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QinHuangDao, China

Shen Hao was born in QinHuangDao, China, began studying piano at 4 and later entered a conservatory to pursue professional studies in composition and composition techniques. He studied with Yu YongYi and Liu YangYang, graduate from China Conservatory of Music with Master Degree and Minzu University of China with Bachelor Degree, both major in composition. Now, he is a graduate student in composition at Manhattan School of Music, studying with Reiko Füting.

His compositions span multiple fields, including piano pieces, art songs, ensembles, chamber music, and orchestral works. During his master's program, he won several composition competition awards in the Composition Department of the China Conservatory of Music.

His music Piano Quartet won the Third Prize of Pennsylvania Piano Quartet which hold by China Conservatory of Music, 2021. The ensemble music The Sketch of Music won the Third Prize of Ensemble Workstation which hold by China Conservatory of Music, 2022. The Sketch of Music received an opportunity to publish by Modern Press Co., Ltd, 2023.

There is a Chinese saying “Ge Mei Qi Mei, Mei Ren Zhi Mei”. It means that Each beauty has its own merits, and each person has their own beauty. I hope to use the tool of composition to explore the diverse sounds and impressions of music, culture, society, and nature, transforming them into my own musical language and incorporating them into my creations. Therefore, I am eager to learn from and listen to the sounds of the world."

"Initially, composition was a passion for me, a way to express my inner world. Now, it has evolved far beyond mere passion; it has become my instinct, habit, and way of life."

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秦皇岛, 中国

沈昊，自幼学习钢琴，后进入音乐学院从事专业作曲与作曲技术理论学习。本科毕业于中央民族大学音乐学院作曲系，主修作曲与作曲技术理论专业，受教于刘洋洋教授；硕士阶段在中国音乐学院作曲系深造，师从禹永一教授；目前在美国曼哈顿音乐学院作曲系攻读学位，师从Reiko·Fueting。

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他的创作跨足钢琴曲、艺术歌曲、重奏、室内乐以及管弦乐等多个领域。在硕士阶段，他曾多次斩获中国音乐学院作曲系作曲比赛的奖项。

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他的作品被选入中国音乐学院钢琴考级教材，同时他改编的作品也被纳入中央民族大学少数民族民歌教材之中。其作品《钢琴四重奏》荣登中国音乐学院校庆出版曲目集。他的室内乐作品《音乐素描》更被北京现代出版社选中，并由德国朔特出版社出版发行。

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“‘各美其美，美人之美’。我希望借助作曲这一工具，探索音乐、文化、社会、自然等领域的多种声音与多样印象，并将其转化为自己的音乐语言，融入到我的创作中。因此，我愿意学习并倾听世界的声音。”

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 “最初，作曲对我而言是一种热爱，是展现内心世界的方式。如今，作曲已远超热爱，业已成为我的本能、习惯与生活方式。”