CHEN, Ke-Chia

Ke-Chia Chen is a Taiwanese-American composer and educator, born in Taichung, Taiwan, in 1979. She studied composition at National Taiwan Normal University, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music, and earned a Ph.D. in composition from the University of Pennsylvania. She currently teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music. archive.ncafroc.org.tw
Her music combines Western and Asian classical traditions. Major works include Broken Crystal, The Silent Flame, Three Frost Songs, Taiwanese Children’s Games, Ebbs and Flows and Silver Fields. Her works have been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Taiwan Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and other ensembles