"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:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SONG join us at the composer's round table in Cincinnati, OH 5/12/25
Justine's cycle of Asian Americana: ALIGHT, poetry of Ophelia Hu Kinney, sung by inspiring force of nature, soprano Jennifer Lien.
BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the stunning soprano Jeanai La Vita and pianist Justina Lee on their beautiful recital, and performance of my song with the words of revolutionary suffragist Crystal Eastman at the Bronx River Arts Center!
Check out our rave review from Gramophone of SHALLOW BREATH AND STEALTH
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