Chen Yuanlin (; born in

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, 1957) is a Chinese electronic composer based in the

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. He is a guest lecturer at the Center for Electronic Music of China (CEMC) founded in 1993 by Professor Zhang Xiaofu at the

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Education

Yuanlin Chen received a bachelor's degree from

in Beijing, China, where he continued his studies and received his master's degree as well. Thereafter he went on to receive a Ph.D. in music from the

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at Stony Brook.

Works

Chen's earliest known publication is 'Flying Swan' written in 1992 and featured in the 1999 album ''eXchange: China''. This eXchange project was created to highlight works by immigrants to the U.S. who are lesser known composers. This particular album focused on

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from China. This work features, among others, an early recording of

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on Bb clarinet, with whom Chen attended Stony Brook University. It wasn't until 2003 that he published his first album, ''Primary Voice'', which features 9 songs played with a mix of traditional Chinese and electronic instruments. These exotic nature songs hint of primitive oriental rites and legends. Chen's perhaps most well known works are featured in his album ''Away From Xuan''. This album features three orchestral works featuring a Chinese ensemble and a guitar quartet among a normal set of orchestra instruments. First recorded and performed by the

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. This album was written to combine styles of the U.S. and styles of Chen's Chinese ancestry. Only a few months later he published another album, ''Seeking Home'', in which he cooperated with the artist Keiko.

Collaborations

Throughout his career, Chen Yuanlin has worked with people on both films and live performances. *Zhang Zhao, *Li Long,

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” * Feng Xiaogang's "The Banquet” *Tan Dun, "eternal water” *the opera, "The Peony Pavilion” *CD 2000 Today and Bitter Love for programming and performing electronic music

References

1957 births Living people Chinese expatriates in the United States Musicians from Guangxi People from Guilin 20th-century Chinese composers {{China-composer-stub