Chen Yi (composer)

Chen Yi
陈怡
Born (1953-04-04) April 4, 1953 (age 71)
EducationCentral Conservatory of Music
Columbia University
Occupations

Chen Yi (simplified Chinese: 陈怡; traditional Chinese: 陳怡; pinyin: Chén Yí) (born April 4, 1953) is a Chinese-American composer of contemporary classical music and violinist. She was the first Chinese woman to receive a Master of Arts (M.A.) in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.[1] Chen was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Si Ji (Four Seasons), and has received awards from the Koussevistky Music Foundation[2] and American Academy of Arts and Letters (Lieberson Award),[3] as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.[3] In 2010, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School[4] and in 2012, she was awarded the Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "Chen Yi". University of Portland. 2009. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. ^ "The Koussevitzky Music Foundation | Complete List of Grants". www.koussevitzky.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. ^ a b "Chen Yi | Theodore Presser Company". www.presser.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  4. ^ "The New School Commencement to be Held on May 21". 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ^ Fedor, Ashley. "2019 Newly Elected Members". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 8 January 2020.