Pixelandia, a commission from Boston Modern Orchestra Project with funding provided by the Fromm Music Foundation, was premiered on April 21st at Jordan Hall by BMOP and its Artistic Director, Gil Rose. A multi-movement work for full orchestra, Pixelandia was inspired by video games Yu-Hui played in her youth, including an arcade shooter from the 80s, “1943: […]
Yu-Hui’s Incredulous – for alto flute, bass clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and percussion – has recently been premiered by Ensemble Échappé on March 18, conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky. Taking place in the beautiful Academy Library at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, this salon concert featured works by the winners of […]
Yu-Hui is returning to University of Utah for the second time as a Maurice Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composer. During her residency (Feb. 26-27, 2018), she will give a public lecture and several masterclasses. Her Shadow Chase will also be featured in a public concert performed by Canyonlands Ensemble and Ulysses Quartet at the Dumke Recital Hall in the School of […]
The Innovation Series is a large annual event presented by the National Theater and Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, that showcases groundbreaking performances in contemporary theater, dance, and music. Yu-Hui was excited to be part of the 2017 series’ unique music theater project – “The Pilgrimage”, which took place between 9/29-10/1 at the Experimental Theater. Directed by composer […]
After six years, Yu-Hui again returned to Composers Conference at Wellesley as a guest composer this summer. She enjoyed exchanging ideas with ten very talented composer fellows, along with Mario Davidovsky, the conference director. Intersect was also performed during Yu-Hui’s Conversation and Concert on July 27th, 2017, by conductor James Baker and the top-notch Conference […]
The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded Yu-Hui an Arts and Letters Award in Music, which “honors outstanding artistic achievement and acknowledges the composer who has arrived at his or her own voice.” Other recipients of this award this year are Lisa Bielawa, Jan Krzywicki, and Andrew Norman.
Yu-Hui and the Lydian String Quartet are invited by the Taipei National University of the Arts for a two-week residency in December 2016. Collectively they will give multiple workshops, lectures and masterclasses. Also included in this residency are Lydian’s two public concerts at TNUA. The 12/9 concert showcases Lydian’s contemporary repertoire, including Lee Hyla’s String […]
In summer 2016, Yu-Hui will serve as the inaugural composer of the Composers NOW Project at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival. “The goal of Composers NOW is to integrate music that is being written in our time, into the fabric of the music-making at Kneisel Hall,” Interim Artistic Director Laurie Smukler, “The study of […]
Yu-Hui, along with composer Erin Gee, will be the featured composer in the 2016 nienteForte Contemporary Music Festival. Taking place between March 14-17, 2016, in Tulane University, nF 2016 also hosts ECCE as the featured ensemble. Together there will be roundtable discussion and several concerts at the Dixon Recital Hall Annex. See nF 2016’s website for […]
“A Long Overdue Sequel” was premiered by percussionist Robert Schulz in a concert celebrating composer Eric Chasalow’s 60th birthday. Check out the video!