ALAN CHAN

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Los Angeles, California / New York City, New York

Alan Chan is a multi-faceted composer with a goal to break away from the rigid definitions of style and identity in order to create his own. His musical creation often involves collaboration – an attempt to build a community of artists from different disciplines during the process. He has received recognitions from ASCAP, American Composers Forum (ACF), Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH). Chan is the co-founder and program director of Gateway Performance Series in Los Angeles, which features innovative programs with artists around the country and abroad. He is currently a member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in New York City and a member of the PAS Composition Contest Committee.

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Curriculum Vitae

11.11.2010 - Floes for solo vibraphone @ PASIC
with Bill Solomon, vibraphone

7.16.2010 - New commission work premiere @ Walden School Summer Program by Hexnut

7.4. 2010 - Queen Sonnets premiere @ National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Conference by soprano Courtney Huffman and pianist Tali Tadmor

5.29 / 6.7 / 7.3 / 7.11.2010 - Sweet Bach for percussion ensemble, "Tone" tour with Taipei Percussion, venues include National Recital Hall, Taiwan

4.10.2010 - Without a Trial to Lace performance at G.I. 1: Gateway Multimedia Initiative concert

A Spirit's Dream for jazz big band

To Be Continued for jazz big band

Sweet Bach (percussion quintet)
Without a Trail to Lace (voice and vibraphone)
Floes (vibraphone)

Design: Sam Lee
Text of Without a Trail to Lace by Nicky Schildkraut

PREVIOUS PROJECTS

The Walla! Project (March 2009)
1 ...je vis, vox+pno:
Ren Bell, voice; Alan Chan, piano

2. René's Barcarolle, jazz orchestra:

…je vis is a musical setting of text by French philosopher and poet René Daumal (1908-1944), for Emily Mast’s MFA Thesis Exhibition on 3/5/2009 - a one-act play/installation features 5 actors, artificial audience, accordionist and guitarist. (see above photo) René's Barcarolle is a fantasy for jazz big band inspired by show.

Online interdisciplinary journal (spring 2009)
Digital Composer Archive: Alan Chan

Five short documentary films about Alan Chan's collaborative works.

10.18.2008 - Lien Percussion Ensemble - premiere of Sweet Bach
7:30 p.m. National Concert Hall, Taipei

10.24.2008 - Melody of China - premiere of Bitter Melon
8 p.m. Old First Church, San Francisco, Californi


(what is pipa and erhu?)

8.9.2008 - Lin-lin Chang Recital Theatre
- premiere of Beautiful Rebirth

2.7.2008: Daughter's Lullaby premiere at USC
Courtney Huffman / soprano
Donald Crockett / conductor
USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra

6.12-14.2008 - International Jazz Composers' Symposium with Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge
Shrimp Tale for Jazz orchestra

8.10/11.2007: Li Tai Hsiang's Mythical Dream
Alan Chan / conductor

7.10.2007: Letty Poon and David Leung duo -
premiere of Duo (2007)

5.25.2007: Melody of China premiere of Acala (2007)