Soprano Peyee Chen (b. Taipei, Taiwan, 1986) received her Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University in 2008, and her Master of Arts (with distinction) from University of York, UK, in 2010. She is currently an ad hoc member of the BBC Singers, and a Choral Scholar at Leeds Cathedral. Performances in the last year include a short at the 2010 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, a solo voice concert on the Late Music Concerts series in York, and a voice and electronics concert at the GEMdays Festival. She has been featured in the BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Goethe’s Faust, and often sings for BBC Daily Service broadcasts. Recent projects include Three Voices (Feldman), Sinfonia (Berio), Récitations (Aperghis), Lonh (Saariaho), and En echo (Manoury).
Peyee works regularly with young composers, including student composers from Northwestern University for concerts and master classes with Oliver Knussen, and young composers from the University of Huddersfield for the GEMdays Electronic Music Festival. She sings with the ensemble Ergodos Voices, who specialize in works by emerging Irish composers. She also sings with the Manchester Chamber Choir.
Peyee is a recipient of the Eversley Charitable Trust bursary from Dartington International Summer School.
Soprano Peyee Chen (b. Taipei, Taiwan, 1986) received her Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University in 2008, and her Master of Arts (with distinction) from University of York, UK, in 2010. She is currently an ad hoc member of the BBC Singers, and a Choral Scholar at Leeds Cathedral. Performances in the last year include a short at the 2010 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, a solo voice concert on the Late Music Concerts series in York, and a voice and electronics concert at the GEMdays Festival. She has been featured in the BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Goethe’s Faust, and often sings for BBC Daily Service broadcasts. Recent projects include Three Voices (Feldman), Sinfonia (Berio), Récitations (Aperghis), Lonh (Saariaho), and En echo (Manoury).