BRIGHT SHENG
composer, conductor,
pianist
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POSITIONS
1995-present the Leonard Bernstein
Distinguished University Professor of Music, School of Music,
2006
& 2007 Composer-in-Residence,
1998-present Artistic Advisor, Silk Road
Project Inc.
2004-2005 Helmut F. Stern Professor
Fellow, Institute for the Humanities,
2002-2003 Composer-in-Residence,
2003-2004 Composer-in-Residence,
1996-present Honorary Professorship, Wuhan
Conservatory of Music,
2002 Director, Festival of Contemporary Music,
Tanglewood
2002 Master Artist,
2001-2002 Composer-in-Residence,
2001 Composer-in-Residence,
2000-2001
Director, Pacifika Music Festival,
2000-2001 Composer-in-Residence,
1997-2004 Artistic Advisor,
1992-95 Composer-in-Residence,
1994-95 Artist-in-Residence,
(with full-time teaching
responsibilities)
1989-92 Composer-in-Residence,
Lyric Opera of
1998 Composer-in-Residence,
Bravo!
at
Vail
1994-96 Composer-in-Residence,
Bowdoin Summer Festival
1993 Artistic Director,
"Wet Ink 93" Festival,
Symphony
1992,
1993, 1997 Composer-in-Residence,
Festival
1993 Composer-in-Residence,
Music Summerfest
1988-present Pianist-Artist, Baldwin Piano
1971-78 Pianist/Timpanist, Folk Dance & Music Theater,
COMMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCES
The
White House
National
Symphony Orchestra
Pacific
Symphony Orchestra
Pacific
Symphony Orchestra, CA
New
West Symphony Orchestra, CA
CBC
Radio
ProMusica
Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra
2001,
Concertante
Di Chicago
Present
Music Ensemble
Encounter
Lyric
Opera of
Prince
Music Theater,
Opera
Association,
North
Carolina Dance Theater
Tanglewood
Music Festival, MA
Aspen
Music Festival, CO
Mostly
Mozart Festival,
Ravinia
Festival, Chicago
Spoleto
Festival
Bravo!
Grant
Park Music Festival,
Interlochen
Arts Festival
La
Jolla Chamber Music
Chamber
Music Society of
Chamber
Music Northwest,
Bowdoin
Summer Music Festival, ME
Carnegie
Hall Association
Great
Performers of
Library
of Congress
Smithsonian
Institution at Freer Gallery
Philharmonic
Association of
UC
at
Bing
Concerts at
Cleveland
Institute
The
Emerson Quartet
Tákasc
Quartet
Shanghai
Quartet
Daedalus
Quartet
Meridain Quartet
Cassatte Quartet
Lydian
Quartet
Tang Quartet
Berdehl Trio
Griffen Trio
Triple Helix
Trio
Orchestra
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Orchestra
Sinfonica dell'Accademia Nazionale
BBC
Rotterdams
Philharmonisch Orkest, Neitherland
Frankfurt
Radio
Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic
National
Symphony of
Danish
National Radio
Finnish Radio
National
Symphony of
Orqesta
Slovenian
Radio a& TV
Orchestra
of National Opera of
BBC
Henry Wood Promenade Concerts,
Cheltenham
International Music
International Society
of Contemporary Music
Contemporary
Kuhmo
Chamber Music
Schleswig-Holstein
Music
Nuova
Consonanza Festival,
Ensemble
Gageego Ensemble,
Malaysian
Philharmonic Orchestra
Shanghai
Symphony Orchestra
National
Symphony Orchestra of
National
Orchestra of Traditional Chinese
Instruments,
Asian
Youth Orchestra
Pacific
Music
Shanghai
International Radio Arts Festival
Shanghai International Arts
Festival
Theater Works
Selected artists who have
performed/commissioned my works
Leonard
Bernstein
Christoph
Eschenback
Kurt Masur
Leonard Slatkin
Valery Gergiev
Charles Dutoit
Gerald Schwarz
David Zinman
Neeme Järvi
David
Robertson
Hugh Wolff
Robert Spano
Marin Alsop
Bramwell Tovey
Eiji Oue
Jahja Lin
John Fiore
Jeffery Kahane
Shui Lan
Thomas Dasgaard
En Shao
Samuel Wong
Maxim Valdes
Arthur Fagen
Carl St. Clair
Richard Buckley
Bundit Ungrangsee
Kenneth Jean
John Oliver
Gil Rose
John Neschling
Kenneth
Kiesler
Kazuyoshi
Akiyama
Josephine Lee
Xian Zhang