "广州交响乐团 Concert in celebration of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra's 65th Anniversary". Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  12. "GRAMMY-nominated composer Zhou Tian's "Gift" to be performed at "An Evening with Lang Lang" in March". The Pittsburgh Symphony. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  13. "A Celebration of Isaac Stern". Kansas City Symphony. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  14. Siegel, Steve (2018-11-03). "'Rise' by Zhou Tian honors veterans with moving music inspired by their diary entries". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  15. "Zhou Tian honored by distinguished residency". Michigan State University College of Music. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  16. Minji, Yao (2022-06-10). "The show must go on: 'Lush & Verdant' concert continues virtual programs". SHINE. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  17. "Festival Connect Composer Spotlight: Zhou Tian". The Tianjin Juilliard School. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  18. "Bienen Symphonic Band". Northwestern University Bienen School of Music. 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  19. "Hundred Antiquities: Music From China". Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  20. "Exchange Across Borders: The Beijing Music Festival at 25". Asia Society. Retrieved 2023-07-04.


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