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Composers BureauWang An-MingBiography Wang An-Ming was born in Shanghai, China. She received her musical training in China and in the United States. She holds a B.E. Degree from Central China University (an affiliate of Yale University), a B.M. Degree (magna cum laude) from Wesleyan Conservatory, and a M.A. Degree from Columbia University. She also studied at the Julliard School of Music. Ms. Wang's works include keyboard, vocal, instrumental, chamber ensemble, choral, operatic, and orchestral compositions. Her works have been performed at the White House, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC. Her compositions were also performed at the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City, the Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, SC and in major music festivals throughout the United States. Her choral compositions were performed by the Atlanta Choral Guild and the Paul Hill Chorale/Washington Singers. Her full length opera Lan Ying was premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. It also won second place in a national competition sponsored by the National League of American Pen Women. Her flute and piano compositions, She was awarded a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. Her music has been televised and broadcast in the United States and abroad. She is the recipient of several ASCAP Awards. She has served as an adjudicator for Virginia and Maryland young composers contests. Her piano compositions have been selected as required performance pieces for the Young Artist Piano Competition held in Baltimore, MD. Among her published works are The Song of Endless Sorrow ( a song cycle for high voice) and Songs for all Seasons, both published by the Yueh Yun Music Publishing House in Taiwan' and her choral anthem The Christmas Gift (for mixed chorus and keyboard) by Santa Barbara Music Publishing in California. Her flute and piano composition East Wind is included in a CD entitled Sounds Like 1996: Music by Asian-American Artists issued by EIL of Chicago, IL. The same piece has been published by the Hildegard Music Publishing Company in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Ms. Wang is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); the American Music Center; the International Alliance for Women in Music' the Friday Morning Music Club; Society of Composers, Inc.' Southeastern Composer's League' the National Federation of Music Clubs; and the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. Her music is deposited in the American Music Center, 30 W. 26th St., New York, NY, 10010. Ms. Wang is a citizen of the United States. Prizes, Commissions, Honors Wang An-Ming's compositions Kapalua and Solemn Silhouettes won first place at the National Mid-Administration Congress of the Florida State Conference sponsored by the National League of American Pen Women on October 20, 2001. Publications The composer's Fantasy for Solo Organ was published in December 2001 by the Vivace Press in Wisconson. Further Information
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