Composer

Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of the most influential contemporary Chinese composers. Ye is a professor of composition and doctoral tutor of the Central Conservatory of Music, and music educator, is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chairman of the China Musicians Association, vice chairman of the International Music Council, international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, international chair in composition at the Royal Northern College of Music, distinguished professor of the Xinghai Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Conservatory of Music, honorary professor of the Tschaikovsky Conservatory of Music (Ukraine), Consultant to the Tianjin Julliard. Ye is the founder and artistic director of the Beijing Modern Music Festival, Shenzhen Belt & Road International Music Festival, Tsingtao International Music Festival, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Greater Bay Area Music Season, and International Music Competition Harbin.

Ye has composed a large number of works in a variety of genres, including symphonic music, chamber music, dance drama, and opera, as well as film and TV music. Ye' s important symphonic works include Horizon, The Last Paradise, Song of the Earth, Twilight of the Himalayas, Scent of Green Mango, Mount E’mei, Lu Xun (Symphony No.5), The Heroes (Symphony No.7), The Backyard of the Village, Springs in the Forest, Yangzhuoyong Cuo, Macau Bride Suites and Yong Le, etc. The Jade Goddess of Mercy, and The Rise of the Great Nations, two of his film music have got good reviews extensively. Ye's piano concerto Starry Sky, written for Lang Lang, was viewed by an audience of around three billion people worldwide when it was performed as part of the opening ceremony concert of the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Since 1995, Schott, a world-renowned music publisher has published and served as an agent for Ye’s works.

Beginning in 2013, the "China Story" concert series featuring Ye's music has been presented in venues all over the world, including the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center (New York), and concert halls in Berlin, Saarbrücken, Münich, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Moscow, Kolkata, San Jose (Costa Rica), Lima (Peru), Nates (France), Dublin, and Bydgoszcz (Poland).

Ye has been the recipient of many prestigious honors in China and abroad, including a Five Distinguished Project Award by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, a Wenhua Music Award by China Ministry of Culture, a first prize of the Golden Bell Award by the China Musicians Association, a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship Award, a 2013 China Arts Award, and among others. Ye has composed music for more than 30 important Chinese movies and TV series, and won "The Best Score Award" five times for his efforts in this area.

As a member of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Ye has been enthusiastic in the promotion of music and of national arts education. He has made strong appeals to increase government funding for the arts, and has proposed motions concerning cross-cultural exchanges and the protection of musical copyright. At many national meetings, Ye has called relentlessly for increased public attention to the protection of intellectual property, and for the promotion of cultural exchanges with the rest of the world. There has been dramatic progress in both of these areas as a result of his vigorous efforts.

杭州爱乐乐团委约作品

Commissioned by Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra

首演时间：2011年12月31日

杭州爱乐乐团

指挥：杨 洋

女高音：何 慧，男高音：石倚洁，男中音：袁晨野

杭州大剧院

中国，杭州

时长：37分钟

First Performance:

December 31st, 2011

Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Yang Yang

Soprano: He Hui, Tenor: Shi Yijie, Baritone: Yuan Chenye

Hangzhou Grand Theatre

Hangzhou, China

Duration: 37 min.