| Jeffrey Ching | |
|---|---|
| 莊祖欣 | |
| Pronunciation | Zhuāng Zǔxīn |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Philippines |
| Occupation | composer |
| Website | jching |
Jeffrey Ching (Chinese: 莊祖欣; pinyin: Zhuāng Zǔxīn, born 4 November 1965) is a contemporary classical composer. He was born in the Philippines, to Chinese parents. He is married with the operatic soprano Andión Fernández and has two children.
His opera The Orphan [de] was given in the Theater Erfurt in 2009.
Selected works
- Concerto da camera
- Horologia sinica
- Kunstkabinett
- Notas para una cartografía de Filipinas
- Terra Kytaorum
- Symphony No. 1 in C major (prem. 1981)
- Symphony No. 2, "The Imp of the Perverse"
- Symphony No. 3, "Rituals"
- Symphony No. 4, "Souvenir des Ming"
- Symphony No. 5, "Kunstkammer"
References
- ^ Matthias R. Entreß (2013). Kaskaden von Kulturen: Jeffrey Ching – Ein globalisierter Komponist (in German). Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 174 (3): 34–37. (subscription required).
- Files, Pablo A. Tariman, VERA (22 August 2015). "Multi-awarded soprano Andion Fernandez returns to Manila". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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Further reading
- Hila, Antonio C. "Understanding the Early Music of Jeffrey Ching: An Erudite Composer", Unitas, Vol. 75, No. 3, Sept. 2002, pp. 454–75. ISSN 0041-7149
- Programme brochure for Weltblech concert, Berlin, 9 January 2001.
- Programme brochure for the Kammerorchester Berlin IV. Abonnementkonzert, Berlin, 1 March 2006.
- Xu, Jing (徐靜). "Zhuang Zuxin: Meilidi xuanlü rensheng" (庄祖欣: 美丽的旋律人生), Guangming ribao (光明日報), 15 September 2006.
- Orosa, Rosalinda L. "Ching Amazes", The Philippine Star, 28 October 2006.
- Programme brochure for Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra concert, Shanghai International Arts Festival, 17 November 2006.
- Orosa, Rosalinda L. "Jeffrey Ching: An Update", The Philippine Star, 28 July 2007.
- Programme brochure for the Modern Art Ensemble concert Soundbridges—Neue Musik: Südostasien und Taiwan, Berlin, 16 September 2007.
- Programme brochure for the concert "Zwischen Orient und Okzident: Musikalische Anverwandlungen (3)", Münster, 30 September 2008.
