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Huang Ruo, composer & conductor
www.huangruo.com
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We love it when we are featuring living composers at LACO, and this lineup does not disappoint! 🔥

Swipe through to meet the visionaries shaping the sound of today and tomorrow.

🎮 Eímear Noone // The Literal Game Changer: A trailblazing conductor and composer, @eimearnoonemusic has brought the epic soundscapes of video games into the classical vanguard. As one of the world’s premier game score composers, she is responsible for some of the most enduring music in World of Warcraft and other best-selling titles. Through her work, Eímear’s music has reached over 100 million people worldwide, and she continues to be a powerful advocate for creative women in music and technology.

(📷 Steve Humphreys)

🎧 Mason Bates // Classical’s Sonic Alchemist: The maestro behind the turntable, @masonbatesmusic transforms the orchestra’s sound universe into something entirely modern. He has become a highly visible advocate for the modern orchestra, imaginatively integrating it into contemporary culture with a unique curatorial approach heavily informed by his work as a DJ. Fun fact: he even wrote an opera about Steve Jobs!

(📷 Kate Warren)

🕰️ Huang Ruo // Symphonic Time Traveler: LACO’s own Composer-in-Residence has been lauded by The New York Times for having a “distinctive style.” @huang.ruo ‘s vibrant and inventive musical voice weaves a tapestry that connects centuries of heritage with tomorrow’s avant-garde stage. Drawing equal inspiration from ancient Chinese folk music, Western avant-garde, rock, and jazz, he creates a seamless, organic integration using a compositional technique he calls “Dimensionalism”.

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Another year of building ties between the Northwest and Asia.
On September 30, we gathered at the Seattle Asian Art Museum for an unforgettable evening with Asia Society Seattle! Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception, with live performances from Zhengyi Bai , Michael Hawk, and Jesse Snyder, a seated dinner featuring a silent auction, and speeches from our honorees as we celebrated luminaries who embody our mission. Asia Society works to strengthen understanding, foster partnerships, and build a more inclusive future across Asia and the world. Our center brings together leaders in business, the arts, policy, and conservation. This annual celebration honors the people and ideas that connect our region to Asia and the community that makes this work possible.

This year, we honored:
Huang Ruo, a conductor and composer who blends Eastern and Western music into something entirely his own, with work performed everywhere from the New York Philharmonic to San Francisco Opera.
The Snow Leopard, a powerful symbol of resilience and our shared heritage, uniting 12 Central and South Asian nations.

We were joined by:
Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, former Prime Minister of Australia and Ambassador to the U.S.
Gigi Do, Inaugural Annual Benefit Dinner Chair and Director of International Advancement and Major Gifts at the University of Washington
Dr. Koustubh Sharma, Director of Global Partnerships at the International Snow Leopard Trust
Gary Rieschel, Founding Managing Partner of Qiming and Chairman of the Asia Society Northern California Advisory Board and a Global Trustee
Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California & Seattle
Tom Robertson, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft
Thank you to our honorees, speakers, members, and friends for helping us celebrate the ties that bring us together. 🤝
#AsiaSocietySeattle #AsiaSociety #SeattleAsianArtMuseum #SeattleEvents #Gala #HuangRuo #SnowLeopard

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Led by the brilliant conductor, Ludovic Morlot (@ludovic_morlot ), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) invites you on a profound sonic journey bridging global traditions and cinematic soundscapes.

🎵 THE HIGHLIGHTS

✨Wu Man (@wu_man2019 ) plays the world premiere of Mason Bates’ (@masonbatesmusic ) Concerto for Pipa*.

🎶 Eímear Noone’s (@eimearnoonemusic ) world premiere Five Episodes in LA**, featuring LACO’s own Benjamin Smolen on flute.

🎼 Rich, kaleidoscopic folk melodies by LACO Composer-in-Residence, Huang Ruo (@huang.ruo )

🎞️ Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 2, linking European roots to the future of film scores.

🗓️ THE CONCERTS

📍Thursday, Nov 19 | 7:30 pm – Zipper Hall (Downtown LA)
📍Sunday, Nov 22 | 4 pm – The Wallis (Beverly Hills)

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast. Secure your seat at the link in our bio 🔗

*Co-commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra and the National Center for Performing Arts (Beijing, China).

**Made possible by the Joan and Jeff Beal Fund for Living Composers.

#WuMan #Pipa #MasonBates #EimearNoone

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Such revels
Such people

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Every conference attendees point of meeting-the bus getting you from A to B! I was particularly fortunate with my seat mates on this trip! #CSIAF @ispaglobal @huang.ruo

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A night that left a lasting impression. ✨

A semi-staged production of THE RIFT, a powerful opera by composer Huang Ruo and Tony Award-winning librettist David Henry Hwang, made its New York premiere on October 2 at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, opening the ninth annual China Now Music Festival.

Inspired by the story of Maya Lin and the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, THE RIFT confronts the complexities of history, identity, and reconciliation, reminding us of the extraordinary power of art to challenge, connect, and heal.

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who brought this remarkable work to life. May THE RIFT continue to reach new audiences and travel to many more stages. ❤️

THE RIFT: Opera in One Act (Concert Version)
Composer: Huang Ruo
Librettist: David Henry Hwang

Cast & Creative Team:
Jindong Cai, conductor
Karen Vuong, soprano
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano
Edward Graves, tenor
Daniel Klein, bass-baritone
Eric Ting, director
Shawn Duan, projection designer
China Now Chamber Orchestra

📸 Photos by Fadi Kheir @londonisburning @fadikheirphoto

#ChinaNowMusicFestival #TheRift #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #CarnegieHall #ChasingDreams #chineseamerican

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Hong Kong 🇭🇰

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Recording Producer: @adamabeshouse @doronschachter @weitheproducer

Engineering and mastering: @professorsilas
Editing: @doronschachter

@delosproductions @outheremusic

What a journey it has been! 76 composers, across generations, cultures, religions, and backgrounds, each brought a bold, distinctive voice to one shared project. Together, we created a portrait of America that none of us could have created alone.

To have five hours of new music written for me, to live with the responsibility of bringing it to life, every day, for more than six years, has been both an extraordinary privilege and a life-changing challenge.

I am deeply grateful for the friendships and bonds I have formed with the 76 composers.

Please take a listen: 76 new variations on “America the Beautiful,” so many ways of hearing this country we share. I hope you’ll find it time well spent. ❤️.

5CDs /5 hours of new music for America 🇺🇸

“Some are prayers, some are protests, some are dreams or confessions“
Min Kwon (The Guardian)

Samuel Adler
Bruce Adolphe
Leila Adu-Gilmore
Timo Andres
Andrew Bambridge
Jonathan Berger
Victoria Bond
Peter Boyer
Kenji Bunch
Theo Chandler
Anthony Cheung
Charles Coleman
Stewart Copeland
Viet Cuong
Sebastian Currier
Richard Danielpour
Tyson Gholston Davis
Justin Dello Joio
Donnacha Dennehy
Jed Distler
Avner Dorman
Reena Esmail
Alan Fletcher
Michael Gandolfi
Michael Gilbertson
John Harbison
Stephen Hartke
Jake Heggie
Fred Hersch
Jonathan Bailey Holland
Huang Ruo
Vijay Iyer
Pierre Jalbert
Kristjan Järvi
Gabriel Jenks
JP Jofre
Aaron Jay Kernis
Texu Kim
Jiyoung Ko
Libby Larsen
George Lewis
Lei Liang
David Serkin Ludwig
Miya Masaoka
Jessica Meyer
Patricio Molina
Paul Moravec
Nico Muhly
John Musto
Qasim Naqvi
Daniel Newman-Lessler
Scott Ordway
Paola Prestini
Dave Ragland
Shulamit Ran
Gity Razaz
Gyan Riley
Terry Riley
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Greg Sandow
David Sanford
Paul Schoenfeld
Jeff Scott
Juri Seo
Robert Sirota
Derrick Skye
Augusta Read Thomas
Christopher Trapani
Liliya Ugay
Melinda Wagner
Wang Jie
Trevor Weston
Pamela Z
Judith Lang Zaimont
Patrick Zimmerli
Samuel Zyman

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@uschinamusic Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s “The Rift” at Zankel Hall at @carnegiehall.

Cast & Creative Team:
Jindong Cai, conductor
Karen Vuong, soprano
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano
Edward Graves, tenor
Daniel Klein, bass-baritone
Eric Ting, director
Shawn Duan, projection designer
China Now Chamber Orchestra

#ChinaNowMusicFestival #TheRift #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #CarnegieHall

📷: Fadi Kheir @londonisburning

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♦️▪️NOW AVAILABLE▪️♦️

In collaboration with Beth Morrison Project, Just a Theory is thrilled to share two anthologies of 21st-centry arias, documenting the legacy of Beth Morrison Projects' contribution to American opera!

At the heart of the BMP: Songbook Collection is the BMP: Songbook Anthology, a two-volume sheet-music collection featuring piano/vocal arrangements of more than 60 arias from 35 of the 60+ operas BMP commissioned and produced in its first 20 years, published by Just a Theory Press. The collection also includes the 500-page Commemorative Retrospective Book, designed by Morcos Key, which tells BMP’s 20-year story through photographs, archival materials, interviews, and more.

The BMP: Songbook Anthology is a two-volume collection of more than 60 arias drawn from more than 35 operas commissioned and produced by Beth Morrison Projects in its first 20 years, 2006–2026. Volume I is repertoire for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and countertenor; Volume II is material for tenor and baritone. Together, the two volumes total more than 650 pages of music and contextual information.

The collection features works by Michael Gordon; Mary Kouyoumdjian; David Lang; Du Yun; Mohammed Fairouz; David T. Little; Huang Ruo; Missy Mazzoli; Daniel Corral; Ricky Ian Gordon; Peter Hilliard; Timur Bekbosunov; Sarah Kirkland Snider; Paola Prestini; Ted Hearne; Kamala Sankaram; Emma O’Halloran; Garrett Fisher; Molly Joyce; Tamar-kali; Keeril Makan; Nico Muhly; Ellen Reid; and Juhi Bansal.

Performers, educators, and opera enthusiastics looking for more 21st-centry opera repertoire can now pick up these collections through Just a Theory Press!

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"I was different from all other men..." 🦋

I was able to snag this clip from rehearsal for Wednesday Night's Gala, thanks to my good friend @robertstahleytenor

It was so nice to revisit this role that I workshopped with @american_lyric_theater and @santafeopera back in 2019 ( with @susannesheston @johnarida and @jkimisyellow )

#opera #mbutterfly #huangruo #newworks #baritone

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Huang Ruo @huang.ruo has been named @seattleopera Seattle Opera’s first Composer-in-Residence.

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