Chinese Composers

"I am in awe at how Tan Dun has bridged avant-garde and indigenous music to create work that has a distinctive, compelling voice. He makes me feel proud to be Chinese, even though my 'Chinese-ness' is complicated by my birthright as an American," says Byron Au Yong. (The 33-year-old composer was born in Pittsburgh.)

Joseph Dalton, Times Union Albany, 05 December 2004

10 Names to Know

Here are some of the bright lights of Chinese-American classical music:

Chou Wen-Chung
Dorothy Chang
Tan Dun
Chen Yi
Zhou Long
Bun-Ching Lam
Bright Sheng
Fred Ho
Byron Au YongJames Fei