【人物】 董榕森
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董榕森,國樂作曲家。1932年出生於江西省南昌市,2012年逝世於臺北。1949年,因考取海軍軍士學校,離開南昌市,乘中鼎號抵達臺灣;之後先後畢業於海軍士校及政戰學校音樂系。1966年,發表著名的梆笛獨奏曲《陽明春曉》後,開始從事樂教工作,並致力於國樂樂曲之創作,作品質量俱豐。其一手創立了中華國樂團以及國立臺灣藝術專科學校 (今國立臺灣藝術大學) 國樂系,並多次率領樂團代表臺灣躍上國際舞臺進行文化交流。曾榮獲中山文藝創作獎、國家文藝獎、「二十世紀華人音樂經典」作曲家等殊榮。
TUNG Yung-Shen was a composer of Chinese music. He was born in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China in 1932 and died in Taipei in 2012. He left Nanchang City and headed for Taiwan in 1949 on the ship Zong Ding after being admitted to the Republic of China Naval Academy. He later received degrees from the Republic of China Naval Academy and from the music department of the Political Warfare Cadres Academy. He premiered his concerto for solo bandi (Chinese flute), titled Spring Dawn at Yang-Ming Mountain, in 1966 and also began teaching. Meanwhile, he dedicated himself to composing Chinese music and produced a great number of quality pieces. He founded both ZhongHua Chinese Orchestra and the Chinese music department at the National Academy of Arts (now known as National Taiwan University of Arts). He frequently led orchestras representing Taiwan on the international stage for the purpose of cultural exchange. He received the Sun Yat-Sen Literary Award, the National Award for Arts, and the Twentieth-Century Classical Chinese Music Award.