Su Lian Tan
“Particularly alluring…began in an angular Western style with a balance of vehemence and serenity” The New York Times
“The stunner of the evening was Su Lian Tan’s Life In Wayang”… The Washington Post
“…a crystal-like evocation of autumn…began in a serene meditation…filling a whole sky with the memory of creation….” The Rutland Gazette
One of the most sought-after composers and flutists, Su Lian Tan made her first recordings as a flutist by age fourteen. By age seventeen, she was both a Fellow and Licentiate of the Trinity College, London. She has appeared with orchestras and ensembles worldwide. Her performances and performance of her music have been featured on radio’s Morning Pro Musica, Dutch public radio, CBC radio, and many more. She has performed at Lincoln Center with many ensembles.
Numerous ensembles have commissioned her, including the Grammy-winning Takacs String Quartet, Meridian Arts Ensemble, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and the New Juilliard Ensemble. Moo Shu Rap Wrap, written for the Meridian Arts Ensemble, has been toured throughout the U.S., Europe, and South America and recorded. Additionally, Ms. Tan has performed with them in Amsterdam, The Hague, Germany, and at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Recent commissions and performances include a second quartet for the Takacs, a chamber opera composed with poet Anne Babson, the premiere of a work for Donald Berman/Dinosaur Annex and also a work for celebrated mime Yass Hakoshima and the Da Capo Chamber Players. Her work has been featured at the Ravinia Festival, Caramoor Festival, Summergarden at MOMA, Lincoln Center, and Le Poisson Rouge, among others.
As Professor of Music and former Chairman of the Music Department at Middlebury College, she is known for her unique musical perspective and connecting to her students through the exploration of all kinds of music. In addition to teaching composition, she also coaches, conducts, and coordinates both student and professional concerts.
Ms. Tan has garnered numerous distinctions, including grants from Meet the Composer, American Music Center, and the Argosy Foundation, awards from ASCAP, an Irving Berlin Scholarship award, Naumberg Fellowship, and a Vermont Music Teachers Association award. In addition to being the Chair of the Editorial Committee of Vox Nova Media for the Lotte Lehmann Foundation, she has been guest lecturer at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Dartmouth College, University of Colorado School of Music, among others. She holds a Ph.D and M.M. from Princeton University, a M.M from the Juilliard School, and a B.A from Bennington College.
Upcoming events featuring Ms Tan’s music include:
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