Biography
Wang Qiang began her study of composition at the
Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1955. As a third-year student she won first prize in the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition with the choral piece
River of Fortune. After graduating in 1960, she took a position teaching composition at the same school. She continued to work at the Conservatory until 1991, when she moved to live and work in
Hong Kong. ==Works==
Works
Wang Qiang composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, operetta, choral ensemble and film and television scores. Selected works include: Orchestral Works: • Ga Da Mei Ling () for Cello and Orchestra, 1960 • La Ba and Gu () for Orchestra, 1980 • Overture - Aspiration (序曲﹣希望) for Orchestra, 1992 • Fantay Overture () “ Love ” () for Orchestra, 1993 • Violin Concerto No. 0 () for violin and Orchestra, 1998 • Passacaglia () for Orchestra, 2002 Chamber Music: • Trio () for Flute, Viola and Arpa, 1979 • Cello Octet () Twelve pieces for Eight cellists, 1989 • Cello and Contrabass () Five pieces, 1989 • Quartet () For four Zhengs, Twelve pieces, 1990 • Trio () Two pieces, for Flute, Zheng and Erhu, 1991 • Untitled () for Flute, Cello and Percussion, 1995 • Flower () for Soprano, String Quartet and Guitar, 2003 • Erhu and String Quartet () Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, for Erhu and String Quartet, 2006 • Celestial dream dance () for Flute, Clarinet and Percussion, 2006 Choral Music: • River of Fortune () for Choral and Orchestra, 1958 • Chinese Folk song Choral () Three pieces for Choir and Piano, 2003 Film Scores: • Waiting for Tomorrow () for Film and Orchestra, 1962 • Mysteries of Bao Hu Lu for Film and Orchestra, 1963 • The dawn () for Film and Orchestra, 1979 • ''Girl's Sale Cake'' () for TV play and Orchestra, 1980 ==References==