"Lyrical, atmospheric... striking… balances despair and humor." - NY Times
"...the kind of propulsive, emotionally resonant score that choreographers tend to dream of." - NY Times
"... revelatory... terrific... inventive..."
- Chicago Reader
"... inventive, thought-provoking, and engaging..." - Debra Lew Harder, Met Radio
Photo: Steven Laxton
Photo: Steven Laxton
Photo: Steven Laxton.
JUSTINE F. CHEN
COMPOSER AND VIOLINIST
SAVE THE DATE: Channeling the powerful words of revolutionary suffragist Crystal Eastman in a song for the stunning soprano Jeanai La Vita. Come see a preview at March 29, 2025 at the Bronx River Arts Center!
Excited for the upcoming recording of True South, written with poet Kara Coryell for the glorious Blythe Gaissert
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SONG join us at the composer's round table 5/12/25 2:30-4 PM
Locations and dates of Justine's cycle of Asian Americana: ALIGHT, poetry of Ophelia Hu Kinney, sung by that inspiring force of nature, soprano Jennifer Lien.
Check out our rave review from Gramophone of SHALLOW BREATH AND STEALTH
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BEST WORLD PREMIERE! Our "Fantastical, evocative, and nuanced" opera THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING was named BEST WORLD PREMIERE by Chicago Tribune!
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