Chen Yi (composer)
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Chen Yi (simplified Chinese: 陈怡; traditional Chinese: 陳怡; pinyin: Chén Yí) (born April 4, 1953) is a Chinese-American composer of contemporary classical music and violinist. She was the first Chinese woman to receive a Master of Arts (M.A.) in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.[1] Chen was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Si Ji (Four Seasons), and has received awards from the Koussevistky Music Foundation[2] and American Academy of Arts and Letters (Lieberson Award),[3] as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.[3] In 2010, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School[4] and in 2012, she was awarded the Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2019.[5]
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