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Hsiung-Zee Wong (born October 24, 1947) is a composer,[1] artist, and designer who was born in Hong Kong. She moved to the United States in 1966, where she worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Wong studied at the University of Hawaii until 1968. In 1970, she studied electronic music[2] at Mills College with Robert Sheff (later known as Gene Tyranny) and Dane Rudhyar. In 1972, she studied industrial design at the California College of Arts and Crafts.[3] Other teachers included Ernst Krenek, Chou Wen-Chung, Leonard Klein and Robert Ashley.[4]  In 1972, Wong presented an art exhibit entitled "A Celebration of Women" at the Intersection Gallery (probably Intersection for the Arts).[5]

Wong founded Hysteresis, a women's creative arts group that included Bay-area artists, at Mills College.[6] She also performed with the Flowing Stream Ensemble. Wong's compositions include:

Electronic

• Cry of Women in the Wilderness (piano, gong, and amplified Zen bell; 1972)
• Earth Rituals (tape with chanting and sound improvisation; 1973)
• Maturity (taped piano improvisation; 1972)
• Sounding of the Sane (tape with audience chanting)

Guitar

• Artsongs and Ballads[7]

Multimedia

• They Move, Don't They? (sound calligraphic score with visual slides; 1973)

Vocal

• Piano Ritual I (voice, piano, Chinese woodblock and gong)
• Songs (voice and guitar; 1964–1972)

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