About Ray Huang

The music in her mind, from the world

'The ups and downs, the good and the bad, life and feelings constitute the quintessential fodder for artistic creation.'  Whenever the spirits are low or high, she would remind herself of this dictum and return her focus to the objectives she laid out for her life.

As a composer, she strives to create music that invokes strong emotions and connects with listeners. Her work is influenced by a variety of styles and genres- classical, New Ages, Jazz, pop, Asian and military music......ranging from the traditional to the innovative. Each piece is sincerely crafted to capture the essence of the emotions she hopes to convey: joy, sorrow, drama or energy.

EXPERIENCE

Work

NSTC Research Project: Digital Archives Construction Process of Military Song (2022-2023, Researcher)

• Cooperate with people from diverse backgrounds to conduct various research related to military songs.

• Compose music sheets of military songs and consult specialists in the field to gain professional perspectives.

• Analyse and perform interpretation of military songs to discover variations in themes, ornamentations, and harmonic tensions; recreate military songs based on the interpretation.

Department of Applied Arts, Fu Hsing Kang College, National Defense University  (2019-2023, Lecturer) ​

• Design course structures and prepare teaching materials including handouts, quizzes, and exams; teach musical theories and skills of musical composition

• Conduct music-related research such as military music, musical aesthetics, local cultural studies, etc.

• Tackle administrative routines and provide academic and job-related advice to graduated students.

Music Concert for 70th Anniversary of Fu Hsing Kang College at National Defense Univ. (Taipei, Taiwan, 2021-2022, Administrative Coordinator & Song Arranger)

• arranged and followed schedules, looking for and reserving the venue for the concert and dealing with relevant administration and execution

• Helped complete, recreate, and adapt preexisting compositions by changing elements such as instrumentation, orchestration, harmony, and rhythms; Arranged, instructed, and trained performers in practising repertoires during rehearsals.

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Activities

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2023 R.O.C. MND Symphonic Band Anniversary Concert, in Zhongli Arts Hall (Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2023, Presenter)

• Composed wind ensemble music,  Unforgettable Times from Gen. Fan, commemorating the 100th Birthday of General Fan. 

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2023 R.O.C. MND Symphony Orchestra Anniversary Concert, in National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2023, Presenter)

• Composed orchestra piece, The Bell of Piece for commemorating the 65th anniversary of the 823 Artillery Bombardment War (the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis) Victory. 

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R.O.C. Taiwan Military Songs: Piano Solo Selections received 2022 Honourable Mention Award of Archives Creative Value-Added Competition, National Archives Administration National Development Council
 

2022 Taoyuan Land Art Festival (Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2022, Music Arranger)

• Invited to arrange music for the art festival including orchestral music and vocal music

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Wind Ensemble Piece Be In the Same Boat (Selected, “2021 Cheers Up! Taiwan!” Wind Music Composition Contest, for Pingtung Symphonic Band) presented in Pingtung Performing Arts Center, 2022

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Classical FM97.7 Yu-Ju Small Talk (Taipei, Taiwan, 2022, Invited Speaker)

•  shared personal music creation philosophy, learning experience, and application in the current service unit.

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25th Conference of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities (Taipei, Taiwan, 2022, Co-Presenter)

• Researched the collection, interpretation, and re-creation of military songs of the Republic of China

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25th  Conference of Department of Applied Arts, National Defense University (Taipei, Taiwan, 2021, Presenter and Administrative Officer)​

24th  Conference of Military Social Science, National Defense University

• Planning for the Opening Ceremony

•  designed  the opening ceremony performance featuring electronic music –Solitude Effect, with a cello solo, and a piece of chamber music – Image from the East, adapted from Eastern ballads; gained great evaluation by combining music, narration, and visual media

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23rd Conference of Military Art and Psychological Arms, National Defense University (Taipei, Taiwan, 2020, Presenter and Administrative Officer)

• Performed a poster presentation of the research result of "The Conflict and Integration of Collaboration: Summer Fight in Okinawa as an Example"

Heart Village 60th Anniversary x Four Four South Village Special Exhibition (Taipei, Taiwan, 2019, Exhibition Music Designer)

• Designed suitable music and sound effects to deliver unforgettable effects on time and on budget; designed the incidental music for both the exhibition and a game - Parkour Heart Village.

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44th International Computer Music Conference (Daegu, Korea, 2018, Presenter)

• the electronic composition, Breath Steps was selected to be presented.

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13th International Workshop on Computer Music and Audio Technology Conference  (Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2017, Presenter)

• the electronic (with Cello) composition, Solitude Effect, was selected to be presented and received an Honorable Mention (Young Composer, Pop Music Division)

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Original Musical Daughter of  the Oceans by National Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2017, Music Designer)

• Composed and arranged 3 songs in Taiwanese with  sentimental and dramatic melodies