A native of Taiwan, Chien-Yin Chen is a marvelous composer who spent ten years in Germany studying with György Ligeti, and is now living in New York, United States.
Her work is remarkably inventive, honest and meticulously crafted. "Purr", her debut album, features five different pieces showing her love of Chinese traditional music, improvisation, and the Western classical tradition, which she effortlessly reinvents, creating an impressive original sound world. Includes two large ensemble pieces, one featuring pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen, a bizarre duo for organ and bass, a trio for three guitars and more. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.