Gang SITU
Composer
Executive Director of Chinese Cultural Productions
A native of Shanghai, China, Gang Situ has composed many works for orchestra,
chorus, chamber ensemble and dance. His compositions have been performed in
China, Europe, Canada and the United States. His highly acclaimed Double Concerto
for Violin and Erhu has been performed by orchestras around the world since
its premiere in 1994. Recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, he received
the Artists-in-Residence Program award from the California Arts Council from
1989 to 1994, a Commissioning Award from the Ross McKee Foundation in 1994,
and the Composers Fellowship from the California Arts Council in 1995. He
was chosen as Honored Festival Composer by the 1996 Shanghai International
Music Festival. In 1997, the San Francisco Symphony premiered his San Francisco
Suite, which was commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission. As a composer-in-residence
through a Meet The Composers' New Residencies (1998-2000), Situ has composed
new scores for the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company in collaboration with the
Alexander String Quartet, Dimensions Dance Theater, and the New Century Chamber
Orchestra -- including: Southern Girl (1998), Detours: Common Ground II (1999),
and Strings Calligraphy (2000). More recently, Situ composed Red Seal - Strings
Calligraphy II (2002), his latest work for the San Francisco Symphony featuring
erhu master Jie-Bing Chen on the zhonghu.
Contact: Situ Gang
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