Gordon Chin or Chin Shi-wen (; born 1957) is a Taiwanese composer and conductor. He is a member of the faculty of National Taiwan Normal University.National Taiwan Normal University, biography (in Traditional Chinese and English) He earned his doctoral degree at the Eastman School of Music under Christopher Rouse and Samuel Adler. As one of Taiwan's most prolific composers, his works have been performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as well as by ensembles in Tokyo (Euodia Orchestra), France (Ensemble 2e2m), the International Sejong Soloists (United States), and many others."Gordon Shi-wen Chin Music Festival—Symphonic Concert (金希文樂展—管絃樂之夜)," Taipei Times, December 1, 2006 The Los Angeles Times has called him a "confident master of the Western modernistic large orchestral idiom used for dramatic rather than abstract purposes.""'Salute to Taiwan' Features 2 Composers," Los Angeles Times, February 28, 1997 Chin is now the music director of the Yinqi Chorus & Orchestra.
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External links Official bio at his university