Tan Hainu

Tan Hainu

Tan Hainu, a winner of the inaugural ICA/SF Symposium on Music in the 21st Century 2009 Composition Competition, is an accomplished and innovative composer, performer, trainer, and cultural emissary whose works and charm have drawn respect and attention across continents: her music has been performed in China, the U.S., and Europe. She enjoys the challenge of conveying elegant Eastern aestheticism, Western expressionism, and abstractionism through her composition technique. A child prodigy, Tan began her musical training at four and composed a piano capriccio at age eight. She obtained her BA in music composition at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China’s best music school, where she received the highest mark for her graduation composition. She immigrated to the United States in 2004 (where she is currently a permanent resident) and has been a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and California State University, Los Angeles. Tan has received nineteen scholarships, presented compositions at four music festivals, and produced six music-paper presentations during her Master’s Degree schooling. Her paper The Conflict and Fusion of Japanese and Arabian Music Culture was selected for presentation at the 2008 Society of Composers’ Student National Conference. In the summer of 2008, Tan was privileged to have studied at the Freie Universität Berlin under Professor Samuel Adler of The Juilliard School, who gave her the highest marks and complimented her work ethic. She is affiliated with the American Composers Forum, American Music Center, and the Society of Composers.

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