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Birth Name:

Chen Yi (composer)

Female

Birth Date:

Sat, Apr 04, 1953

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Age:

71

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Astrology Data:

Sun

14°

Ari

5'

About Chen Yi (composer)

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 as well as a 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. 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 and American Academy of Arts and Letters (Lieberson Award), as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2010, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School 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.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Chen Yi's page at Theodore Presser Company

• Chen Yi page from The Living Composers Project site

• Interview with Chen Yi, December 14, 2005

• Chen Yi page from UMKC Conservatory

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Chen Yi (composer): Sun 14 Aries, Moon 6 Sagittarius, Mercury 20 Pisces, Venus 28 Aries, Mars 10 Taurus, Jupiter 22 Taurus, Saturn 24 Libra, Uranus 14 Cancer, Neptune 22 Libra, Pluto 20 Leo, Mercury Quincunx Neptune, Sun Square Uranus, Mercury Quincunx Pluto, Mercury Sextile Jupiter, Venus Opposition Saturn, Mars Sextile Uranus, Jupiter Quincunx Saturn, Jupiter Quincunx Neptune, Jupiter Square Pluto, Saturn Conjunct Neptune, Saturn Sextile Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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