Shuying Li

Praised as “a real talent” (The Seattle Times) with “vivid, dramatic” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “enjoyable” (Gramophone Magazine) scores, and “an incredible span of compositional tool box” (American Record Guide), Shuying Li’s compositions have been performed by Seattle Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, “The President's Own” United States Marine Band, The Chelsea Symphony, Washington-Idaho Symphony, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Ningbo Symphony Orchestra (China), Alarm Will Sound, Windscape Woodwind Quintet, Argus Quartet, Donald Sinta Quartet, Women’s Wind Ensemble, Orkest de ereprijs (Netherlands), Avanti! Chamber Orchestra (Finland), ICon Arts Ensemble (Romania), Cecilia Quartet (Canada), Ascanio Quartet (Italy), among others. Shuying has received awards or grants from OPERA America, Copland House Residency Award, China National Arts Fund, ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize, The American Prize, International Antonin Dvorak Composition Competition, New Jersey Composers’ Guild Commission Competition, International Huang Zi Composition Competition, Melta International Composition Competition, etc.

Originally from China, Shuying holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the Hartt School. A passionate educator, Shuying has taught and directed the Composition/Music Theory Program at Gonzaga University. She joined the faculty as the Assistant Professor of Music at California State University, Sacramento, in Fall 2022. Shuying is the founder and artistic director of the contemporary ensemble and non-profit organization Four Corners Ensemble and its annual festival, Operation Opera.