Check out my website: https://davidhuangmailman.comDavid Huang Mailman is a composer, arranger, and researcher that works fuse his musicological studies and compositional output into an interdisciplinary practice where research and expression go hand-in-hand.In musicology, David’s concentration is in twentieth-century Chinese music, particularly the interaction of politics, national identity construction, and musical composition in the mid- and late-twentieth century. He recently presented his work on the political subtext of the Yellow River Piano Concerto’s (re)orchestration at the 2024 American Musicological Society South Central Chapter Meeting. They also work to introduce arrangements of Chinese classical music to the Western band repertoire. In 2021, David was the collegiate winner of the National Association for Music Education’s Student Composers Competition. Their work for band “Dazhai” was a finalist in the 2023 “The President’s Own” Marine Band Call for Scores, and was featured as the finale work for the 2024 Florida State University Festival of New Music. His works have been commissioned, premiered, and performed by groups including the Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble, Vanderbilt University Concert Band, Vanderbilt University Orchestra, Close Quarters Saxophone Quartet, and Florida State University Wind Orchestra.David earned their undergraduate degree studying Chinese history, music, and musicology at Vanderbilt University, where they studied composition under Michael Slayton and Stan Link. He is currently attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to earn his M.M. in music composition.David is always looking for new opportunities to write or collaborate on a work, especially with other artists in different mediums. He implores you to reach out if you are interested in a work, have an idea for a collaboration, or just want to chat!