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After receiving his masters degree from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and establishing an impressive composing career in China, Yuanlin Chen came to the U.S. to further his studies in composition, receiving his Ph.D. in Music from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Chen's compositions include orchestral, choral, chamber, electronic music , vocal and instrumental works, as well as music written for television, movies and dance. His music has been performed worldwide at major concerts and venues in Australia, England, Romania, Japan, China and U.S. Commissions and funding for Mr. Chen’s compositions have come from a variety of sources including the American Composers Forum’s Composer Commissioning Program, MGQ/Jerome Foundation Commissioning Project, Meet the Composer, The American Music Center, Silk Road Foundation, NFAA, BBC Scottish, Tokyo Concerts, Inc. and movie studios, television stations, ensembles and orchestras worldwide. Chen was the founder of the Computer and Electronic Music Studio in Central Conservatory of Music - the first of its kind in China - and was invited to Australia, where he participated in The Culture Exchange Program in Electronic and Computer Music. He has taught composition, music theory, electronic music and computer music at the Central Conservatory of Music. He programmed and performed electronic music for Water Passion After St. Matthew, for the opera Peony Pavilion, for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and for the CD 2000 Today, Bitter Love.