Peiying Yuan (b.1984) is a composer from Singapore. Her music often mediates the lushness of Western harmonies and the soundscapes and heterophony of Eastern musics. Her compositional and musical interests include issues of cyclicity, perception, culture in music, and the relationship between form and content. In the electronic medium, she has worked primarily with digital sampling and processing.
She previously received degrees in music composition from Cornell University (MFA), University of Missouri-Kansas City (MMus) and the National University of Singapore (BMus). Her mentors include Steven Stucky, Kevin Ernste, Roberto Sierra, Chen Yi, James Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Zhou Long, Kawai Shiu, and Ho Chee Kong. Peiying’s music has been performed by the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Momenta Quartet, Argento Ensemble, newEar, Ensemble BE, Ensemble TIMF, the ensemble at the Wellesley College Composers Conference, Cornell Symphony Orchestra, and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory New Music Ensemble, amongst others. Recognition for her music include an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Libby Larsen Prize, Missouri and Kansas Music Teachers Association Commissioned Composer Award, SCI/ASCAP Student Composition Commission, and others.