{"id":1578,"date":"2026-08-10T20:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/?page_id=1578"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:03:59","slug":"fyc-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/","title":{"rendered":"FYC 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1578\" class=\"elementor elementor-1578\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f888b24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f888b24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1d127 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b1d127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9323e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9323e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Album-Art-Coverfinal-version-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Album-Art-Coverfinal-version-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Album-Art-Coverfinal-version-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Album-Art-Coverfinal-version-150x150.jpg 150w, 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elementor-element-5009042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5009042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grammy Awards<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5bd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e5bd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Contemporary Classical Composition <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5506272 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5506272\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115f794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"115f794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yang Zhang<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48be192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48be192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Quantum Prelude: The Evolution of the Universe\"<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650b78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"650b78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Composed and premiered during the 2026 Spring Artist Residency at Ch\u00e2teau de La Napoule, France.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82138a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"82138a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cca6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1cca6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26adb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d31c741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TELLY AWARDS WINNER<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fa683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9fa683\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ea5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63ea5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mercuryorbitmusicpublishing.net\/fyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/winner-iff.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE PROJECT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92aa3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92aa3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quantum Prelude: The Evolution of the Universe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4636c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d4636c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1228947361?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54b66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54b66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quantum Prelude: The Evolution of the Universe\u201d is my first large-scale work to translate principles inspired by quantum systems into an original compositional framework, reflecting my vision as a composer of how contemporary classical composition can evolve through a newly developed quantum-inspired compositional language that unites orchestral writing, ancient instrumental traditions, and spatial sound design into a cohesive expressive whole.<\/p><p>As a classically trained composer, I have long been committed to advancing the legacy of contemporary classical music. My artistic practice is founded on the belief that innovation emerges when established musical traditions are reimagined through new conceptual frameworks.<\/p><p>The inspiration for this composition emerged from my interdisciplinary research in developing quantum music technology, which led me to explore quantum-inspired systems and their potential to inform new approaches to musical structure and perception. I sought to transform these concepts into musical experiences shaped by orchestration, harmony, timbre, spatial sound design, and the dynamic relationships among these elements. Every musical gesture, orchestral texture, and sonic transformation was intentionally crafted to expand harmonic language, timbral relationships, spatial perception, and musical form while remaining rooted in the expressive discipline of contemporary classical composition. At its core, the work reveals the profound relationship between technology and human emotion, demonstrating how new conceptual ideas can deepen emotional expression through music.<\/p><p>The work was conceived and completed during my 2026 Spring Artist Residency at Ch\u00e2teau de La Napoule in France, where I was selected as the only composer among an international cohort of artists. The historic environment profoundly shaped the artistic vision of the composition. To retrace the origins of musical expression, I collaborated with a performer of the ancient Greek aulos, integrating its distinctive sound with the symphony orchestra to create a dialogue between ancient musical traditions and contemporary orchestral practice in the composition&#8217;s opening chapter. Throughout the composition, traditional orchestral performance remains its foundation, while spatial sound design extends the orchestra into multidimensional sonic environments.<\/p><p>As the musical narrative traces the evolution of the universe, the composition explores the deep relationship between technology and human emotion through this original compositional framework.<\/p><p>The work culminates in the Triple Shadow Effect, an original compositional technique in which a principal melodic line unfolds simultaneously through multiple transformed counterparts. Inspired by quantum principles, these parallel melodic identities create layered temporal and spatial perspectives that evoke emotional paradox, subconscious memory, and the coexistence of multiple expressive realities. Their evolving relationships are articulated through the dialogue between piccolo trumpet and tenor trumpet, orchestral textures, and the ancient Chinese guzheng, before concluding with the distinctive voice of the suona, whose penetrating timbre transcends temporal and cultural boundaries to suggest the timeless continuity of bold, intense human emotion.<\/p><p>I believe \u201cQuantum Prelude: The Evolution of the Universe\u201d contributes to the Contemporary Classical tradition through an original compositional approach that expands orchestral expression while honoring the craftsmanship of classical composition. The work transforms interdisciplinary ideas into a distinctive musical language that broadens orchestration, spatial perception, and formal design while preserving the emotional depth and structural rigor of contemporary classical music. Through this work, I hope to demonstrate that contemporary classical composition can serve as a bridge between the legacy of musical traditions and future artistic possibilities, revealing new dimensions of human creativity through a dialogue between innovation, culture, and emotion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d468fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d468fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2575ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2575ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT YANG ZHANG<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d632ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d632ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Composer, Technologist, Innovator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d2e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81d2e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f7f19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f7f19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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a newly defined artistic language. This innovative approach introduces a first-of-its-kind framework for music composition, visual storytelling, and artistic expression across virtual reality and live performance formats, offering a new perspective on quantum technology as both an extension and an elevation of musical creativity. Her groundbreaking vision is realized through her Quantum Symphony series. Yang is a two-time Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) recipient and a three-time Telly Award-winning composer, technologist, and innovator working at the intersection of music, emerging technology, and social impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44123a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b44123a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4f818 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae4f818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939a0c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"939a0c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0d3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7a0d3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t35\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAwards &amp; 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9420\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9420\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> MUSIC CREATION <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9420\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fb448 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25fb448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0f94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0f94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Renowned for her distinctive artistry and pioneering integration of emerging technologies with compositional language, Yang has earned international recognition for her cross-disciplinary Quantum Symphony series. The project premiered at Ch\u00e2teau de La Napoule during her artist residency, where she was selected as the only composer among 10 global artists chosen for the La Napoule Art Foundation\u2019s 2026 Spring Global Artists Residency Program. The premiere introduced a groundbreaking cross-media presentation combining visual storytelling, immersive sound experiences, and a reinterpretation of quantum concepts through artistic expression.<\/p><p>To date, this project has earned Yang her third Telly Award recognition in the Best Use of Music for Immersive, Interactive &amp; Mixed Reality category and received two nominations at the 10th Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival for Best New Media and Virtual Reality categories.<\/p><p>Her signature creative approach, the \u201cStyle-Blending\u201d method, treats musical style as a flexible, evolving, and rule-breaking language shaped by intuitive connections within the musical universe. This philosophy has contributed to her recognition through 35 awards and honors in recent years, including the 2026 and 2025 Grand Prizes for Best Experimental Music, the Best Composer of the Future award at the World Film Festival in Cannes, multiple Telly Awards, and two Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA).<\/p><p>Yang\u2019s 2025 release, Invisible Attraction, explores quantum-inspired emotional entanglement through a fusion of intellect and emotion, where inevitability emerges at the intersection of vulnerability, ambiguity, and intensity. The work investigates the convergence of sensibility, interconnection, and complexity by merging emotion, harmony, instrumentation, and sound into a dialogue of interconnected human experiences. Upon release, the album reached #1 on Amazon\u2019s Best-Selling Jazz Albums chart and #3 on the iTunes Jazz Chart. It also received the 2026 Grand Prize for Best Experimental Music from the World Film Festival in Cannes, as well as Best Original Song at the 2025 IndieX Film Festival.<\/p><p>Her multimedia projects, \u201cBullet Symphony \u2014 Live Coding for Everyone\u201d and \u201cThe Integration of Technical Singularity and Musical Creativity\u201d, have received multiple accolades, including the 2024 HMMA Special Recognition in New Media, the 2024 Telly Award in the Best Use of Music for Promotional Video category, and the 2025 Telly Award in the Craft: Best Use of Music for Promotional Video category.<\/p><p>In 2024, her album The Realm of Desire explored futurism through philosophical and musical interpretations of nirvana, examining cycles of existence, transformation, birth, and rebirth. Its conceptual paradox\u2014where opposing forces transform into one another or reveal an underlying unity\u2014earned international recognition, including nominations for Best Composer and Best Original Music at the Cannes World Film Festival Annual Gala. The album also received honors from the IndieX Film Festival, Indie Shorts Fest, and the Global Music 2x Golden Awards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9421\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9421\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9421\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7998eb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7998eb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e21e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0e21e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>2024 Cannes World Film Festival:<\/strong> Best Original Song (Shadow Beneath Fantasy) and Best Composer of the Future (Chinese Magic Box)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>2023 Album \u2014 The Touch of the Surging Tide:<\/strong> Collaboration with acclaimed South Indian artists, Grammy\u00ae winner Brent Fischer (advisor), and Grammy-accredited producer Devan Ekambaram. Submitted for the 2024 Grammy Awards\u00ae (Contemporary Instrumental), the album received multiple Global Music Awards (Gold and Silver) and a nomination for the New Age Notes Radio Music Awards.\\<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>2022 HMMA:<\/strong> Best Sci-Fi\/Fantasy Music (The Lord of the Flame)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>2016 Montreal \u201cView of the World\u201d Film &amp; Music Festival:<\/strong> Best Original Music (The World Is a Retro)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>2009 Debut Album \u2014 The Road to Wutumeiren:<\/strong> Released by Universal Records China, praised by UK producer Guy Sigsworth, and later recognized with Best Original Song at the 2024 Cannes World Film Festival.<br \/>Yang is also a proud voting member of the Grammy\u00ae and Emmy\u00ae Music Peer Groups.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9422\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9422\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> TECH - DRIVEN MUSIC VENTURE <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9422\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f852276 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f852276\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4c618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c4c618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2017, Yang founded Mercury Orbit Music, a technology-driven venture dedicated to bridging music and emerging technologies. Her entrepreneurial achievements include:<\/p><ul><li>Leading an interdisciplinary team of AI scientists, programmers, and Grammy-recognized musicians in the XPRIZE competition, where Mercury Orbit was recognized among the Top 30 AI technologies worldwide (2018).<\/li><li>Delivering a TEDx Talk (2020) exploring the future of AI and music.<\/li><li>Receiving two California Arts Council grants for the pilot program AI-Enabled Music Education (2022).<\/li><li>Speaking at the XPRIZE 30-Year Celebration (2024) as one of five presenters discussing the long-term impact of AI music innovation.<\/li><li>Leading an interdisciplinary team of quantum scientists and programmers in the 2025 XPRIZE Quantum Applications Competition, developing a quantum-driven music generation application adopted by the Rowland Unified School District and two Southern California arts institutions.<\/li><li>Serving as a California Arts Council Panelist (2025) evaluating statewide arts grant applications.<\/li><li>Inventing and developing MeloMuse, a quantum-inspired music generation platform.<\/li><li>Serving as a panelist at Filmmaking for Youth (2026), presenting new perspectives on music at the intersection of technology, cross-disciplinary arts, and smart education.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9423\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9423\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> SOCIAL ENTERPRISE <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9423\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b26177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b26177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44010a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44010a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the founder of the Mercury Music Foundation, Yang advances music education by integrating emerging technologies, computational approaches, and creative pedagogy to expand access to transformative and inclusive music learning experiences.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd1e88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abd1e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabaf3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aabaf3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PUBLIC SHOWCASE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efc9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7efc9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Within the Ch\u00e2teau<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c017f5 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7c017f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1578 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7c017f5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Presenting the compositional framework\" 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Universe<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6e0f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f6e0f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6be867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a6be867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"credits-list-ul\">\r\n  <li><strong>Composer:<\/strong> Yang Zhang<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Sound Design:<\/strong> Yang Zhang<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Mixing &amp; Mastering Engineer:<\/strong> Yang Zhang<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Orchestra:<\/strong> Budapest Scoring Orchestra<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Orchestra Conductor:<\/strong> P\u00e9ter Ill\u00e9nyi<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Louvre Aulos:<\/strong> Callum Armstrong<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Gu Zheng:<\/strong> BeiBei<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Piccolo Trumpet:<\/strong> Chad Willis<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Tenor Trumpet:<\/strong> Chad Willis<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Suona:<\/strong> Hong Wang<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Music Production, First Assistant:<\/strong> Ethan Wong<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Music Production, Second Assistant:<\/strong> Matthew Bertram Wong<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Recording Studio:<\/strong> Rottenbiller Studio<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Recording Engineer:<\/strong> Viktor Szab\u00f3<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202e118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"202e118\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23c129 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b23c129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7965674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7965674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All copyrights, including but not limited to the music, score, video, written descriptions, and images, have been registered with and are protected by the United States Copyright Office. 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