Composer, cat lady. Probably in reverse order of importance.

Yucheng “Alex” Zhang’s compositions have been performed and recorded throughout U.S. and China by various ensembles including Illinois Modern Ensemble, Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra, University of Northern Colorado Chamber Choir, Linfield Concert Choir, L’abri Trio, Music&Friends Chamber Ensemble, Duo Zonda, Durations Trio, as well as features with Charlotte New Music Festival, North American Saxophone Alliance Biannual Conference, Atlantic Music Festival, and NYC Contemporary Music Salon. Originally from Chengdu, China, he is currently a faculty member of East Tennessee State University, teaching music theory and composition. Before moving to Tennessee, Alex was a faculty member of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music as a lecturer in composition-theory; he served as the music theory Graduate Part-Time Instructor of record at Texas Tech and a faculty member at Texas Tech University Band and Orchestra Camp. He also served as president of the Society of Composers Inc at Texas Tech chapter.

Called “alluring” and “wildly inventive” by The New York Times, the music of Viet Cuong (b. 1990) has been performed on six continents by ensembles such as Sō Percussion, Alarm Will Sound, Sandbox Percussion, the PRISM Quartet, JACK Quartet, Albany Symphony, and Jacksonville Symphony in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Midwest Clinic, and International Double Reed Society Conference. Additionally, his work has been featured twice on American Public Radio’s Performance Today and his wind band works have amassed over a hundred performances by wind ensembles worldwide.

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