Yu-Hui Chang

Title: Pixelandia
Commission: 2008
Completed: 2015
Instrumentation: orchestra
Premiere Location: April 21, 2018 in Boston, MA
Premiere Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project
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Taiwanese-American composer Yu-Hui Chang writes music characterized by energy and precision, ingenious effects, and vibrant colors – all in the pursuit of a deep connection with humanity. The Fanfare Magazine called her “a master at what she does”. She strives to break through cultural and stylistic boundaries, and to take an inclusive view of musical diversity. This attitude is manifested in the multifaceted quality of her compositional output, and the stylistic fluidity in her writing. Yu-Hui is the recipient of two awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University, and commissions from Fromm, Koussevitzky, Barlow, Naumburg, and Meet the Composer (now New Music USA). She has also been recognized by the Aaron Copland Award, Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize, and the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan (Taiwanese government agency). Her compositions have been performed to critical acclaim across continents by ensembles such as Taipei Symphony Orchestra, BMOP, ICE, KlangForum Heidelberg, and individual musicians including Charles Neidich, Tony Arnolds, and Marilyn Nonken. A native of Taiwan, Yu-Hui began her intensive music training in piano, voice, and music theory at the age of six, and started seriously pursuing composition as a career at the age of fourteen. She is currently the Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfied Professor of Music at Brandeis University.