

Chunyuan Xiao
*24 November 1981
Works by Chunyuan Xiao
Biography
A graduate from University of West London, Chunyuan is currently an assistant secretary with Association of Composers(Singapore) & holds two other professional memberships with Composers Society of Singapore & Composers & Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS), which specializes in royalties. As a composer, Chunyuan specializes in writing art songs & song cycles .In his strive to push Singapore works in the form of art songs and song cycles, he has collaborated with various poets in the form of English & Chinese languages, including ex-National University Of Singapore Dean for English Language & Literature who is also cultural medallion recipient for the years 1979-1980 Professor Edwin Thumboo, 1996 Cultural Medallion recipient Madam Lew Poo Chan, 22nd COMPASS Artistic Excellence recipient Mr Yeo Poh Chuan, Professor Wong Yoon Wah, Zhou Can and the late Mr Arthur Yap. Besides art songs & song cycles, he also composes genres in piano & chamber music.
About the music
Though mostly written works for art songs & song cycles, do also have works for instruments as well. Works described for the art songs are mostly contemporary classical. For the instrumental, he has composed music for flute & piano, clarinet & piano, piano trio & solo piano.
Artistic Inspirations
Artistic Inspirations are poems that are written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti inspired by paintings which are inspired by old masters and current masters during Rossetti's era.