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2011- June 3 - Tan Hainu's piano performance at Northeastern University 2011 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference on June 3, Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Indoor banquet and award ceremony at Hilton Boston Back Bay. Address: 40 Dalton Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 02115-3123. The conference, hosted by the Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, attracts 500 people from around the world, presenting the state-of-the-art in engineering mechanics.
- May - Tan Hainu attained high academic rank of New England Conservatory of Music and honored on the Dean's list.
- May 22 - Tan Hainu's Commencement Ceremony is on May 22, Sunday at 3:00 pm in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Address: 290 Huntington Avenue at Gainsborough Street Boston Massachusetts 02115-5018. At the ceremonies, the Conservatory will bestow degrees and diplomas (Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, and Graduate Diploma) on approximately 250 undergraduate and graduate students. The exercises are open to the public.
- May 13 - Tan Hainu's duet Hunting Fireflies for flute and clarinet will be recorded professionally at the recording studio of New England Conservatory of Music on May 13, Friday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Flute – Elizabeth Erenberg, Clarinet – Michael Thomas. NEC studio recordings can be either stereo live-to-two-track (i.e., no post-session mixing) on CD or digital multi-track. Digital reverb will be added for ambiance upon request.
- May 4 - Tan Hainu's duet Hunting Fireflies for flute and clarinet will be premiered at the New England Conservatory of Music Graduating-composers Concert in Jordan Hall on May 4, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Flute – Elizabeth Erenberg, Clarinet – Michael Thomas.
Program Note
Duet for flute and clarinet Hunting Fireflies was completed on March 21, 2011. This piece represents three scenarios at night in summer: the insects singing in grass, the moon moving with waves on a lake, and the children hunting for fireflies. The first movement Moderato depicts the charming night scene in summer. Little fireflies shine back and forth through colorful flowers on a grassy lawn. Firefly is the spirit of summer. They are scattered in the jungle as green gems with fantastic shining. They embellish the summer night so romantically that the night sky becomes deep and quiet, and ripples on the lake seem melancholy. The second movement Adagio is performed with alto flute and bass clarinet. Deep melodies set night scene off around the lake. The light of curved moon is projected on the waves on the lake, which connects the sky and the earth with each other. The falling meteor lights the blooming plant on the lawn. The melody of the third movement Allegro sounds like dancing fireflies by the dozen. The flute and clarinet emblaze the sky of this summer night. Children run on the lawn and let the fireflies fly with their dreams together. - March 27 - Tan Hainu's trio Memory of Venice will be performed and discussed at the New England Conservatory Composers Lab Ensemble workshop on Sunday March 27.
The workshop offers opportunities for direct dialogue between the Ensemble, Visiting Composers and the Participants in order to cultivate skills necessary for successful collaboration and expansion of the compositional palette.
- November 10 - Tan Hainu's new trio Memory of Venice will be premiered at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston on Wednesday at 8:00 pm in Williams Hall. Clarinet - Michael Thomas, Violin - Ryan Shannon, Piano - Andrew Zhou.
Program Note
Memory of Venice was composed for clarinet, violin, and piano from July to September, 2010. On my traveling in Venice in June, 2010, the fluctuation of my mood was recorded by this work. I have a special feeling about water since my childhood perhaps because of the word "sea" in my first name. When I was a young girl, I had a dream of traveling in Venice someday. I can still remember boats sailed on the water of Venice when I watched TV at my young age. Since then I have dreamed to be there to see the drifting boat in Venice. However, it is too far away to get there for a little girl in a village in China twenty years ago. My childhood dream to be Venice has finally become true in June, 2010 due to the premier of my flute quartet Sea World in Cortona Italy. I attended the Contemporary Music Seminar and International Music Festival there as a Chinese-American young composer. Walking out from the Venezia Santa Lucia station in Venice, my whole mind was enveloped in this water wonderland. I am deeply in the mood of romance, blurring, and a little sadness. I can see the golden stave reflected on the water wave. Every tourist on river banks looks like a note of my musical composition. The harmony of composition is weaved out by the colorful buildings and slowly drifting boats. I could even hear the piano arpeggios from the wind blowing through drifting boats. A beautiful soft rhythm is created by the interaction between the swinging gondolas (transportation on water in Venice) and a variety of small arch-bridges on land. The melody of shaking waves sounds like the combination of beautiful and sad violin and whimpering and sighing clarinet. I am so excited about the water wonderland Venice. I love the fantastic Venice. - September to December - Tan Hainu will be active at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Her three new pieces: string trio, duet for flute and clarinet, trio for clarinet, violin, and piano will be performed at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
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July 17 to August 7 - Tan Hainu will attend the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Her String Trio The Dream of Berlin (revised in 2010) for Violin, Viola, and Cello will be performed in the music festival at 4:30 pm on August 6, 2010. Garth Neustadter – Violin, Elizabeth Stefan – Viola, Susanna Mendlow – Cello, Coached by Professor Samuel Adler of The Juilliard School.
- July 1 - Tan Hainu received the Merit Award from the New England Conservatory of Music.
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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. Sophia Tegart – Flute I, Julia Snell – Flute II, Julie Penner – Flute III, Mary Fukushima – Alto Flute, Conductor – Gilbert Galindo.
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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 be performed 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 Society of Composers, Incorporated/American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 2010 Student Commission Competition among 165 scores.
- May - Tan Hainu attained high academic rank of New England Conservatory of Music and honored on the Dean's list.
- April 14 -
Tan Hainu's chamber orchestra piece Flame of Life received a successful orchestra reading at the New England Conservatory of Music 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.
Program Notes
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 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, 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.
Program Notes
I was born in China. My mother who speaks Sichuan dialect is from Sichuan province in the middle of China, and my father who speaks Cantonese is from Guangdong in the south of China. The Sichuan dialect sounds totally different than Cantonese, and neither of my parents speaks each other’s language. As a student at the public school, I have been required to speak official Chinese language Mandarin. Therefore, I have naturally practiced three different Chinese languages which are in three distinct tones at the same time from a young age. After I moved to the United States, I had to master English. English sounds smoother and more fluent while Chinese has more cadences in speaking. I also had an opportunity to learn German during my residency in Berlin 2008-09 when I attended the composition class at the Freie Universität Berlin. All this made me recognize the distinct tones of different languages, and has brought me gorgeous pitch sense and harmonic color in my ears. For my ears, the Sichuan dialect has a lower tone, close to the Bassoon timbre. Unlike the silvery Sichuan language and Mandarin, which is sent out from the tip of the teeth, Cantonese has a deep resonant tone, which is sent out from the throat. Thus, I feel the Cantonese sounds similar to the Clarinet. The timbre of Mandarin, closer to Oboe, sounds higher than both Sichuan and Cantonese. The mellifluent timbre of English and German is similar to the timbre of Flute. I have imagined that I was hearing the Sichuan dialect, Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and German at the same time, which generated the motive and the melody of my woodwind quartet Dance of Differing Languages for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. When I was composing this piece, I could hear the conversation between my father and mother, the Chinese lectures of my teachers, the presentations of American professors, and the talk of my German friends. This work describes people who from around the world are speaking different languages at the same time, while singing and dancing together. This exemplifies the integration of cultures and nations and peace in the world.
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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 - Tan Hainu auditions at Manhattan School of Music and Jacobs School of Music - Indiana University.
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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.
Program Notes
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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. Tan Hainu is one of the seven winners of the inaugural International Center for the Arts at San Francisco Symposium on Music in the 21st Century 2009 International Composition Competition. From 142 entries, the ICA/SF Symposium selected seven ensemble works. These works performed at the Symposium by the Adorno Ensemble, the Afiara String Quartet, and San Francisco State performance faculty. The selected composers reside in California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Three of the composers are American, the others are from Turkey, Israel, and China.
Program Notes
Sound of Wind represents the mystical sights and sounds that flow in nature. Many artists have tackled these themes before but, like Picasso’s creations, I seek to express them through the abstraction of my imagination. I Wind: Here a light and refreshing wind creates the feeling of purity. A delicate morning fragrance emerges from the leaves and petals. A strain of loneliness is set in motion. II Stream: The wind passes over a stream and gives rise to an easy smile. The spring water dances, refracting green light. III Raven: A dark wind ruffles the black feathers of a sitting raven. Several more circle until a murder is formed. The flapping of their wings aggravates the turbid wind. A desperate struggle elicits a plaintive wail. Our raven lies bleeding. IV Swing: A toddler sits on a wood swing and plays. His parents take turns pushing their joy, each thrust a bit higher. They stand back while he undulates to keep the height. His lack of experience causes him to fall. He looks at his boo-boo and says, “Uh oh!” V Voile: Late evening wind kisses the glass causing the gossamer curtains to ripple. Naked lovers cuddle in bed, intermingling with the moonlight. Silence reveals deep love. VI Breeze: My steps progress along the city streets; a breeze washes over my face. I walk confident, joyous at what I have and what lies ahead.
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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.
Program Note
I once traveled to Berlin seeking to reinvent my creative prowess; yet, I knew not how such inspiration should come about. Berlin itself ultimately became an extraordinary influence over my emotional and creative capacities. I wrote this work to complement the emotional diversity I felt whirling about this great city. A lot of the music is very aggressive and full of vitality as is reflected in the astonishing and looming art and architecture that always surrounded me. And then I found fear in being in a land where I don’t speak the language yielding elusive passages that use the harmonics playing skill to stress the romantic sense. However, the piece finally graduates faster and faster in rhythm, ending in a triumphant tempo. This is the way I dreamt being there. - May 31 to July 12 - Tan Hainu will be active in Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and study under 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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- July - Two Pieces for Solo Cello premiered at the Bowdoin International Music Festival.
- May 17 - Four-Voice Fugue for Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba, Piano and Violin premiered at California State University, Los Angeles.
2006
- July - Lunar Rainbow for Flute, Cello and Piano premiered at the Bowdoin International Music Festival.
2005
- July 30 - Opera of String Quartet No. 3 Sanskrit premiered at Pebble Beach, California Summer Music Festival
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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.
