It couldn’t be more than a norm that someone would start applying for the academic position once a Ph.D. degree is granted.  But when I was offered the one-year visiting professor position from Reed College in Portland Oregon, I knew, it is very meaningful and special at many levels. I will be teaching music theory and analysis, […]

THANK YOU FRIENDS!  It is a great time of the year as well as in my life – I am so happy that we are arriving at a special page of this blog: a milestone of my career and academic life have been met, Yuan is receiving the Ph.D. from U of Chicago this June. […]

The concerto for solo cello and two ensembles “Wandering Viewpoint” was premiered at U of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts on April 23rd, 2015.  Featuring the cellist Nicholas Photinos, supported by resident ensembles Pacifica String Quartet, the eighth blackbird, and guest musicians Deidre Huckbabay (flute), Susan Warner (clarinet), and Joshua Zajac (cello), the premiere […]

Dear Friends, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!    It’s the year of the sheep/goat – peaceful, calming, and abundant.  The character of the Sheep/Goat, 羊, forms portion of the character 美, meaning “beautiful” (big sheep). I think of the ancient Chinese must be obsessed with the fluffy look of the sheep and adapted the horn as the […]

第25屆金曲獎【最佳藝術音樂專輯獎】是也！ “25th Golden Melody Awards [Best Artistic Music Album awards] ! 自2009年夏天收到委託邀請, 定合約, 兩廳院與NSO行政和2012年表演, 2011年嘔心瀝血的作品 “間奏曲－商” 曾在 2012年台新文化藝術獎入圍, 今年2014又再度獲得青睞, 整張專輯 “樂典 09” 入圍金曲獎傳統金曲之「最佳藝術音樂專輯獎」和朱宗慶老師「最佳專輯製作人獎」, 是三位女性作曲家王怡雯、李元貞、洪千惠等的管弦樂作品，同時是由同年度最佳錄音獎錄音師尤子澤老師操刀的作品 。感謝大家教我這麼多, 非常以這張專輯感到光榮, 是大家集氣的成果, 就是要給觀眾最好的, 非常感謝送件提名和評審的肯定。這部專輯的製作，除了感謝無數小編美編在背後操刀以外，再次感謝當初越洋來電的陳毓秀主委，經過邱媛執行長和呂紹嘉指揮的支持，邀請尼可拉斯彌爾頓指揮 (Nicholas Milton) 遠從德國來台進行非常仔細的排練和首演。事實證明，音樂家和作曲家都得在精神和時間充裕的狀態下方能給予社會最佳的作品，而管弦樂，歌劇，多媒體等製作，更是集無數人的努力和貢獻，以及遠見，方能促成一張比桌曆還薄的專輯。網路書店找的到喲！ http://www.govbooks.com.tw/viewitem-nonbook.aspx?prodno=64382 Available at Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Voices-Taiwan-09-Yuan-Chen-Chien-Hui/dp/B00KOX1TCG/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1412561208&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=voice+of+taiwan+9