[NEohioPAL]Graduating Oberlin Composition Major is International Laureate

[Marci Janas]

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May 28, 2004		marci.janas at oberlin.edu//440-775-8328					

Graduating Senior at Oberlin Conservatory of Music Garners Top Prize in=20
Franz Liszt International Competition for Composers

OBERLIN, OHIO -- Zhiyi Wang, a member of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music=20
graduating class of 2004 and a self-described "wide-range listener" who=20
cites Bach, the Beatles, Ligeti, and Richard Rodgers among his influences,=20
has won the top prize in the Premio Franz Liszt International Competition=20
for Composers. The prize, sponsored by the ABAC-Franz Liszt Music=20
Association of Italy, was awarded in April.

Wang, a composition major from Suzhou, China, shared the award with English =

composer Paul Tucker. First and second prizes were not awarded in the=20
competition, which was open to composers up to the age of 45. Wang is 23.

This is his first time as an international laureate. His winning=20
composition, Etude for Concert No. 1, is written for solo piano.

Domenico Bartolucci, composer and faculty member at Rome's Santa Cecilia=20
Academy, presided over a jury that included Italian critic and composer=20
Silvano Sardi, English composer Michael Stimpson, Italian composer Italo=20
Vescovo, and pianist and composer Roberto Russo, who also was artistic=20
director of the competition.

Wang has been accepted to the composition program at the University of=20
Louisville School of Music, where he was awarded a two-year Grawemeyer=20
Fellowship, one of the school's highest honors. Funded by the same=20
endowment that supports the Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition, the=20
fellowship will cover Wang's full tuition and paid health benefits for two=20
years, as well as provide a stipend of $10,000 for each year of his=20
fellowship. After completing the master of music degree at Louisville--the=20
highest degree offered there--Wang will apply elsewhere to pursue the PhD.

Wang calls himself a "wide-range listener."

"From Bach to the Beatles, from Ligeti to Richard Rodgers, I can always=20
learn something," he says.

 "I think it is important for a composer to encounter different types of=20
music, because each type of music has its own characteristics and strong=20
points. I am, however, partial to the French style?Ravel, Debussy, and=20
Takemitsu--and film music (John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, =

etc)."

Another source of inspiration for Wang is his teacher, Oberlin Professor of =

Composition and Music Theory Randolph Coleman, who, he says, is always=20
prodding him to broaden his vision and creativity.

As for his own style, Wang says that he devotes himself to finding a=20
balance between music and technique, "which means I won't give up tonal=20
quality while developing my technique."

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated within the=20
intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest=20
continuously operating conservatory in the United States. It is renowned=20
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber.

Primarily an undergraduate conservatory of music, Oberlin provides its 585=20
students with unparalleled individual attention and training from more than =

85 artist-teachers and scholars. Through hundreds of courses in classical=20
and jazz performance, vocal studies, music history and theory, music=20
education, composition and TIMARA (Technology in Music and the Related=20
Arts), Oberlin has prepared many of the music world=92s notable luminaries=20
for successful careers in all walks of the profession. Oberlin's=20
collaborations with The Cleveland Orchestra support a core element of=20
Oberlin's mission: that professional training and contact with one of the=20
world=92s great orchestras is seminal to a formal music education.
For more information about Oberlin, visit http://www.oberlin.edu.

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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
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at Oberlin Conservatory of Music Garners Top Prize in Franz Liszt =
International Competition for Composers=20


</bold>OBERLIN, OHIO -- Zhiyi Wang, a member of the Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music graduating class of 2004 and a self-described "wide-range listener" =
who cites Bach, the Beatles, Ligeti, and Richard Rodgers among his =
influences, has won the top prize in the Premio Franz Liszt International =
Competition for Composers. The prize, sponsored by the ABAC-Franz Liszt =
Music Association of Italy, was awarded in April.=20


Wang, a composition major from Suzhou, China, shared the award with English =
composer Paul Tucker. First and second prizes were not awarded in the =
competition, which was open to composers up to the age of 45. Wang is 23.  =
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This is his first time as an international laureate. His winning =
composition, <italic>Etude for Concert No. 1, </italic>is written for solo =
piano.=20


Domenico Bartolucci, composer and faculty member at Rome's Santa Cecilia =
Academy, presided over a jury that included Italian critic and composer =
Silvano Sardi, English composer Michael Stimpson, Italian composer Italo =
Vescovo, and pianist and composer Roberto Russo, who also was artistic =
director of the competition. =20


Wang has been accepted to the composition program at the University of =
Louisville School of Music, where he was awarded a two-year Grawemeyer =
Fellowship, one of the school's highest honors. Funded by the same =
endowment that supports the Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition, the =
fellowship will cover Wang's full tuition and paid health benefits for two =
years, as well as provide a stipend of $10,000 for each year of his =
fellowship. After completing the master of music degree at Louisville--the =
highest degree offered there--Wang will apply elsewhere to pursue the PhD.=20

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</bold>Wang calls himself a "wide-range listener."<bold>=20

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"From Bach to the Beatles, from Ligeti to Richard Rodgers, I can always =
learn something," he says.=20


 "I think it is<bold> </bold>important for a composer to encounter =
different types of music, because each type of music has its own =
characteristics and strong points. I am, however, partial to the French =
style?Ravel, Debussy, and Takemitsu--and film music (John Williams, Ennio =
Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, etc)."=20


Another source of inspiration for Wang is his teacher, Oberlin Professor of =
Composition and Music Theory Randolph Coleman, who, he says, is always =
prodding him to broaden his vision and creativity.=20


As for his own style, Wang says that he devotes himself to finding a =
balance between music and technique, "which means I won't give up tonal =
quality while developing my technique."=20


<bold>The Oberlin Conservatory of Music</bold>, founded in 1865 and =
situated within the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is =
the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. It is =
renowned internationally as a professional music school of the highest =
caliber.=20


Primarily an undergraduate conservatory of music, Oberlin provides its 585 =
students with unparalleled individual attention and training from more than =
85 artist-teachers and scholars. Through hundreds of courses in classical =
and jazz performance, vocal studies, music history and theory, music =
education, composition and TIMARA (Technology in Music and the Related =
Arts), Oberlin has prepared many of the music world=92s notable luminaries =
for successful careers in all walks of the profession. Oberlin's =
collaborations with The Cleveland Orchestra support a core element of =
Oberlin's mission: that professional training and contact with one of the =
world=92s great orchestras is seminal to a formal music education.=20

For more information about Oberlin, visit<bold> =
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</underline></color><bold>.=20


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Marci Janas =20

Director of Conservatory Media Relations =20

Oberlin Conservatory of Music =20

39 West College Street =20

Oberlin, OH 44074 =20

Tel: 440-775-8328 =20

Fax: 440-775-5457 =20

marci.janas at oberlin.edu =20

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