Born in Beijing, July 8, 1953
Zhou is the composer’s surname. It is appropriate to refer to him as Zhou Long or Dr. Zhou.
Pronunciation: IPA [dʒoʊ lɔŋ]
Pronunciation: Phonetic “jo long”
A guide for pronouncing Chinese names
- Dr. Zhou is a contemporary Chinese-American composer whose music combines Chinese folk influences and modernist classical influences.
- Zhou grew during the Cultural Revolution, when Western influences (including music) were discouraged. For this reason, he spent part of his childhood working on a state farm.
- Zhou studied at the Beijing Conservatory when it was reopened after the Cultural Revolution, and he completed his doctorate at Columbia University.
- Zhou teaches at the University of Missouri-Kansas Conservatory of Music.
- Zhou is married to the composer Chen Yi.1
- Biography from Oxford University Press
Sources
- Joanna C. Lee, “Zhou Long,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 7, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000048453.