About
Taiwanese Amis violist, violinist, and collaborative pianist Canglah Micyang (formerly Phyllis Yen) from Farangaw Tribe, Taitung, made her concerto debut at the age of 9 at the Kaohsiung City Cultural Centre during the Yamaha Annual Celebration Concert as a solo pianist. Since then, she has undergone rigorous conservatory-level training and earned top prizes in National Music Competitions during her pre-college years in both piano and violin. She obtained her Master of Violin Performance from the Institute of Music, National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan as a recipient of the prestigious ZyXEL scholarship.
Active on stage as a violist, violinist, and collaborative pianist, Canglah gave the Taipei-premiere performance of Luciano Berio’s Sequenza VIII for solo violin in 2012. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in numerous festivals, including the Asian Composers League Conference & Festival, Taipei International New Music Festival, ChiaoTa Chamber Ensemble, Burapha Music and Performing Arts International Festival, Great Mountains Music Festival & School, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School & Festival in the United States, the Moritzburg Festival in Germany, and the annual concerts for Playing for Formosa.
She has collaborated as a chamber musician with internationally acclaimed artists who are laureates of major international competitions, including violinists Nancy Zhou, Belle Ting, Sirena Huang, Richard Lin, Abigél Králik, violist Hsin-Yun Huang, cellist Petar Pejčić, pianist Giselle Hsin, and flutist Ting-Wei Chen. These collaborations highlight her dedication to working with some of the finest musicians in the world.
Canglah has participated in numerous masterclasses and music festivals, where she had the privilege of working with esteemed artists and mentors. These include violinists Dora Schwarzberg, Laurie Smukler, Valeriy Sokolov; cellists Joel Krosnick, Li-Wei Qin, and Jan Vogler; pianists Giselle Hsin, Jane Coop; and violists Hsin-Yun Huang, Katherine Murdock, Hungwei Huang. Through these experiences, she gained invaluable insights and artistic guidance that have profoundly shaped her musical journey. In 2015, she was offered a full fellowship to study viola performance at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, NY. However, she ultimately decided to decline the offer in favor of pursuing other professional opportunities.
Beyond performance, Canglah is also an arranger and composer. Her orchestral arrangements have been performed by the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. She has worked as a score editor for video games with composer Chamber Chu, including the "Deemo -Reborn- OST," which is a unique chamber music-inspired video game soundtrack.
In the recording industry, Canglah has frequently collaborated with Taiwanese producer Shao-Ting Sun, who has achieved significant recognition, including the 35th Golden Melody Award for Best Recording and a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Compendium. In their collaboration, Canglah has contributed to various projects such as "Finding The Path Of Eternity With You" 《陪你揣永遠》 by Since Chou（周自從）, the album "Roots"《結》 by The Youths of the Sea Island（海島青年實驗室）, the Netflix Taiwanese drama Trade War《商魂》, and served as a recording musician and coordinator for the following projects: the video game soundtrack for Deemo 4, the game The Star Named EOS《未曉星程》, the original soundtrack for Nine Sols《九日》 by Red Candle（赤燭遊戲）, the crime action film Organ Girl《器子》, the documentary "Taiwan Unsung Hero"《台灣超人》, and the movie "I am the Secret in Your Heart"《夏日的檸檬草》and "Where the River Flows"《搜查瑠公圳》. As a coordinator during these recordings, she played a crucial role in guiding musicians through artistic adjustments, fostering effective communication among team members, and ensuring efficient production processes. Albums produced under her coordination have received critical acclaim, with DEEMO winning "Best Game Music" in Google Play Taiwan's editorial awards and Nine Sols earning the "Best Narrative" award at the Indie Game Awards 2024.
In addition to her musical achievements, Canglah holds a bachelor's degree in Physics and a master's degree in Astronomy from National Tsing Hua University, having been admitted through Recommendation Admission and awarded the Star Plan Scholarship for her academic excellence. She was awarded in the European Space Agency’s “Be An Integral Astronomer” competition and received a fellowship to study in the Theory Group at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory. Her scientific publications appear in several journals and international conferences including American Astronomical Society annual meeting. She was also an invited keynote speaker for React Conf Japan (spring 2020), and had previously worked at the FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies, Commodities) team of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Singapore), and is now a senior engineer at NVIDIA in Taiwan. She is also a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) and has successfully passed the CFA Level II exam.
In her spare time, Canglah also freelanced with orchestras such as the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Festival Orchestra (Singapore), and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
