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Bright Sheng

p, *1955 CN, Shanghai
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Shèng Zōngliàng

Bright Sheng (Chinese: 盛宗亮; pinyin: Shèng Zōngliàng; born December 6, 1955 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American composer, conductor, and pianist. He has lived in the United States since 1982 and is on faculty at the University of Michigan. In 1999, the White House commissioned Sheng to compose a piece to honor the Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at a state dinner hosted by President Bill Clinton. In November 2001, Sheng received a MacArthur Fellowship. Sheng is the New York City Ballet's first composer-in-residence.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
Three Songs for Violoncello and Pipa: I. Seasons (Arr. for Guitar and Cello) on Three Songs for Violoncello and Pipa: I. Seasons by Bright Sheng, Xuefei Yang & Johannes Moser
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 1, Seasons on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
Black Swan (after Brahms' 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major) on Echoes: Classic Works Transformed by Gerard Schwarz
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 3, Little Cabbage on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 7, Tebetan Dance on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
Black Swan (After Brahms' Op. 118) on Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations by Johannes Brahms, Kansas City Symphony & Michael Stern
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 2, Guessing Song on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 5, Din Din Dong on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 4, The Drunken Fisherman on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
7 Tunes Heard in China: No. 6, Pastoral Ballade on Solo by Yo-Yo Ma

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Songs Of Peace And Praise: Choral Music From Queens CollegeHugo Weisgall • Allen Brings • Joel Mandelbaum • Edward Smaldone • Bright Sheng • David Schober • Bruce Saylor • Leo Kraft, The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Queens College Choir And Vocal Ensemble, James John2017Album
Northern LightsBright Sheng, Dan Zhu, Julian Schwarz And Trey Lee, Robert Black, Yoobin Son, Pius Cheung, David Friend, Marika Bournaki2017Album
Chinese Recorder Concertos - East Meets WestTang Jianping, Bright Sheng, Ma shui-lung, Chen Yi - Michala Petri, Københavns Filharmoniske Orkester2010Album
Orchestral WorksBright Sheng2003Album
Silent TempleBright Sheng - Shanghai Quartet, Wu Man2002Album
Flute Mood · China Dreams · PostcardsBright Sheng, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui, Sharon Bezaly2000Album
Five American Clarinet QuintetsThe Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center, David Shifrin - John Corigliano / Ellen Taaffe Zwilich / Bright Sheng / Joan Tower / Bruce Adolphe1998Album
Emblems · Heart Not So Heavy As Mine · The Harmony Of Morning · Musicians Wrestle Everywhere / Two Folk Songs From ChinhaiElliott Carter / Bright Sheng - John Oliver Chorale, John Oliver1994Album
H'un (Lacerations) And Other WorksBright Sheng1991Album
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