Jing Wang, a composer and virtuoso erhu artist, was born in China. She has participated in numerous musical communities, as a composer and a performer of diverse styles of music. Her compositions have been selected and presented in China, Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Russia, Australia, and throughout the United States. They have also been recognized by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers and Electro-acoustic Miniatures International Contest, Spain. She was the winner of 2006 Pauline Oliveros Prize given by the International Alliance for Women in Music.
As an active erhu performer, she has introduced the Chinese indigenous erhu into Western contemporary music scene with her wide array of compositions for chamber ensemble, avant-garde jazz improvisations, and multicultural ensembles. She has also successfully performed erhu concertos with several symphony orchestras in the United States.
Wang is currently an assistant professor of music at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where she teaches electroacoustic music, composition, and music theory.
