Jeffrey Ching (, 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
Andión Fernández is a Spanish Filipino, Spanish Filipina operatic soprano, born in Manila.
A soloist of the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2001, she graduated with honors from the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, and has studied voice with Karan Arms ...
and has two children.
His opera ' was given in the
Theater Erfurt
The Theater Erfurt is a German municipal theatre located in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. The main stage is in a building in the Brühlervorstadt, completed in 2003. The theatre offers musical theatre and concerts, played by the Philharmonisc ...
in 2009.
Selected works
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Concerto da camera''
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Horologia sinica
''Horologia sinica'' (渾天昏君) is a composition by the contemporary Chinese-British composer Jeffrey Ching. It was commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, who premiered it under Yan Huichang on 6 March 2012 during the 40th Hong Kong ...
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Kunstkabinett ''Kunstkabinett'', a German term for a cabinet of curiosities (literally "culture room"), is a chamber work by the contemporary classical composer Jeffrey Ching. It was composed in Berlin on 05-28 June 2007, immediately after the completion of the ...
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Notas para una cartografía de Filipinas ''Notas para una cartografía de Filipinas'', subtitled ''Prelude, Toccata, and Fugues for piano and gangsa, one player'', is a work by the contemporary classical composer Jeffrey Ching (Chinese name in Piny''in: Zhuang Zŭxin 莊祖欣, 庄祖欣) ...
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Terra Kytaorum
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''Terra Kytaorum'' (Land of the Cathayans) is a work for brass ensemble and percussion by the contemporary classical composer Jeffrey Ching. Its subtitle is ''Souvenir des Yuan'', which incorporates it into that ...
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*Symphony No. 1 in C major (prem. 1981)
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Symphony No. 2, "The Imp of the Perverse"
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Symphony No. 3, "Rituals"
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Symphony No. 4, "Souvenir des Ming"
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Symphony No. 5, "Kunstkammer"
References
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.
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20th-century classical composers
21st-century classical composers
Filipino classical composers
Living people
1965 births