曲祥:
笛子演奏家、作曲家、指挥家曲祥,一九四五年一月出生于山东省烟台市。曲氏幼时即随兄曲台习笛,一九五九年,在烟台艺术学校毕业后,即在跃进歌舞团乐队任职演奏,一九六○年,调入山东艺术剧院,集演奏、作曲、指挥于一身。一九八七年,被评为国家一级演奏员、一九八八年,授一级尖子演员称号、山东省拔尖人材,荣获文化部优秀专家称号。曲氏曾二十八次获得独奏、作曲、指挥奖,创作的器乐曲《绿色的思念》(二胡曲)荣获全国第八届“文化新节目奖”,若干作品均已出版。一度受山东省政府“通令嘉奖”。一九八五年,录制了《沂河欢歌》(曲祥笛子独奏曲选)由唱片公司出版,其曲集《笛子练习曲选》,由出版社出版;曲氏亦善唢呐,一九八九年,录制并出版了唢呐独奏曲《欢庆秧歌》。
QU Xiang
QU Xiang was born in January 1945 in Yantai, Shandong province. When he was young, he learned the dizi under his elder brother QU Tai. After he graduated from the Arts School of Yantai in 1959, he joined the Yao Jin Song and Dance Troupe as a member of the ensemble. In 1960, he was transferred to the Shandong Arts Theater as a performer, a composer and a conductor. In 1987, he was appointed to be a national first class performer. He has won twenty-eight awards on solo, composition and conducting. His erhu work the Green Mood has won the 8th cultural New Programme Award. Many of his works were honoured by the Government of Shandong Province. His book Excise Material for Dizi was published by the music publishing house.