Hsiung-Zee Wong

Hsiung-Zee Wong (born October 24, 1947) is a composer,[1] artist, and designer who was born in Hong Kong.

Biography

Wong moved to the United States in 1966, where she worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. She studied at the University of Hawaii until 1968. In 1970, she studied electronic music[2] at Mills College with Robert Sheff (later known as Gene Tyranny) and Dane Rudhyar. In 1972, she studied industrial design at the California College of Arts and Crafts.[3] Other teachers included Ernst Krenek, Chou Wen-Chung, Leonard Klein and Robert Ashley.[4]  In 1972, Wong presented an art exhibit entitled "A Celebration of Women" at the Intersection Gallery (probably Intersection for the Arts).[5]

Wong founded Hysteresis, a women's creative arts group that included Bay-area artists, at Mills College.[6] She also performed with the Flowing Stream Ensemble. Wong's compositions include:

Electronic

  • Cry of Women in the Wilderness (piano, gong, and amplified Zen bell; 1972)
  • Earth Rituals (tape with chanting and sound improvisation; 1973)
  • Maturity (taped piano improvisation; 1972)
  • Sounding of the Sane (tape with audience chanting)

Guitar

  • Artsongs and Ballads[7]

Multimedia

  • They Move, Don't They? (sound calligraphic score with visual slides; 1973)

Vocal

  • Piano Ritual I (voice, piano, Chinese woodblock and gong)
  • Songs (voice and guitar; 1964–1972)

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.
  2. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  3. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Pfitzinger, Scott (March 2017). Composer genealogies : a compendium of composers, their teachers, and their students. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-4422-7225-5. OCLC 961457738.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Female Artists, Past and Present. Women's History Research Center. 1974.
  6. ^ Mander, Anica Vesel; Rush, Anne Kent (1974). Feminism as Therapy. Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-70937-6.
  7. ^ MacAuslan, Janna (1997). Guitar music by women composers : an annotated catalog. Aspen, Kristan, 1948-. Westport, Conn. ISBN 0-313-29385-6. OCLC 36589202.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)