CHEN, Shih-Hui

Shih-Hui Chen is a Taiwanese-American composer born on 6 September 1962 in Taipei, Taiwan. She moved to the United States in 1982 and studied at Northern Illinois University and Boston University, where she earned her DMA in composition. She is currently Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. shihhuichen.com
Her music frequently explores cultural identity and connections between Taiwanese and Western musical traditions. Works include Returning Souls, Twice Removed, Fantasia on the Theme of Plum Blossoms, Withholding the Umbrella, or/and and sisila ila ila: saying goodbye. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rome Prize, and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.