Lei
Liang (b.1972) is a Chinese-born
American composer of mostly stage and chamber works that
have been performed throughout the world. The recipient of
a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Aaron Copland Award, Lei
Liang has received commissions from the New York
Philharmonic, the Heidelberger Philharmonisches Orchester,
the Fromm Music Foundation, Chamber Music America, the Mary
Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Manhattan Sinfonietta,
the Shanghai Quartet, Boston Musica Viva, pianist Stephen
Drury and pipa player Wu Man. Lei Liang’s music is recorded
on Telarc International, GM, Spektral, Encounter, Opal and
Mode Records (due in 2009). As a scholar, he is active in
the research and preservation of traditional Asian music.
Lei Liang studied composition with Sir Harrison Birtwistle,
Robert Cogan, Chaya Czernowin, and Mario Davidovsky, and
received degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music
(BM and MM) and Harvard University (PhD). Since 2007, he
has served as Assistant Professor of Music at the
University of California, San Diego.