Background
Sheng, Bright was born on December 6, 1954 in Shanghai, China. Son of David K-Y and Alice D-J Sheng. came to the United States, 1982.
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Bright Sheng
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Bachelor of Music, Shanghai Conservatory Music, 1982; M. Museum Arts, CUNY, 1984; Doctor Museum Arts, Columbia University, 1993.
Career
Pianist/timpanist, Folk Dance & Music Theater, Chinhai Province, China, 1971-1978; instructor, Columbia University, New York City, 1985-1989; Baldwin pianist/artist, since 1988; composer-in-residence, Lycric Opera of Chicago, 1989-1992; composer-in-residence, Seattle Symphony, 1992-1995; composer-in-residence, LaJolla Chamber Music Summerfest, 1993; composer-in-residence, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, 1993; artistic director, Wet Ink '93 Festival/San Francisco Symphony, 1993; artist-in-residence, U. Washington, Seattle, 1994-1995. Lecturer in field.
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China
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Recipient 1st prize Art Song Competition, Shanghai, 1979, 1st and 2d prizes chamber music composition competition, Shanghai, 1980, American Academy and Institute Arts and Letters, 1984, Alfred Knapp award Tanglewood Music Center, 1985. Grantee The Mary Flagler Charitable Trust, 1987, National.Endowment of Arts, 1987, 90, 94, 95, Guggenheim Foundation, 1990, Naumberg Foundation, 1990, Rockefeller Foundation, 1991, Copland Foundation, 1995, Koussevetzky Foundation, 1996.Recipient 1st prize Art Song Competition, Shanghai, 1979, 1st and 2d prizes chamber music composition competition, Shanghai, 1980, American Academy and Institute Arts and Letters, 1984, Alfred Knapp award Tanglewood Music Center, 1985. Grantee The Mary Flagler Charitable Trust, 1987, National.Endowment of Arts, 1987, 90, 94, 95, Guggenheim Foundation, 1990, Naumberg Foundation, 1990, Rockefeller Foundation, 1991, Copland Foundation, 1995, Koussevetzky Foundation, 1996.