Wang Ya-Ting Wang Ya-Ting

Wang Ya-Ting was introduced to Western percussion by 黃堃儼. After completing an undergraduate degree, Wang went to the United States to study at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Professor Jack Van Geem, receiving a Master of Music in 1999. Wang then continued at The State University of New York at Stony Brook with Professor Raymond Des Roches, earning a Doctor of Musical Arts in 2002.

Wang won first prize in the percussion solo competition of the 1999 Aspen Music Festival. In recent years Wang has also explored music theatre and composition, with works including “The Symbolism of Balloons and the Reality of Dried-Radish Omelette – Music Theatre Work No. 1” (氣球的象徵性與菜脯蛋的現實性－音樂劇場作品一號), “Ever-Flowing Language” (川流不息的語言), “Journey” (旅程) and “Dance of Blossoms” (花漫舞). In 2012 Wang served as composer and creative director of “Ocean Movement” (海洋樂章). Wang's percussion-theatre solo recital “Journey” was nominated for the 2009 Taishin Arts Award in the performing arts category. Wang is currently a full-time associate professor in the Department of Early Childhood Care and Education at Wufeng University, a member of the Ten Directions Ensemble (十方樂集) percussion group, and instructor of the percussion club at National Chung Cheng University.