Category: Sheng, Suona, Chinese Instrumental Ensemble
Yang is a sheng instructor, a postgraduate supervisor, associate professor, and the head of the Wind and Percussion Teaching and Research Faculty Team of the Department of Traditional Chinese Music of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. He is also a visiting postgraduate supervisor for the Sheng major of the School of Music of Hangzhou Normal University.
He won the Silver Prize in the wind instrument category of the Fifth “Gold-Lusheng” National Competition of Ethnic Instruments in 2015, the Star of Ethnic Music in the youth category at the first National Music Cup Ethnic Instrument Showcase in 2022, and the Orchid Award (Stage Art) at the 14th Zhejiang Music and Dance Festival in 2023 for his piece A Wisp of Misty Rain. Among his works are Romance with Sheng, and One Sheng, A Generation (in collaboration with He Xie)