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2010- July 17 to August 7 - Tan Hainu will attend the Bowdoin International Music Festival.
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June 20 to July 1 -
Tan Hainu will attend the 2010 Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. Her new flute quartet Sea World will be premiered in the music festival.
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June 11 to June 16 -
Tan Hainu will attend Accent10, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Music Summer Program. Her Quintet Sound of Wind will perform at the Watson Hall of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music on June 14 at 5:20 pm by Lindsay Leach, Lee Anne Ward, Minsun Kang, Benjamin Stoher, and William Buchsbaum.
- June 2 - Winner of region I of the SCI/ASCAP 2010 Student Commission Competition among 165 scores.
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Tan Hainu's chamber orchestra piece Flame of Life received a successful orchestra reading at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, the United States.
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April 5 -
Tan Hainu received commission from professional traditional Chinese ensemble Melody of China in San Francisco. The ensemble has a two-fold mission: to promote Chinese classical, folk and contemporary music, and to provide quality entertainment through the synergy between an ancient cultural tradition and youthful, multi-colored American culture. The commission piece Long Feng Cheng Xiang for erhu, yangqin, guzheng, sheng, pipa, Chinese percussion, dizi, clarinet and cello represents the elegance, beauty, auspiciousness, and happiness of the world.
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March 11 -
Presentation at NACUSA (National Association of Composers / USA) National Annual Conderence, Portland, Oregon on March 11 at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Tan Hainu - Chinese-American composer - "The Natural Sights and Sounds Flowing in Sound of Wind " – She uses Expressionist gesture and technique in this quintet, to present the aesthetic feelings of purity and beauty and to create music as a metaphor to depict human life.
- February 27 - Tan Hainu's duet for flute and clarinet, Chinese Kung Fu, will be premiered by Rachel Bailey and Andrea Mitchell at the International Joint Conference on Latin-American Music and on Modern Music, February 26-27, 2010. Hosted by Texas State University and by the National Association of Composers / USA - Texas Chapter at Texas State University School of Music in San Marcos, Texas, USA. The duet for flute and clarinet, Chinese Kung Fu, reflects the beauty, breath, and verve of Confucianism, the softness of Taoism, and the meditation of Buddhism. Through syncretism, there emerges a unity of these three religions and cultures. Chinese Kung Fu constitutes profound and unique martial arts: it is not merely a fighting skill, a simple sport, or a combination of strength and technique. It contains a realization of human life and the universe, interprets ancient philosophy, and aspires toward the perfection of harmony. This piece expresses an elegant mien, unbridled verve, transcendent peace, and fleeting fantasyland.
- November 23 - Tan Hainu was awarded an honorable mention of the
2009 Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composers Competition.
- September to December - Tan Hainu will be active in Boston of Massachusetts.
- July 15 - Tan Hainu's Woodwind Quartet Dance of Differing Languages for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon world premiere in Berlin, Germany. The concert “Wind Songs – Music for Woodwinds” will take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the New Synagogue Concert Hall, Oranienburgerstr. 28/30. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. in order to allow guests enough time to go through the security check.
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June 6 to July 18 - Tan Hainu will be active in Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and study under Professor Samuel Adler of The Juilliard School, New York.
May 2 - Tan Hainu was awarded 2nd place on her presentation "The Natural Sights and Sounds Flowing in Sound of Wind" in the 23rd Annual CSU statewide research competition at California State University Los Angeles. Part 1
Part 2 Live Concert Quintet Sound of Wind
"I use Expressionist gesture and technique in this composition, to present the aesthetic feelings of purity and beauty. On the surface each small movement is about the natural scenery of the flowing wind. However, philosophically I create music as a metaphor to depict human life consisting of emotions such as happiness, sadness, love, cruelty, passion, and loneliness. Through creating the Sound of Wind, I was able to discover my true self. By using my own language of music, I endeavor to hold the mirror up to nature and inspire audiences around the world."
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April 8-12 - Tan Hainu has been selected to the Nevada Encounters of New Music, a composers' symposium and festival at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She will present her new compositions in the festival.
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March 1-7 - Tan Hainu will be active in Manhattan of New York and Bloomington of Indiana.
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March 5 - Tan Hainu was awarded 1st place in the 17th Annual California State University Los Angeles Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity and she will be one of the 10 delegates to the statewide competition May 1-2 at California State University Los Angeles.
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February 27 - Tan Hainu gave a presentation on "The Natural Sights and Sounds Flowing in Sound of Wind" in the 17th Annual California State University Los Angeles Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 9:20 a.m. at the University-Student Union-3rd floor of California State University Los Angeles.
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February 22 - Tan Hainu's Quintet Sound of Wind performed (CD Audio Performance) at the Friend of Music concert on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the music hall of California State University Los Angeles.
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February 7 - Tan Hainu's Quintet Sound of Wind premiered at the Illuminations and Reflections: First Annual Symposium on Music in the 21st Century in the Knuth Hall of San Francisco.
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October 10 - Tan Hainu's paper The Conflict and Fusion of Japanese and Arabian Music Culture has been selected for presentation at the 2008 Society of Composers, Inc. Student National Conference at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and tentatively programmed for 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10.
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July 9 - Tan Hainu's string trio The Dream of Berlin for Violin, Viola and Cello premiered at the concert “From Us to You – New Chamber Music from America” on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the New Synagogue Concert Hall, Orianienburgerstr, 28/30, Berlin Germany, under the direction of Professor Samuel Adler of the Juilliard School, New York.
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April 1 - Tan Hainu gave a presentation on her Flowing Water for Solo Cello for the MUS 460 composition class at California State University, Los Angeles.
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March 11 - Composer Tan Hainu Performs Beethoven Sonata Op.10, No.1 at California State University, Los Angeles.
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March - Tan Hainu auditions at The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music for her Doctoral degree.
- Febraury 5 - Tan Hainu's Two-Bird Fugue for Solo Piano - Dedicated to J.S. Bach premiered at the music hall of California State University, Los Angeles.
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- Febraury 5 - Tan Hainu's Flowing Water for Solo Cello - adapted from a melody of Chinese traditional Guqin premiered at the music hall of California State University, Los Angeles.
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- October 30 - Tan Hainu's Nine Little Pieces for Solo Clarinet premiered at the music hall of California State University, Los Angeles.
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Tan Hainu in 2008
- May 3 - Composer Tan Hainu's achievements, a photo included, can be found in the May 3, 2009 issue of World Journal. Founded in 1976, World Journal is the largest Chinese newspaper in North America. One of the few U.S. daily newspapers distributed on a national basis, World Journal is published by independent operations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Texas, Vancouver and Toronto.
- Febraury 26 - Composer Tan Hainu's achievements can be found in the Febraury 2009 issue of California State University Los Angeles News Release. In the beginning of the news:
EVOKING ‘SOUND OF WIND,’ ‘THE DREAM OF BERLIN,’
CSULA’S HAINU TAN TAKES HER STRING WORKS GLOBAL.
After compositions garner applause in Europe, China, U.S., grad student prepares to discuss ‘mystical sights and sounds’ at Friday’s symposium.
Los Angeles, CA – Whether in China, Germany, Las Vegas or Indiana, Hainu Tan knows applause as an international language. A Cal State L.A. graduate student originally from China, Tan is making a mark as a composer of music that transcends borders and fuses varying cultures.
- Febraury 25 - Composer Tan Hainu's 2009 achievements, a photo included, can be found in the Febraury 2009 issue of California State University Los Angeles Spotlight. In the beginning of the review: "CSULA music graduate student Hainu Tan hopes to share her music inspiration with the world, merging U.S.-based Western composition technique with 5,000 years of Chinese music history. Reaching across continents, her masterpiece compositions have already been performed in China, Europe and throughout the United States."
- Febraury 25 - Composer Tan Hainu's biography and accomplishments, a photo included, can be found in the Febraury 2009 issue of China Musicology Web (Published by: Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Department of Musicology) in China, marking the promotion of music culture and music education in integration and development throughout the world.
- Febraury 21 - Composer Tan Hainu's biography and accomplishments, a photo included, can be found in the Febraury 2009 issue of Chinese Music Education Commerce Cooperation Alliance (Published by: The Music Education Protensional Commission of The Chinese) and ZJ photo-Yin Sha in China, marking the promotion of music culture and music education in integration and development throughout the world.
- Febraury - Composer Tan Hainu's 2009 achievements, a photo included, can be found in the Febraury 2009 issue of The Monthly E-Newsletter of The College of Arts & Letters at California State University Los Angeles, marking the promotion of music culture and music education in integration and development throughout the world.
- January 29 - Composer Tan Hainu's biography and accomplishments, a photo included, can be found in the January 2009 issue of Pith Music Online Magazine for ADORNO Ensemble in the United States, marking the first collaboration and good relations with ADORNO Ensemble in the Illuminations and Reflections: First Annual Symposium on Music in the 21st Century. ADORNO Ensemble's mission is to captivate audiences with a fresh, up-to-date concert going experience that showcases contemporary music as a relevant, compelling synergy of cultural and social participation.
- October 22 - Los Angeles English and Chinese American commercial radio station KWRM 1370 AM interviewed Tan Hainu, promoting Chinese and American diplomatic relations through cultural exchanges and collaborations. KWRM AM 1370 is the first Chinese American bi-lingual radio station live on internet.
- March 6 - An article has been written about composer Tan Hainu, photos included, in the March 2008 issue of International Talent Magazine in China (Published by: State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, the P.R. of China, International Talent Monthly Publisher) which includes Tan Hainu's biography and accomplishments, and her contribution as cultural emissary between the U.S. and China for its 30 years of good relations.