Manjing Zhang(b. 1991) is a Chinese composer and pianist currently based in Xi'an, China.
She is currently teaching at Xi'an Conservatory of Music. She holds degrees from Central Conservatory of Music(Beijing, China) (BM ‘15), Carnegie Mellon University (MM‘18), and the University of Minnesota (PhD ‘21). She also taught at the University of Minnesota as a teaching assistant from 2019 to 2021. Her composition teachers include Xiaogang Ye, Shuai Zhang, Wenchen Qin, Alex Lubet, and Reza Vali.
Zhang’s music has been programmed at international festivals such as Beijing Modern Music Festival, Chinese-ASEAN Music Festival, Space City New Music Festival, Digital Discovery Festival, Downtown Brooklyn Chamber Music Festival, NYC Contemporary Music Symposium’s concert, and Music by Women Composers.
Artists and ensembles Zhang has worked with include Huang Yameng, Gao Can, Yang Xiaoyong, Xie Haoming, Ian Rosenbaum, Stephen Gosling, Oran Etkin, Baron Fenwick, Guy Bordo，Emily Freeman Brown, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Ensemble for These Times, National Sawdust Ensemble, Tacet(i) ensemble, and others. Her scores are published by BabelScores.
中文简历
张蔓菁，青年作曲家，博士，法国音乐出版社BabelScores签约作曲家。毕业于中央音乐学院（大学本科），Carnegie Mellon University卡内基梅隆大学（硕士研究生），University of Minnesota明尼苏达大学（博士研究生）。她的恩师包括叶小纲、张帅、秦文琛、Reza Vali, 和Alex Lubet。
张蔓菁是美国纽约National Sawdust乐团委约创作的中国作曲家。她的作品入选2021年Columbia University哥伦比亚大学音乐会。在美期间，她分别获得Carnegie Mellon University卡内基梅隆大学和University of Minnesota明尼苏达大学作曲系最高奖学金、全额奖学金以及作曲系学术研究基金。并从2019年至2021年于University of Minnesota明尼苏达大学音乐系担任助教，负责本科生的教学。现任教于中国西安音乐学院作曲系。
她受邀参加的活动包括：北京现代音乐节、中国东盟音乐周、Space City New Music Festival、Digital Discovery Festival、 Oregon Bach Festival、Downtown Brooklyn Chamber Music Festival、NYC Contemporary Music Symposium’s concert、Music by Women Composers以及International Composition Institute of Thailand。并与：黄亚蒙, 高参, 杨晓勇,谢昊明, Ian Rosenhaum，Stephen Gosling, Oran Etkin，Baron Fenwick, Guy Bordo，Emily Freeman Brown，Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Ensemble for These Times，National Sawdust Ensemble以及 Tacet(i) ensemble等乐团, 指挥家和演奏家合作。
她的乐谱由法国音乐出版社BabelScores全球代理发行。