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Charles W. Tang (唐瑋廷)

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Charles W. Tang (唐瑋廷)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Charles W. Tang
  • Chinese: 唐瑋廷
  • Era: -
  • Geography: 台灣高雄
  • Core roles: educator
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

B.M. and M.M. in piano performance, The Juilliard School; B.S. in computer science, Columbia University; and M.S. in media technology, MIT. Mr. Tang was born in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. In 1982, he was officially recognized by the R.O.C. Ministry of Education as a “Gifted Child in the Performing Arts,” and subsequently came to the U.S. to further his musical studies. Mr. Tang studied under Kathrine Parker and Martin Canin at The Juilliard School, and learned to play zheng (Chinese zither) under the world-renowned zheng master WANG Changyuan. Mr. Tang has since won many competitions and awards, including the Gerald Tracy Competition and the McDonald Prize. He has lectured and performed on the piano, zheng, and koto at The Juilliard Theater, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Japan Society, Shea Stadium, Yale University, Columbia University, and many other concert halls and universities in the U.S. Mr. Tang currently teaches at the Renaissance Music and Arts School in New York. He has been a member of, and composer-in-residence for, the Drum Spirit of China since 1997.

Education

  • The Juilliard School — B.S.
  • The Juilliard School — M.S.piano
  • MIT — M.S.電腦媒體

Employment

  • 紐約”小亞歷音樂美術學院” — teaching

Family

No filled family fields on the TAH profile.

Timeline

  • Born in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
  • 1982 — Officially recognized by the R.O.C. Ministry of Education as a “Gifted Child in the Performing Arts”; subsequently came to the U.S. for musical studies.
  • Degrees: B.M. & M.M. piano performance, The Juilliard School (under Kathrine Parker and Martin Canin); B.S. computer science, Columbia University; M.S. media technology, MIT. Also studied zheng under master WANG Changyuan.
  • Prizes: Gerald Tracy Competition; McDonald Prize.
  • 1997 — Joined Drum Spirit of China as member and composer-in-residence.
  • Currently teaches at the Renaissance Music and Arts School (紐約「小亞歷音樂美術學院」), New York — see geographic context |Taiwanese American Association New York and |New York Taiwan Center.

Sources

Musical Career

  • Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In 1982 officially recognized by the R.O.C. Ministry of Education as a “Gifted Child in the Performing Arts,” then came to the U.S. for further musical studies.
  • Degrees: B.M. & M.M. piano performance, The Juilliard School (studied under Kathrine Parker and Martin Canin); B.S. computer science, Columbia University; M.S. media technology, MIT.
  • Studied zheng (Chinese zither) under the world-renowned zheng master WANG Changyuan.
  • Competition prizes include the Gerald Tracy Competition and the McDonald Prize.
  • Lectured and performed on piano, zheng, and koto at The Juilliard Theater, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Japan Society, Shea Stadium, Yale University, Columbia University, and many other venues.
  • Teaches at the Renaissance Music and Arts School (紐約「小亞歷音樂美術學院」) in New York; member and composer-in-residence of Drum Spirit of China since 1997.

Vault Holdings

  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whoswho1871|TAH #1871 — Charles W. Tang 唐瑋廷 (09/2017)]]
  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/musician424|TAH #424 — Charles W. Tang 唐瑋廷, piano (09/2017)]]

Connected in the Vault

Per the TAH profile above, Mr. Tang came to the U.S. for musical study and has lived, taught, and performed in New York City. Geographic community context only (membership not asserted) — these New York-area organizations have vault pages:

His zheng study under WANG Changyuan and his composer-in-residence role with Drum Spirit of China are recorded only in the cited TAH encyclopedia entries (#1871, #424) held in the vault.

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