Chou Wen-chung was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from New England Conservatory on February 27, 2019. The composer entered NEC in 1946 upon arriving in the U.S. from Shanghai and studied composition under Nicholas Slonimsky. Conservatory President Andrea Kalyn conferred…

Esteemed composer Chou Wen-chung, known for his works that synthesize Western composition with traditional Chinese music, was presented with an honorary doctorate by NEC President Andrea Kalyn at his home in New York on February 27, 2019.