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Tse Huang was a Chinese-American composer who was born on August 28, 1929, in Shanghai, China. He was the youngest of six children and grew up in a family that valued education and music. His father was a businessman, and his mother was a pianist who taught him to play the piano at a young age. Huang's family moved to the United States in 1947, and he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied composition with Roger Sessions and Darius Milhaud. He also studied piano with the renowned pianist and pedagogue, Rosina Lhévinne. Huang's early compositions were influenced by the music of his native China, as well as the Western classical tradition. His first major work, "Symphony No. 1," was premiered by the San Francisco Symphony in 1957 and was well-received by critics. In the 1960s, Huang became interested in electronic music and began experimenting with tape manipulation and other electronic techniques. His "Electronic Symphony" was premiered in 1967 and was one of the first works of its kind to be performed by a major orchestra. Huang's music continued to evolve throughout his career, and he became known for his use of unconventional instruments and techniques. His "Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra," which was premiered in 1982, featured the sheng, a Chinese mouth organ, as the solo instrument. Huang's music has been performed by many of the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. He was also a prolific composer of chamber music, and his works for string quartet and other small ensembles are highly regarded. In addition to his work as a composer, Huang was also a respected teacher and mentor. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for many years and was a visiting professor at several other universities, including the University of Michigan and the University of Hawaii. Huang's contributions to the world of classical music were recognized with numerous awards and honors. He was a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Composer's Grant, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Award. He was also elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990. Huang passed away on March 24, 2019, at the age of 89. His legacy as a composer and educator continues to inspire generations of musicians and music lovers around the world.

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