Tsung Jen Hsieh Hsieh, Tsung Jen

Tsung Jen Hsieh holds the Konzertexamen, the highest artist diploma, from the Cologne University of Music in Germany, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition from the Department of Music at Taipei National University of the Arts. Hsieh studied with 施孟玟, Professor 賴德和, Professor Hwang Long Pan, and Professor Johannes Schöllhorn. Hsieh has won many awards: “Spider Silk” (蛛絲) (award year: 2005), “Wind and Fire” (風與火) (2007), and “Facing the Mirror” (對鏡) (2010) won the Ministry of Education Literary and Arts Creation Award. “Love Me! Sea” (愛我吧！海) (2009) won first prize in the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra’s call for scores, and “Because of Longing: The Nest in Room 216, Winterklarenbeyermen” (因為思念溫特克拉嫩貝伊門216號房之巢) (2010) and “Hidden Behind the Glass” (躲藏在玻璃後面) (2011) received composition grants from the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. “Strolling” (漫步) (2009) won second prize for electronic music composition at the Computer Space festival of electronic arts in Bulgaria, and the piano piece “Phoenix Trees on a Rainy Night” (雨夜梧桐) (2010) was selected in the NTCH Composition Competition for Taiwanese Composers. “About Life” (關於生命) (2011) and “Song of Youth” (青春之歌) (2012) received composition grants from the Ministry of Culture and the National Culture and Arts Foundation, respectively. Hsieh is currently a full-time faculty member in the Department of Music at National Taitung University, teaching music theory and composition.