Dorothy Chang
Dorothy Chang

News and Press

Recent and Upcoming Events

  • Premiere of a new chamber concerto for the Turning Point Ensemble (February 2011)

  • Premiere of a new work for the British Columbia Chinese Music Ensemble in collaboration with the Nu:BC Collective (March 2011)
  • Premiere of a new work for the Orchid Ensemble (TBA 2010)

Short Stories

“Chang writes with intelligence, a shimmering palette of colors and inventive development techniques. Her string writing has lushness and her choices of instruments as moments of color were often inspired.”

The Daily Gazette ( Albany , NY , March 2004)

Wind/Unwind

“…a dynamic exploration of abstract motion by young composer Dorothy Chang. With its graceful, unfolding spirals, dense contractions and explosive bursts of energy, the work evokes a vivid world of sound, movement and color.”

Chicago , Illinois , (October 2003)

Music of Wonder

“Chang..is obviously a composer who knows her craft and likes to explore an orchestra's spectrum of color.”

The Daily Gazette ( Albany , NY , December 2002)

Sunan Dances

“Dorothy Chang's 1995 Sunan Dances is a highly pictorial memoir of a visit to China , evocative and kaleidoscopic, with a strong rhythmic pulse.”

Seattle Times (May 2001)

Light Fragments

“…a tightly constructed and explosive brief invention”.

The Boston Phoenix (December 1997)