​YU-TUNG CHENG

BIO

Born in Taiwan, Yu-Tung Cheng is currently a PhD candidate

in Composition and Theory at Brandeis University, studying with Eric Chasalow, Yu-Hui

Chang, and David Rakowski. She holds degrees in composition from Boston

University (MM) and Taipei University of Arts (BA), where she studied with

Joshua Fineberg, Ming-Hsiu Yen, and Tsung-Hsien Yang.

Yu-Tung’s music has been performed in Taiwan, China (Musicacoustica-Bei-

jing), France (CNSMDL), and the United States (Tak Ensemble, Lydian String Quartet, Composer Conference Ensemble, Splinter Reeds, Ekmeles, Hub New Music, Loadbang, Hypercube, and Yarn/Wire).

She enjoys creating music and sound that challenges the audience’s auditory senses, bringing discomfort to their experience as social commentary. She has developed an affinity for excessive reverb and believes cinnamon is a culinary crime against taste buds.