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Austin Yip
Composer / Sound Designer
As a composer and multimedia artist, Austin Yip’s works investigate the relationship between literature and sound, as well as the meaning of connotation and denotation through musical and visual means. Recent works include “Por Por” 2019-2022, a chamber opera in Cantonese; “Koto” 2019, a chamber theatre work inspired by Yasunari Kawabata’s novel of the same title; “City Beats” 2019, a work for harpsichord, electronics and video that challenges musical connotation; “Miles Upon Miles” 2018, a work for amplified violin and electronics that juxtaposes violin and Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam; “Project ‘Ballet de la nuit’: Eurydice” 2017, an hour-long electroacoustic work that investigates on the 17th century’s cross-casting tradition; and “Metamorphosis” 2016, an orchestral work that portrays Kafka’s novel musically.