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Mark Chan (born 1958) is a Singaporean composer, recording artist, singer, instrumentalist, poet and painter. He studied fine arts at the Edinburgh College of Art.〔(Leaving on a high note with Opiume for the masses ), South China Morning Post, 7 August 2012, accessed 8 March 2013〕 He is recognised as a renowned Singaporean composer.〔(The Flight of the Jade Bird ), New Vision Arts Festival 2012, 7 September 2012, accessed 8 March 2013〕 Chan trained for 9 years in classical Chinese flutes (dizi and xiao),〔(Mark Chan ), virtualWOMEX, 2008, accessed 8 March 2013〕 for 7 years as a classical countertenor and for various years with other instruments including the cello, erhu, pipa, guanzi, piano and percussion.〔(Mark Chan ), Music Taste, accessed 8 March 2013〕 He also plays Japanese and Indonesian flutes.〔(Mark Chan ), United Communities of Spirit, 14 January 2002, accessed 8 March 2013〕 Chan is known for his style, which he describes as a "blend of Eastern and Western sounds, fusing a range of Chinese, Indonesian, Malay and Indian elements with a modern international sensibility."〔(Anne Freeman, MIDEM Music Spotlight: Mark Chan, Music from the Other End of the World ), MusicDish e-Journal, 22 March 2006, accessed 8 March 2013〕 On Singapore television, he was the host of ''Common Threads'' and ''Retro Trek''.〔 ==Personal life== Chan completed his primary and secondary education in Anglo-Chinese School, where he was a nationally ranked swimmer. His father Chan Ah Kow was the Singapore National Olympic Council's Coach of the Year in 1970–72. Mark and his siblings Alex, Bernard, Roy and Patricia were trained by their father and swam competitively. Another sister Victoria Chan-Palay became a neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland. As an openly gay artist, Chan said his sexuality was never an issue in the Singapore industry. He once advised young gay artists to, "first and foremost, be an artist. A good one. And only after that, a gay one. It's not a side issue but the art thing is so big it requires the whole of you."〔(Alvin Tan, Beneath the Skin of Mark Chan ), Fridae, 18 October 2002, accessed 8 March 2013〕 As an artist, Chan has a reputation for being exacting.〔(Akshita Nanda, Mr Thoughtful ), The Straits Times, 5 April 2010, accessed 8 March 2013〕 Chan describes himself as a Zen-Buddhist and Taoist.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Chan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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