Career
He was born in Keelung, Taiwan. The New York Times once praised him for "letting his instruments speak in a European voice but with an Asian mind." Among his best-known works are Rainy Harbor Sketch and Bamboo Flute Concerto. He is the first Taiwanese composer to have had his work performed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
He died at the age of 75 on 2 May 2015.
