Sherwin YANG is conducting his three-month fellowship in Japan.
Yang is a composer and musician who explores the fusion of diverse musical traditions and cultures. During his fellowship, he will focus on studying Japanese traditional music, particularly Noh, and engage with local music communities through regular practice and participation, building connections with Japanese musicians. He will also study traditional techniques and approaches to creating Noh in other languages with Noh performers and instructors specializing in English-language Noh, with the aim of developing future Chinese-language Noh productions and collaborative projects between Taiwan and Japan. In addition, through studying Nagauta shamisen, auditing ethnomusicology courses at a university, and connecting with researchers and musicians in jazz and popular music, he aims to expand the possibilities for intercultural music creation and research.

Profile  Sherwin YANG 
Sherwin Yang is a Taipei-based composer and musician whose work spans Western classical music, world music, and Taiwanese traditional music, composing and arranging for visual media, theatre, and concerts. His soundtrack for the dance work Growth (2023) won Gold Medals in three categories at the Global Music Awards, while his VR music design project Sense of Nowhere (2025) was nominated in the Immersive section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The Missing Emperor (2025) was nominated for the 24th Taishin Arts Award and Best Music Design at the 37th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music (2026). His film score for Kung Fu was nominated for Best Original Film Score at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards (2026), and his album, New Panorama of Taiwanese Opera, received two nominations at the 17th Golden Indie Music Awards (2026). He studies Javanese and Balinese gamelan, as well as Japanese Noh and Gagaku, exploring their fusion with Taiwanese traditional music. His activities in Japan include the premiere of Tarung Gong in Shimane (2025) and performances in English-language Noh productions in Kamakura (2025) and Tokyo (2026).