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"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

JUSTINE F. CHEN

COMPOSER AND VIOLINIST

BREAKING NEWS:
BEST WORLD PREMIERE 2023!
Our "Fantastical, evocative, and nuanced" opera THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING was just named BEST WORLD PREMIERE of 2023 by Chicago Tribune today! Thank you, David Simpatico, Chicago Opera Theater, and American Lyric Theater!!!!

SAVE THE DATE! - THE CROSSING CD releases our creation to the world: SHALLOW BREATH AND STEALTH! APRIL 5, 2024!

Check out my spotify track for Mighty Matt Haimovitz's extraordinary performance of IRIDESCENT GEST!


Come Join Us!
March 25, 2024 - THE FORUM, Columbia's gorgeous concert venue! The Harlem Chamber Players will be performing my string quartet
6:30 PM! 


THANK YOU to the cast and crew of THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING!!  Chicago Tribune  COT Interview Out Chicago
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CHECK OUT my Know Them Now video on YouTube! Thanks, BMI!

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