A Composer, author, and violinist, Michael Fan has composed numerous works for children of all ages. For the TSO Just for Kid’s series, Mr. Fan wrote and composed The Brementown Musicians, The Little Fiddle, The Ugly Duckling, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Magical Musical Story Machine, The Princess and the Frog, Happy Birthday, Wolfgang!, Beethoven’s Mouse, Case of the Missing Music, Mak and Millie, Follow Me and Cat with a Fiddle.
He was commissioned by TSO Flute, Viola, Harp Trio to compose three pieces for the TSO Just for Kids series, Sam and the Crazy Daisy, Emily and the Ghost Flute, and Mel and Mama Cholla. Additional children’s compositions include Kalimba-kee and A Different Song which were commissioned by the Brass Quintet Heavy Metal. Kalimba-kee was performed by the TSO Brass Quintet for Just for Kids in 2009. Three of his compositions were performed as ballets by Dance Southwest, Goldilocks, The Ugly Duckling, and The Princess and the Frog. The Princess and the Frog was performed at the inaugural concert of the Imago Dei Orchestra. In October, 2009, A Bright New Day, or Dr. Solara and the Fossil Fools was performed on the Mall in Washington D.C. by a solar-powered Trio to accompany the University of Arizona’s entry in the Solar House Decathalon.