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Byron Au Yong (1971-present) is an Asian American composer, teacher, etc.

(Be)longing / Trigger (2017)
An oratorio, (Be)longing / Trigger, was commissioned to mark the 10th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting.

Stuck Elevator (2009)
A musical theater work, Stuck Elevator, is based on the true story of a Chinese deliveryman, Ming Kuang Chen, in the Bronx who was trapped in an elevator for 81 hours. The work, which combines musical elements from opera, multimedia, and hip-hop, addresses the conflicting results of calling for help—freedom or negative consequences for an undocumented immigrant. Stuck Elevator premiered at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, April 4-28.

Selected works

 * 2009 - Stuck Elevator

Selected awards and grants

 * 2016 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Building Demand for the Arts Grant with A.C.T.
 * 2016 MAP Fund Grant for Port City
 * 2016 Artist Trust Fellowship
 * 2015 The William Penn Foundation Grant for Turbine
 * 2014 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Grant for Turbine
 * 2014 New Music USA Project Grant for Turbine


 * 2013 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Original Musical for Stuck Elevator
 * 2012 Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award for Stuck Elevator
 * 2012 Sundance Institute/Time Warner Foundation Fellowship for Stuck Elevator
 * 2012 NEFA National Theater Pilot Award for Stuck Elevator


 * 2011 CityArtists Project Award for Stuck Elevator
 * 2009 Creative Capital Award for Stuck Elevator
 * 2007 MAP Fund Grant for Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas
 * 2005 Meet the Composer Grant
 * 2004 American Composers Forum Subito Grant
 * 2003 Durfee Foundation ARC Grant for Two by Four
 * 2000 Ford Foundation Fellowship
 * 1996 Seattle Arts Commission Independent Artist Award
 * 1994 Darmstadt Institute Stipendpreis, Germany