Chen Yi

Born in Guangzhou in 1953, Dr. Chen Yi received her degrees from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Columbia University in the City of New York, studying composition with Prof. Wu Zuqiang, Prof. Chou Wen-chung, and Prof. Mario Davidovsky. She has been the Distinguished Endowed Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance since 1998. She had also served as Composer-in-Residence for the Women’s Philharmonic, the vocal ensemble Chanticleer, and the Aptos Creative Arts Center in San Francisco (1993-96), supported by Meet The Composer, and taught on the composition faculty at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore (1996-98).

Chen Yi has received the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. She blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. She has composed over 150 works ranging from solo instruments and chamber groups (over 60), to chorus (over 30), and large ensembles (over 50, including orchestra or wind band, concertos, or mixed vocal and instrumental works), recorded in over 120 commercially released CDs on various labels. Her music has reached a wide range of audiences and inspired people throughout the world.

Prof. Chen has been a Visiting Professor of many music institutes in China since 2006, and awarded 5 Honorary Doctorates in the States since 2008. She is a strong advocate for new music and its composers in the past 3 decades. Dr. Chen has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.

作曲家陳怡博士

1953年生於廣州，畢業於北京中央音樂學院及紐約哥倫比亞大學, 作曲師從吳祖強、周文中和達維多夫斯基教授。她從1998年起任美國密蘇裡大學堪薩斯城校區音樂舞蹈學院杰出講座教授。曾於1993-96任美國婦女愛樂交響樂團、錢提克利爾男聲合唱團和亞圖斯創作藝術中心駐團作曲家，於1996-98任美國霍普金斯大學皮博迪音樂學院作曲教授。陳怡曾於2001年獲美國文學藝術院頒發的艾夫斯作曲家大獎。她將東西方文化融匯貫通、創作出150余部體裁各異的音樂作品並錄制於120多盤光碟在全球公開發行。她從2006年起榮任中國多所音樂院校的客座教授，從2008年起獲得五所美國大學頒發的榮譽博士稱號。三十年來，她在社會上極力推展新音樂。陳怡於2005年入選美國文理科學院院士。