Chen Shuhe Yue 陈纾禾

Chen Shuhe Yue (Yue Chen) is a composer, soprano, and interdisciplinary artist based in New York. Her practice combines instrumental composition, theater, movement, and sound installation into immersive creations that interlace acoustic, electroacoustic, and multimedia dimensions. Her music explores social themes related to mental health, illness, and marginalized experience through an objective yet empathetic sonic language that invites reflection and accessibility. With a strong dramaturgical sensibility, she expands the expressive scope of music by shaping sound into spatial and sensory experiences.

Yue’s compositions have been performed internationally by ensembles such as JACK Quartet, PHACE Ensemble, Windscape, and ICE, and featured at major festivals including the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau (France), MultiPhonics Festival (Germany), Mixtur Festival (Spain), Aranya Theater Festival (China), the Vienna Summer Music Festival (Austria), and the Avignon Festival (France). Her works have received recognition, including the Ravel Composition Prize and the Manhattan String Quartet Prize.

As a classically trained soprano, Yue has performed in operas such as Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute, and La Bohème, and continues to explore contemporary and experimental performance through collaborations that integrate voice, gesture, and live electronics.

Yue holds a Bachelor’s degree in Opera Acting from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and a Master’s degree in Composition from the Mannes School of Music. She is currently a Doctoral Fellow in Composition at the Manhattan School of Music.

In 2023, Yue co-founded Chaospace, a nonprofit artist organization based in New York, where she serves as artistic director and curates the DramaEtMusica Performance Series, which focuses on cross-disciplinary collaboration and the creation of new performance works.