Biography

Wang Qiang began her study of composition at the Shanghai

Shanghai

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 Conservatory of Music in 1955. As a third-year student she won first prize in the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition with the choral piece River of Fortune. After graduating in 1960, she took a position teaching composition at the same school. She continued to work at the Conservatory until 1991, when she moved to live and work in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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Works

Wang Qiang composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, operetta, choral ensemble and film and television scores. Selected works include:

Orchestral Works:

• Ga Da Mei Ling (嘎達梅林) for Cello and Orchestra, 1960
• La Ba and Gu （喇叭與鼓） for Orchestra, 1980
• Overture - Aspiration （序曲﹣希望） for Orchestra, 1992
• Fantay Overture （幻想序曲） “ Love ” (愛) for Orchestra, 1993
• Violin Concerto No. 0 （小提琴協奏曲 零號） for violin and Orchestra, 1998
• Passacaglia （帕薩卡里亞）for Orchestra, 2002

Chamber Music:

• Trio （三重奏） for Flute, Viola and Arpa, 1979
• Cello Octet （八重奏） Twelve pieces for Eight cellists, 1989
• Cello and Contrabass （二重奏） Five pieces, 1989
• Quartet （箏四重奏） For four Zhengs, Twelve pieces, 1990
• Trio （三重奏） Two pieces, for Flute, Zheng and Erhu, 1991
• Untitled （無題） for Flute, Cello and Percussion, 1995
• Flower （花兒） for Soprano, String Quartet and Quitar, 2003
• Erhu and String Quartet (二胡和弦樂四重奏) Spring , Summer, Autumn, Winter, for Erhu and String Quartet, 2006
• Celestial dream dance （夢幻舞曲） for Flute, Clarinet and Percussion, 2006

Choral Music:

• River of Fortune ( 混聲大合唱) for Choral and Orchestra, 1958
• Chinese Folk song Choral ( 中國民歌合唱曲三首) Three pieces for Choir and Piano, 2003

Film Scores:

• Waiting for Tomorrow （等明天） for Film and Orchestra, 1962
• Mysteries of Bao Hu Lu for Film and Orchestra, 1963
• The dawn （曙光） for Film and Orchestra, 1979
• Girl's Sale Cake （賣大餅的姑娘） for TV play and Orchestra, 1980