Water stars in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's onrushing mid-winter festival of music. Not just thematically, but literally. In Tan Dun's Water Concerto, several percussionists play basins and ...

At the just concluded China Gold Record Awards ceremony, Tan Dun, a famous Chinese musician was given a special award by the Organization Committee. 17 years ago, on a busy street in Manhattan, ...

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Tan Dun, who wrote the acclaimed music to the film, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” was the big story of Saturday’s Philadelphia Orchestra concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and it is ...

Popular audiences know Chinese-born composer Tan Dun for his score to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which earned him a Grammy and an Oscar. His music builds a cultural bridge from East to ...

This week, harpist Elizabeth Hainen and the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the U.S. premiere of Tan Dun's Nu-Shu: The Secret Songs of Women.... From 'Crouching Tiger' To 'Secret Songs': Composer ...

Academy Award winning composer, Tan Dun, explores the power of Nu Shu, a sacred language created by Chinese women and passed down from generation to generation. Tan Dun: There is a very famous folk ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The gusty winds that buffeted Severance Music Center on Halloween night seemed an apt complement for music about the elements. Inside, though, the focus was on a different force of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the Cleveland Orchestra performs on Thursday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 2, Principal Percussionist Marc Damoulakis will be playing with water. Not splashing about aimlessly but ...

Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun, who won the Oscar for the original score of the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has always been ahead of the curve. Tan, a native of Changsha, Hunan ...

Tan Dun is always ahead of the curve. Trained as a classical composer, he has created symphonies and operas, and made music with pretty much everything from water to paper. Tan has also documented ...