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Performance Instructions for The Wind
All accidentals apply only within the measure and register of
their appearance.
About The Composer
Kelly Tang's works have been performed by
internationally-renowned ensembles including the Russian National
Orchestra,the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the
EnsembleContemporain of Montreal. Regionally, his music has
beenperformed by the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra,
theSingapore Symphony Orchestra, the Singapore ChineseOrchestra,
the Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Thai
Navy Orchestra and the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
Tangs music has been presented at prestigious venuesworldwide,
including The Sydney Opera House, Suntory Hall(Tokyo), the Hanoi
Opera House, the Auditorium di Milano (Italy),Tokyo Opera City and
Carnegie Hall (New York). In Singapore, hisworks have been
commissioned and performed by the TangQuartet, the Singapore Lyric
Opera, the Singapore Youth Choir,The Philharmonic Choir and the
Singapore National Youth Orchestra. His music for wind bandhas been
performed by the Queensland Conservatorium Wind Orchestra
(Australia), the DesfordColliery Brass Band (UK), the Philharmonic
Winds & the Singapore Armed Forces Central Bandwith musicians
from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band.
In 2006, Tang scored the music for the Australian feature film
"Feet Unbound", which has wonacclaim at major film festivals
worldwide. He composed the symphonic score to the opera"Intrigues
in the Qing Imperial Court presented by the Chinese Theatre Circle
in 2007. In the fieldof Jazz, his compositions have been performed
by Jazz legends Ernie Watts, Randy Brecker andJeremy Monteiro.
Grounded upon a wide array of contemporary composing techniques,
Tang's musical style isenriched by a confluence of diverse sources
incorporating Schenkerian Theory, Parametric
Analysis, Serial Procedures, Baroque Counterpoint and 20th
Century Harmony, Tangs musicalso draws inspiration from his
experience as Pop album producer, composer of stage
musicals,Chinese folk song arranger and Jazz pianist, as well as
his training in South Indian drummingunder legendary Mrdangam
virtuoso Trichy Sankaran.
Tang was awarded his PhD degree by Michigan State University in
1995. In 2008, he waspresented the Artistic Excellence Award by the
Composers' and Authors' Society of Singapore(COMPASS). He currently
serves as Associate Professor of Music at the National Institute
ofEducation, Singapore.
Video and audio recordings of Tangs music, including a MIDI demo
of The Wind ,can be accessed on-line at:
www.reverbnation.com/kellytang
