KAO, Chen-Kang
KAO, Chen-Kang
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Chen-Kang Kao got his master's degree in the music department of National Taiwan Normal University, majoring in composition. His research topic was serial music and its application to his compositions. Receiving a study-abroad scholarship from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education in 2021, he is now studying at the University of California, Riverside in the United States for his PhD degree in music. His research focuses on the reflection of music and dance collaboration. He studied composition under the guidance of Professors Ching-Yu Hsiao and Dana Kaufman and is currently under the mentorship of Professor Ian Dicke.
His commissioned compositions include Etus Nate – for Mixed 4-part Chorus, Flute and Bassoon (2015), Liberation‧Enlightenment – for Mixed 4-part Chorus and Piano (2017), and Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos II. “A Taiwanese in California” – for Piano Solo and Fixed Media (2022).
His recent works include Afternoon Rian in a Cave – for Fixed Media (2021), The Best Solution to Plastic Pollution – Micro-opera for Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Piano (2022), Light I. “A Starry Night” – for Two Pianos (2022), War or Peace? – for Piano Solo (2022), Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos II. “A Taiwanese in California” – for Piano Solo and Fixed Media (2022), Impermanence – for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello (2022), Mist– for Fixed Media (2023), and Seven Pieces for Mandolin, Violin, and Double Bass (2023).
Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos II. “A Taiwanese in California”
2022
Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos II. “A Taiwanese in California”
2022
The Best Solution to Plastic Pollution
2022
Liberation‧Enlightenment
2017| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love and Revenge | Trumpet Concerto | 2010 | 11'04'' |
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberation‧Enlightenment | Mixed Four-part Chorus, Piano | 2017 | 8'21'' | |
| Etus Nate | Mixed Four-part Chorus, Flute, Basson, Piano | 2015 | 9'49'' | |
| Stray Birds | Mixed Four-part Chorus, Piano | 2011 | 8'15'' |
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Pieces for Mandolin, Violin, and Double Bass | Mandolin, Violin, Double Bass | 2023 | 9'05'' | |
| Impermanence | Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello | 2022 | 4'27'' | |
| Light I. A Stary Night | Two Pianos | 2022 | 6' | |
| The Best Solution to Plastic Pollution | Soprano, Mezze-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Piano | 2022 | 8'19'' | |
| 2 Pieces: Light, Fire | Piano Six Hands | 2017 | 7'54'' | |
| Wang Ta-Wei, LIN Yi-Ying | Violin, Cello, Guzheng | 2014 | 8'35'' | |
| Movement | Two Pianos | 2011 | 10'25'' | |
| Natural Phenomena | Natural Phenomena | 2008 | 12'22'' |
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos II. “A Taiwanese in California” | Piano Solo, Fixed Media | 2022 | 6'30'' | |
| War or Peace? | Piano Solo | 2022 | 4'22'' | |
| Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos I. “Plague” | Piano Solo, Fixed Media, Images | 2021 | 5'30'' | |
| Thinking Bitterly | Paino Solo | 2015 | 7'33'' | |
| Tracing Back | Piano Solo | 2014 | 9'46'' | |
| An Emotional Scene | Flute Solo, Piano | 2013 | 6'11'' | |
| Transformation | Percussion Solo | 2012 | 8'30'' |
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mist | Fixed Media | 2023 | 4'56'' | |
| Afternoon Rain in a Cave | Fixed Media | 2021 | 2'58'' |
* link to " NCAF online Archive of Grant Fruitages "website (in Chinese)
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Between Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos II. “A Taiwanese in California” | Piano Solo, Fixed Media | 2022 | 6'30'' |
| Etus Nate | Mixed Four-part Chorus, Flute, Basson, Piano | 2015 | 9'49'' |