About

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Derrick Wang began teaching himself to compose at the age of four. He is now a composer, lyricist, and pianist, creating dramatic music for the stage, studio, and concert hall.

EDUCATION: He received his education at

• Harvard University
  • Phi Beta Kappa; AB Music magna cum laude; Language Citation in Chinese
• Yale School of Music
  • MMus Composition
• The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
  • Advanced Certificate in Piano

AWARDS: His music has won numerous awards and competitions including the

• ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award
• BMI Student Composer Award
• American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition

PERFORMANCES: His work has been performed at venues such as

• Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater (New York, NY)
• Ars Nova Theater (New York, NY)
• Center Stage (Baltimore, MD)
• Forbidden City Concert Hall (Beijing, China)
• Shanghai Grand Theatre (Shanghai, China)

BEYOND COMPOSITION: In addition to composing, he has

• worked in arts management at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Universal Studios
• arranged music for Marvin Hamlisch and for the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall
• entertained crowds with blistering piano renditions of pop hits

CURRENT PROJECTS: He is currently

• a Resident Artist (composer-librettist) at American Lyric Theater, developing his new opera The Master Builder
• developing Prom, a new musical about coming of age in the new millennium

[20 May 2010]