Bihe Wen
(b. 1991, China)
Composer
wenbihe [at] 126.com
https://soundcloud.com/bihe-wen
-EDUCATION-
2020-(in progress)
Queen's University Belfast - Belfast, United Kingdom
Doctor of Philosophy, Concentration in Electroacoustic Music Composition
Supervisor: Michael ALCORN
2016-2018
University of North Texas - Denton, United States
Master of Arts in Music, Concentration in Composition (computer music)
Major Professor: Panayiotis KOKORAS
2010-2015
Central Conservatory of Music - Beijing, China
Bachelor of Music, Electroacoustic Composition, September 2010 - July 2015
Major Professors: Peng GUAN, Xiaofu ZHANG
2007-2010
Central Conservatory of Music Middle School (senior high) - Beijing, China
Diploma, Composition, September 2007 - July 2010
Principal teacher: Sijia ZHU
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Master Classes/Seminars
Feb. 26th, 2016
Ums 'n Jip, University of North Texas, Denton/U.S.
Short-term study
June-July, 2017
IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) - Paris, France
Contemporary Music Creation + Critique (study abroad program)
-AWARDS and HONORS-
2023
Prize for “Atmo-” in Ars Electronica Forum Wallis 2022-23, Leuk (Switzerland) (info)
2021
Silver Award for “Immemorial/Flux” in The Denny Awards International Competition for Electronic Music (University of Colorado Denver & Communication University of China), Beijing/China
2020
First Prize (category - Acousmatic) for "Beyond" in Shanghai IEMC (International Electronic Music Competition), Shanghai Computer Music Association, Shanghai/China.
2019
First Prize (category - Mixed Media) for "Alchemy" in XII° Destellos Competition 2019 (Jury: Giulio Colangelo, Jorge Sad, Jon Nelson, Mara Helmuth and Xiaofu Zhang. Preselection: Adam Stanoviç, Damian Gorandi and Jorge Sad Levi), Destellos Foundation, Mar del Plata/Argentina.
2017
First Prize (category [B]-Mixed Media) for “In Limbo” in 2017 MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING (Jury: Annette Vande Gorne, Chenyu Huang, Christopher Jette, David Coll, Jeff Kaiser, Jeffery Stolet, Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans, Neil Rolnick, and Xiaofu Zhang), Beijing/China
2016
Finalist for “Regression” in MÉTAMORPHOSES 2016 Acousmatic Competition (Jury: Jean-Pierre Deleuze, Francis Dhomont, Mario Mary, Philippe Mion, Jean-Louis Poliart), Brussels/Belgium
2016
One of the three prizewinners for “Ancient Reunion” in International Composition Competition Leibniz’ Harmonies (Jury: Johannes Schöllhorn, Oliver Schneller, Jia Guoping, Guo Wenjing, Martin, Kaltenecker, José M. Sánchez-Verdú, Stefan Fricke and Matthias Ilkenhans), Hannover/Germany
2014
First Prize for “Dye” in Monaco International Electroacoustic Composition Competition 2014 (Jury: Robert NORMANDEAU, Luis NAON, João Pedro OLIVEIRA, Germán TORO-PEREZ and Mario MARY), Monaco
2014
Jury Special Mention (for the innovation in the use of sound material) for “Vague Image” in XXVIII Luigi Russolo Sound Art Competition, France and Spain
2013
Outstanding student in 2012-2013 academic years, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing/China
2013
Third Prize (category [B]-Mixed Media) for “Dye” in 2013 MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING, Beijing/China
2012
Designated work “Vague Image” to be performed and analyzed by the participants to the Concours de spatialisation “L’Espace du Son 2012” (Jury: Hans Tutschku, Francis Dhomont, Daniel Teruggi, Gilles Gobeil and Jean-Louis Poliart), Brussels/Belgium
2011
First Prize (category [A]-Acousmatic) for “Vague Image” in 2011 MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING (Jury: Howard Sandroff, Jeffery Stolet, Kenneth Field, Nicollas Collins, Yuebei Wu etc.), Beijing/China
2009
Honorable Mention for “Landscape” in Jiulia Liu Chu Composition Competition 2009,
Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing/China
-PERFORMANCES-
2023
Mar. 11 The Ars Electronica Forum Wallis 2022/23, “Atmo-”, Münster/Goms, Valais, Switzerland (call for)
Jan. 14 The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2023, “Beyond”, San Francisco/U.S. (call for)
2022
Dec. 23 REF 2022: Concerto - Multimedia Experience (Acousmatic / Audiovisuals), “Atmo-”, Teatro del
(5pm) Fuoco, Foggia/Italy (info & programme notes) (call for)
Nov. 03 Presentació d’obres electroacùstiques del Projecte Debris, “Metamorphosis”, Universitat Pompeu (7 pm) Fabra (Sala
Aranyó), Barcelona/Spain
Jul. 03 International Computer Music Conference 2022, “Atmo-”, University of Limerick, Limerick/Ireland (call for)
Apr. 29 Thomas Gorbach — Concertos: 1: Debris Project | Lisboa Incomum, “Metamorphosis”,
Rua General Leman 20A, Lisbon/Portugal (info)
Mar.23 LATEXOS 22 - “Entullos” (acousmatic concert), “Metamorphosis” (commissioned for “Debris” music project initiated by
Hong Kong Baptist University), Casa de das Ciencias, La Coruña/Spain
2021
Jul.21 Festival ArteScienza, “In Limbo”, UMS ‘n JIP, Parco Fluviale, Isola del Liri/Italy
Feb.10 Music Event at Queens - An electroacoustic music concert featuring works by Chinese composers, “Beyond”, Belfast/UK
2019
Oct. 01 41 FIMNME 2019 - Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez, “In Limbo”, performed by
UMS 'n JIP, Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City/Mexico.
2018
Oct. 14 FeBeME-BeFEM (Projected Sounds – Concerts de la FeBeME durant le festival #BEM18) | the Belgian Federation for
Electroacoustic Music, “Beyond”, Project(ion) Room, Brussels/Belgium
May. 20 ISCM World New Music Days 2018 | 2018 Beijing Modern Music Festival, “Beyond”, Central Conservatory of Music,
Beijing/China (call for)
April.18 SEMAINE INTERNATIONALE DE LA MUSIQUE ÉLECTROACOUSTIQUE, “Regression”, Espace Culture, Université
de Lille, Lille/France (call for)
Mar. 9 National Student Electronic Music Event, "Beyond", diffused by Bihe Wen, University of North Texas | Center
for Experimental Music and Intermedia, Merril Ellis Intermedia Theatre, Denton/U.S.
2017
The USA Project Concert Series by UMS 'n JIP
Contemporary US-American Music: The USA Project by UMS 'n JIP commissions works for either recorder, voice & electronics in any combination for 2 performers by contemporary US-American or US-based composers. http://usa.umsnjip.ch/oeuvres.html
Nov. 22 The USA Project Concert, “In Limbo”, performed by UMS 'n JIP, Ackermannshof Basel, Swizerland
Nov. 21 The USA Project Concert, “In Limbo”, performed by UMS 'n JIP, Kunstraum Walcheturm Zürich, Switzerland
Nov. 20 The USA Project Concert, “In Limbo”, performed by UMS 'n JIP, ONO Bern, Swizerland
Nov. 19 The USA Project Concert, “In Limbo”, performed by UMS 'n JIP, Zeughaus Kultur Brig-Glis, Switzerland
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Nov. 08 XXIV° Festival Acousmatique International “L’Espace du Son”, “Vague Image”, diffused by Xiaofu Zhang, Théâtre
Marni, Brussels/Belgium
Mar. 10 The National Student Electronic Music Event, “Vague Image”, Louisiana State University, School of Music Recital Hall,
Baton Rouge/U.S. (call for)
Mar. 05 Hot Air Music Festival, “Dye”, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco/U.S. (call for)
Feb. 27 SPECTRUM: New Works from North Texas, “Beyond”, University of North Texas College of Music, Merrill Ellis
Intermedia Theater, Denton/U.S.
2016
Dec.17-22 Matera Intermedia Festival, “Regresion”, (Jury: Åke Parmerud, Alessandro Cipriani, Elio, Martusciello, Fabrizio Festa,
GiampieroI Gemin, Gilles Gobeil, Leigh Landy, Ludger Brümmer, Wayne Siegel), MUSMA museum listening/visual room (Exhibition: 10:00 a.m.-18:00 p.m.), Matera/Italy (call for)
Oct. 19 XXIII° Festival Acousmatique International “L’Espace du Son”, “Regression”, diffused by Annette Vande Gorne,
Théâtre Marni, Brussels/Belgium
Oct. 03 SPECTRUM: New Works from North Texas, “Regression”, Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, University of North Texas
College of Music, Denton/U.S.
Jul. 09 Leibniz’s Harmonies, “Ancient Reunion”, Goethe Institute China in 798 Art Zone, Beijing/China
May 13 Ars Electronica | Forum Wallis, “Regression”, Schloss Leuk/Switzerland (call for)
2015
Oct. 20 Shanghai International Electronic Music Week, “Dye”, Academy Concert Hall, Shanghai
Conservatory of Music, flutist: Daihong Dai, Shanghai/China (call for)
Sep. 29 41st International Computer Music Association, “Regression”, Sky theater (University of North Texas), Denton/U.S.
(call for)
Sep. 25 Acousmatic Transcendence II Vienna Festival | The Electroacoustic Project, “Vague Image”, Academy of Fine
Arts Vienna, diffused by Thomas Gorbach, Vienna/Austria
May 30 Monaco Electroacoustique 2015 | Académie Rainier III, “Dye”, Théâtre des Variétés, flutist: Lucie Gross,
Monaco/France
2014
Oct. MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING, “Dye”, flutist: Feng XIONG, Beijing/China (call for)
Jun. New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, “Latent Trace”, diffused by Bihe Wen, New York City/U.S. (call for)
Jan. Concerto di Musica Elettroacustica | Soundiff, “Vague Image”, Barletta/Italy (call for)
Mar. 04 RADIO – Acoustic Frontiers playlist March 2014, “Vague Image”, broadcasted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Elektroakustische MusikBerlin, Germany.
2013
Apr. 13 The Electroacoustic Project @ Kabelwerk Wien, “Vague Image”, diffused by Thomas Gorbach, Vienna/Austria
Apr. 01 Sound and Music Computing Conference, “Vague Image”, diffused by Bihe Wen, KMH Royal College of Music,
Stockholm/Sweden (call for)
2012
Nov. 30 Un son par là | est organisé par l'association Tsunami, “Vague Image”, France
Oct. 26 L'Espace du Son 2012 (spatialization competition) | Musiques & Recherches, “Vague Image” (diffused by: Louise Rossiter,
Tomonari Higaki, Sophie Delafontaine, Thomas Gorbach), Théâre Marni, Brussels/Belgium
Oct. 25 MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING, “Vague Image”, Beijing/China
Oct. 06 Festival Oktober 2012 | The Electroacoustic Project, “Vague Image”, diffused by Thomas
Gorbach, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vienna/Austria
2011
Nov. Una proposta musicale tra Cina e Occidente | Turin Confucius Institute, “Void”, Turin/Italy
2009
Jun. 28 Central Conservatory of Music Middle School students’ works concert, “Landscape”, National Centre for the
Performing Arts, Beijing/China
2008
Oct. MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING, “Void”, diffused by Bihe Wen, Beijing/China
-WORKS-
2022 Metamorphosis for fixed audio (9:57 min.)
2021 Immemorial / Flux for Guzheng and fixed audio (9:12 min.)
2020 Atmo- for fixed audio (7:49 min.)
2018 Alchemy for piano and 8-channel fixed media (10:40 min.)
2017 In Limbo for recorder and electronics (11:28 min.)
2016 Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk for flute and harp (ca.10:00 min.)
2016 Beyond for fixed audio (8:00 min.)
2015 Regression for fixed audio (7:16 min.)
2014 Latent Trace for fixed audio (4:48 min.)
2013 Dye for flute and electronics (10:55 min.)
2011 Vague Image for fixed audio (8:06 min.)
2008 Untitled for piano solo (ca. 3:30 min.)
2008 Void for fixed audio (5:08 mins.)
2007 Landscape for viola and piano (ca. 6:40 min.)
-DISCOGRAPHY-
2022
Metamorphosis for fixed audio
Debris: Music with AI Byproducts | Label: Creotz Music | M 14747
UCC 8435383690616
Total duration: 67:00
2016
Regression for fixed audio
Métamorphoses 2016 9th Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition | Musiques & Recherches | MR 2016 | 2017 | Brussels/Belgium
http://www.electrocd.com/en/cat/mr_2016/
Online Edition: http://influxacousmatic.bandcamp.com/album/m-tamorphoses-2016
2015
Vague Image for fixed audio
XXXVII Luigi Russolo International Sound Art Competition | Monochrome Vision | r6841081 | Russia
2013
Vague Image for fixed audio
Métamorphoses 2012 7th Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition | Musiques & Recherches | MR 2012 | 2013 | Brussels/Belgium
Info: http://www.electrocd.com/en/cat/mr_2012/
2011
Vague Image for fixed audio
Electroacoustic Music Selections of China’s Young Composers-The 8th MUSICACOUSTICA-Beijing 2011 | People's Music Publishing House | Beijing/China
2008
Void for fixed audio
Electroacoustic Music Selections of China’s Young Composers-The 5th MUSICACOUSTICA-Beijing 2008 | People's Music Publishing House | Beijing/China
-COLLABORATIVE WORK PROJECTS-
2017
Apr. WILL - multimedia dance work (Music/Sound by Bihe Wen), CORPOREALITY (Created and Performed by Intermedia Performance
Art Class), Merril Ellis Intermedia Theater, College of Music Building, University of North Texas, Denton/United States
2017 Joint Figrues - dance work (Choreography by Bianca Nuñez, Music by Bihe Wen)
2015
Jun. Blue Star 2020 - audiovisual webpage (music and sound), Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing/China
2014
Aug. Retrospect - for Zheng | arrangement & music production, Zheng: Yizhuo WANG, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen/China
Jun. Haze - audiovisual installation, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing/China
Oct. New We Run - theme song | music production, Beijing ASEAN Student's Games 2014 with ASEAN, China
2013
Jun. Ancient to Modern Times - for Zheng | arrangement & music production, Zheng: Yang GAO, CCTV-15 (China Central Television), Beijing/China
-LECTURES & WORKSHOPS-
2021
Jun. Lecture: Sensibility and Reason - The Language of Electroacoustic Music, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Hangzhou/China.
Jun. Workshop: Sound Transformation, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Hangzhou/China. (photos)
-WORK EXPERIENCE-
2017
Feb.-May Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia, University of North Texas, Denton/U.S.
2016
Jun.-Jul. NetEase Game (網易遊戲), NetEase, Inc., Guangzhou/China
Video Game Music Composer (Internship)
-PROFESSIONAL SERVICE-
2017 Competition Jury, PRIX Luigi Russolo 2017, France
2017 Jury members of CEMI Circles 2017, U.S.
2016 Competition Jury, PRIX Luigi Russolo 2016, France
-GRANTS and SCHOLARSHIPS-
2020 China Scholarship Council （国家留学基金委） | CSC Scholarship
2019 British Council （英国文化教育协会）| Great Scholarship (非凡英国奖学金计划) 2019
2017 Macao Tertiary Education Services Office (Gabinete de Apoio ao Ensino Superior), Macau Special Administrative
Region | Postgraduate Scholarships
2017 University of North Texas, Denton/U.S. | Larry Austin Music Composition Scholarship
2017 University of North Texas, Denton/U.S. | Travel grant to participate in the Contemporary Music Creation + Critique
(short-term study abroad program) at IRCAM
-MEMBERSHIPS-
2017-present American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
2016-present The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)
2008-present Electroacoustic Music Association of China (EMAC)
-Language-
Mandarin Chinese
Cantonese
English