Adam Fong
b. June 21, 1980
Greenbrae, CA
(Updated May 24,
2008)
After completing the MFA Composition program at California Institute of the
Arts in May 2006, I returned to the San Francisco Bay Area, where I spent my first 24 years.
My waking hours are mostly spent with my wife, Alissa,
at work for Other Minds,
and reading and writing. If you're curious about my creative output, check out
the Work section of this website for some music (scores and soundclips)
and other art objects.
Recent musical highlights include a
performance by Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa of my composition "Sunlight"
(from a series entitled Elementary Studies) in a concert of music for two pianos at San Francisco's
Herbst Theatre this past October, 2007 (audio / review).
That same month, Eric km Clark premiered a new piece I wrote for his Simplified Violin (strung
with four strings of the same thickness) at Oakland's 21Grand.
And more recently, I was honored to produce, along with Charles Amirkhanian, the 13th Other Minds Music Festival in
March of 2008.
A few other tidbits: I did undergraduate studies at
Stanford (English and Music) and hung around for an M.A. in English; I play (mostly 2B) on an
amateur baseball team in a wood-bat league; I take my coffee black; I play the contrabass a bit;
I am allergic to cats. If you want a
more official-sounding biography, a recording of my music, or a chat over coffee,
contact me.