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nRuiying Qin, pipaMusic Instructor of pipa at the School of Music, Shaanxi Normal University,Ms. Qin has comprehensive skills and solid strengths in pipa performance.Her music is full of energy and elegance, exhibiting the beauty andenthusiasm of the style of northwest China.He Wang, diziHe Wang is Associate Professor and Head of MusicPerformance at the School of Music, Shaanxi NormalUniversity, where is the conductor of the SNNU symphonyorchestra. Mr. Wang was instrumental in the establishmentof “Tang Yun” (Tang Dynasty style) Opera, and is DeputyDirector of this artistic venture. Mr. Wang receivedrecognition as Chinese Music Artist of the Year by theChinese Ministry of Culture in 2006. He has released CD recordings of solo bamboo flute:“Thoughts,” “Tears of the Qujiang River,” “Spring Breed ,” “Chen-xiang Pavilion” and“The Waterfall in Chang-An.”Theodore Buchholz, celloCellist Theodore Buchholz has been lauded by The Arizona Daily Staras a “virtuosic cellist,” The Post and Courier as an “outstanding performer,”and The Charleston City Paper as a “wonderful musician.” Making his debutat New York City’s Merkin Hall in 2006, he annually performs in over seventyconcerts as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestra sectionmember. He was the Principal Cellist of the Spoleto Festival Orchestra,Associate Principal Cellist of the Stockton Symphony for four years, and iscurrently a core member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Buchholzstudied at the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatoryof Music, and the University of Arizona. As a leader in music education,Dr. Buchholz serves as President-Elect of the American String TeachersAssociation of Arizona, is the director of the Tucson Cello Congress,and is on faculty at Pima Community College.- 10 -
nAbout the ComposersWang LipingMr. Wang Liping is one of greatest Chinese film composers of all time. Since hisgraduation from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing in 1965, Wang hasbeen a Resident Composer with the China Radio and Film Symphony Orchestra.For over 40 years he has composed the most popular and recognizable movie musicand theme songs for movies, television series and other broadcasts in China, including“Shaolin Temple,” “Traveler with Handcuffs,” “Calling by the Sea” and the mostbeloved, “Dream of the Red Chamber,” which has been selected for inclusion in thecollection of “Masterworks of Chinese Music in the 20th Century.” Other notableworks by Wang include: “Lady Divers,” “Summer of Harbin,” and “Hua Mulan,”among others. All of his works have been recorded under the China Record PublishingHouse label. Wang has also composed numerous classical concerts and he served asthe Music Director of the China Radio and Film Orchestra until his retirement.Wang’s talent is not limited to music; he also is one of the outstandingphotographers and calligraphers of China. He is an honorary member ofthe China Photographers Association and China Calligraphers Association.Tan DunThe composer/conductor Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world’s musicscene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical, multimedia,Eastern and Western musical systems. Opera has a significant role in Tan Dun’s creativeoutput of the past decade, most recently with the premiere of “The First Emperor” bythe Metropolitan Opera in December 2006 with a title role created for Plácido Domingo.In 2008, Tan composed Internet Symphony No. 1: “Eroica” commissioned by Google/YouTube as the focal point for the world’s first collaborative online orchestra. Of hismany works for film, Tan Dun’s score for Ang Lee’s film “Crouching Tiger, HiddenDragon” received an Oscar Award for best original score. His dedicated work wascelebrated when UNESCO appointed Tan Dun as its global Goodwill Ambassador.Larry X. LangLarry Lang graduated from the University ofArizona with his Doctor of Musical Arts degree inviolin and conducting in 1992, and is currently the Artistic Director of the ArizonaChinese New Year Festival and Music Director of the Tucson Sino Choir. A native ofBeijing, Larry “is an outstanding violinist,” according to Sir Edward Heath, formerPrime Minister of the UK, “He was frequently called upon to play for visiting dignitaries,and he clearly held a prominent position in the music world in Beijing.” As a concertviolinist, Larry has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, TucsonSymphony Orchestra, Tucson Pop Orchestra and the American Festival Orchestra.Larry’s prime interest has always been to promote cultural ties between two greatcountries – China and America. His solo debut with the Southern Arizona SymphonyOrchestra was the Chinese violin concerto “The Butterfly Lovers” by He and Chen.As a composer and arranger, Larry’s debut cinematic musical score, composed forJet Li’s 1985 “Bi-Xue-Zhu-Guang”, combined a symphony orchestra with traditionalChinese instruments. This activity and style continues in his new arrangements of“Dream of the Red Chamber” by Wang Liping and the Peking Opera “Snow Forest.” Larry was a finalist nomineefor the 2012 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award, a member of the UA President’s Asian Pacific Council, and has receivedan Outstanding Community Member Award from the Asian American Faculty and Staff Alumni Association at UA .- 11 -
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