YAO, Jenny

Jenny Yao (born 2000) is a composer and pianist originally from Charleston, South Carolina, and currently based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Yao's creative work as a composer and pianist focuses on finding novel connections across her fields of interest, which encompass music, poetry, science, and beyond. Her musical compositions explore the inner machinations of the human mind as well as the natural world. Through these creative works, she seeks to convey warped perceptions of mood and temporality.

As a musician, Yao integrates concepts from science and poetry into her artistic practice. Her compositions address topics related to human psychology and natural phenomena by manipulating listeners' perceptions of time and emotional state. Working in both piano performance and musical composition, Yao maintains a practice centered on the intersection of these distinct fields and thematic subjects.