LIN, Kuei-Ju

LIN, Kuei-Ju

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Born in 1976, Taipei, Kueiju Lin is a Taiwanese composer who enjoys working with acoustic and electroacoustic instruments, sound installations and interdisciplinary collaborations in both theater and dance. She has collaborated extensively with Taiwan’s theatre and dance groups. Her collaborative project “Kuang-Qi” won four awards at the 2017 Bangkok International Theatre Festival, including best art-direction, “Dear John” won the best 5 art works in the 2013 Taishin Arts Awards. Her music has been performed in concerts and festivals in Taiwan and internationally, including Acanthes Music Festival (France), Festival d’Avignon Off (France), Murcia Arts Festival (Spain), Palma Dance Festival (Spain), Busan International Performing Arts Festival (Korea), OzAsia Festival (Australia), Totally Huge New Music Festival (Australia), Asian Composers League Festivals (Israel, Korea, Taiwan), as well as in Japan, Poland, Canada and across the U.S.A.. Kueiju is also an improviser on piano. Her debut album “Classy Bluster - Improvised Music by Kueiju and Friends” is released in December 2010.

She holds a Bachelor degree in Composition from the Taipei National University of the Arts and a PhD. in Composition from University of California, San Diego.

She is currently an assistant professor at Shih-Chien University and the music director of the M.O.V.E. Theater Group.

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Opera
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Kuang-Qi one actress, one dancer and three percussionists 2017 65'
Dear John one dancer, one musician and one electronic music musician 2013 55'
Force Quit three performers and one improvisor 2012 60'
be/longing two percussionists 2007 20'
Orchestral/Concerto Works
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Wow! An Unexpected Friend! solo soprano and orchestra 2017 10'
Pheonix Chant Concert Brass Band 2016 12'
Snow in june solo soprarno, orchestra and chorus 2008 15'
Vocal Works/Choral
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Spring Flower Exhibitions soprarno, piano 2015 10'
Chamber Music Works
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Sketchbook V flute, piano 2016 12'
Hide and Seek marimba duo 2014 4'
Formatting a Perfect Life percussion ensemble, improvisor and iPhone users 2010 21'
31-十二月-1899 brass quintet 2009 10'
At the Edge of Violence and Silence 長笛(兼短笛),雙簧管,單簧管,低音單簧管,低音管,法國號,小號,長號,擊樂I,擊樂II,鋼琴,大提琴,低音提琴 2008 13'
Solo Instrumental Works
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Flambulous flute 2015 8'
What Time Is It Now? guitar 2004 15'
Sketchbook III solo percussion 2003 16'
Electronics
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Swirling Clouds Erhu, Pipa, Zheng and prepared electronics 2012 12'
Sketchbook IV violin, violoncello and 4 channel live electronics 2004 11'
Other
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
listenning to the darkness interactive sound installation 2009

* link to " NCAF online Archive of Grant Fruitages "website (in Chinese)

Title Instrumentation Year Duration
Sketchbook V flute, piano 2016 12'
Hide and Seek marimba duo 2014 4'
At the Edge of Violence and Silence 長笛(兼短笛),雙簧管,單簧管,低音單簧管,低音管,法國號,小號,長號,擊樂I,擊樂II,鋼琴,大提琴,低音提琴 2008 13'
Snow in june solo soprarno, orchestra and chorus 2008 15'