Biography / 個人簡介

A native of Taiwan, Yu-Chen Wang is a graduate of the Tainan National University of the Arts where she studied Gu-Zheng with Dong-He Ling and Hao-Yin Huang; and composition with Siao-Wun Jhuang and Chao-Ming Tung.  She has performed in master classes for Yan-Jia Zhou, Li Meng, Ji Qiu, Yuan Sha, Ji Wei, and Lei Zhu.

Ms. Wang is the winner of the Gold Prize at the “Golden Lotus” International Youth Music Competition in Macau. She was a three-time First Prize winner at the Taiwan National Music Competition, First Prize at the Chinese Musical Instrument Association’s Competition, and the winner of the Taiwan Young Concert Artist Competition.

Ms. Wang has appeared as soloist with the Tainan National University Chinese Orchestra, the National Chinese Orchestra, and the Kaohsiung City Chinese Orchestra.  She has performed many solo recitals and has toured to Germany with the Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra.

Ms. Wang’s compositions blend western classical and traditional Chinese music. She enjoys expanding the usual instrumentation and forms used in Gu-Zheng ensembles. She was recently invited to play Gu-Zheng concerto, “Hovering in the Air,” with Ball State Symphony orchestra and a guest artist for Kansas City’s newEar contemporary chamber ensemble, UMKC Music Nova. She currently joins two ensembles, Compost Q and Orchid ensemble; these two groups bring her performs across the U.S.

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台灣青年古箏演奏家，現旅居美國，為Compost Q Music/Dance group（U.S.A）與Orchid Ensemble （Canada） 團員。畢業於國立台南藝術大學七年一貫制中國音樂學系。

獲奬紀錄：澳門金荷盃國際青少年音樂大賽青年專業組古箏專業「金獎」、 全國學生音樂比賽（大專組、 高中職組、 少年組箏獨奏第一名）、 中華民國國樂學會彈撥器樂大賽古箏（成人組、青少年組）第一名；獲選台北市立國樂團「國樂亮晶晶」新秀、台南藝術大學中國音樂學系第一屆《南藝之星》、2006兩廳院傳統器樂新秀。

合作樂團：國家國樂團、高雄市立國樂團、國立台南藝術大學七年一貫制中國音樂學系樂團、小巨人絲竹樂團。

旅美期間曾與 Ball State Symphony Orchestra （Muncie, IN）、Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra （Vancouver, BC）、newEar contemporary chamber ensemble （Kansas City, MO）、UIUC New Music Ensemble （Urbana-Champaign,IL）、UMKC Musica Nova （Kansas City, MO）合作。並首演Chen Yi （陳怡）、Zhou Long（周龍）、Liu Sola （劉索拉）、Yao Chen（姚晨） 、Yuan-Chen Li （李元貞）、Ashley Wang （王馥淳）等教授與博士生作品。曾為UIUC (伊利諾州香檳大學)和UMKC（堪薩斯州密蘇里大學）學生演奏箏曲並介紹古箏。

除了演奏室內樂作品，同樣也參與即興音樂演出，旅美期間，為古箏創作了些許作品，如：Snowflakes in Winter（2010）、玻璃系列作品：琉璃-Colored Glaze 和 璃光-Glaze Light、2011年五月份為The Smart Museum of Art畫作而創作的箏與雨棒水向上流-Water Flows Up。

古箏與不同文化色彩的藝術相結合，未來肯定會蹦出更多奇妙火花。