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BIO
Yulin Yan (b. 1998) is a Chinese composer of instrumental and electroacoustic music, currently based in Montreal. Drawing on literature, theatricality, olfactory art, and social concerns, her music creates multilayered and sensorial experiences. Her works have been presented internationally at events such as ManiFeste, ARCo Academy, ilSUONO Contemporary Music Week, live@CIRMMT, Code d’accès, Collectif RADIANCE, Novalis Festival, Roadrunner Academy, and the Thailand International Composition Festival, among others. She has collaborated with ensembles including Ensemble Multilatérale, Ensemble Suono Giallo, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Ensemble Éclat, McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, and McGill SSoM Saxophone, as well as conductors Lorraine Vaillancourt, Gregor A. Mayrhofer, Charles-Eric Fontaine, and Sohye Jung.
Yan receives grants and funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ-SC), the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Schulich Graduate Scholarship, and the National Scholarship (China). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Composition from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Xiaozhong Yang, and a Master’s degree from McGill University, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate in composition under the supervision of Philippe Leroux.MEDIA
ciāo
2022 • large ensemble • 8'10"
Post-Pandemic Memo
2022 • vc., elec. • 9'
Studies for the Second Womb
2023 • tsax., vc., elec. • 12'
Fo
2024 • asax., db., elec. • 4'10"
Fo Ⅱ
2025 • saxophone quartet • 7'30"
Works for hybrid ensemble (Chinese traditional instruments & Western orchestral instruments)
Naked Question
2022 • vc., elec. • 11'20"
M'offrirai
2022 • cl., vc., acc. • 7'20"
CATALOGUE
fl., cl., vc., db., hp., perc. • 10'
2025
Fo Ⅱ
saxophone quartet • 7'30"
2024-25
The Scent Blind《香盲者》
vn., bcl., tbn., vib., elec. • 5'
2024
Fo
asax., db., elec. • 4'10"
2024
Ru
bcl., vc., pno. • 8'20"
tsax., vc., elec. • 11'50"
2022-23
Apropos of Thrownness《被抛性》
fixed media (hybrid multichannel) • 5'40"
2022
ciāo《劁》
ensemble (15 musicians) • 8'10"
2022
Naked Question《裸问》
vc., elec. • 11'20"
vn., cl., pno. • 7'20"
vc., elec. • 8'50"
2022
M'offrirai《祭吾之》
cl., vc., acc. • 7'20"
2021
The Destined《注定之物》
fixed media (stereo) • 5'17"
2020-21
Sinking Incense《沉水》
pipa, hp., perc., 2 vn., va., vc., db. • 13'
2019
The Absurd Path《荒路》
sheng, guzheng, pipa, fl., cl., vn., vc. • 8'
fl., cl., vn., perc. • 10'20"
dizi, pipa, pno., vn., va., vc., db. • 8'50"
solo piano • 7'
2018-19
In a Bonsai《抚古盆趣》
guzheng, acc., vn., db. • 11'
2018
Evening Prayer《晚祷》
sop., 2 vn., 2 va., 2 vc. • 7'20"
2017
Fu-gu Painting《抚古图》
solo guzheng • 6'40"
2016
Spring Fever《青阳·葳蕤》
solo piano • 5'
vc., pno. • 8'
EVENTS
Upcoming
TBD, 2026-27 | Montreal, Canada
new work • McGill Composer-in-Residence program
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble
June 27, 2026 | Paris, France
new work • ManiFeste-2026 Academy
BL!NDMAN [sax]
May 02, 2026 | Montreal, Canada
new work • Master's recital
Eda Lu (fl.), Amelia McLeod (sax.)
May 01, 2026 | Montreal, Canada
new work • Master's recital
Eda Lu (fl.), Amelia McLeod (sax.)
Past Performances
July 11, 2025 | Marseille, France
"Sinking Incense Ⅱ" • ARCo Academy 2025
Ensemble Multilatérale, Sohye Jung (cond.)
April 10, 2025 | Montreal, Canada
"The Scent Blind" • The ACTOR Project - CORE Round 3
CORE Ensemble, Charles-Eric Fontaine (cond.)
April 09, 2025 | Montreal, Canada
"Fo Ⅱ" • McGill Composer-in-Residence program
SSoM Saxophone Quartet
December 13, 2024 | Montreal, Canada
"Studies for the Second Womb" • live@CIRMMT: Instruments and electronics
Antonin Bourgault (sax.), Audréanne Filion (vc.)
November 16, 2024 | Baltimore, USA
"Apropos of Thrownness" • DIFFUSION Festival
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (diffusion)
July 17, 2024 | Sansepolcro, Italy
Ensemble Suono Giallo
April 13, 2024 | Paris, France
"Apropos of Thrownness" • TPMC petites formes 2024
March 19, 2024 | Montreal, Canada
"Ru" • Ensemble Éclat residency
Ensemble Éclat, Charles-Eric Fontaine (cond.)
February 23, 2024 | Montreal, Canada
"Studies for the Second Womb" • 8th Annual ViU Concert
Antonin Bourgault (sax.), Audréanne Filion (vc.)
October 24, 2023 | Montreal, Canada
"Studies for the Second Womb" • Collectif Radiance Concert
Antonin Bourgault (sax.), Audréanne Filion (vc.)
September 15, 2023 | Montreal, Canada
"Post-Pandemic Memo" • C'est la fête! Peter-McGill
Audréanne Filion (vc.)
April 21, 2023 | Montreal, Canada
"Apropos of Thrownness" • live@CIRMMT: Poésie de tout
February 02, 2023 | Montreal, Canada
"Post-Pandemic Memo" • 7th Annual ViU Concert
Audréanne Filion (vc.)
December 02, 2022 | Montreal, Canada
"ciāo" • McGill Composer-in-Residence program
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, Lorraine Vaillancourt (cond.)
November 23, 2022 | Montreal, Canada
"Naked Question" • Codes d'accès: In Quest of Spirit
Audréanne Filion (vc.)
October 14, 2022 | Osijek, Croatia
"To Whom It May Not Guilt" • Novalis Festival 2022
Eva Mach (vln.), Mirjam Waser (pno.), Abdul-Aziz Hussein (cl.), Szilard Benes (cond.)
June 2022 | Weimar, Germany
"A Wanderer Beyond the Sea" • Futurology Kiosk Project - Future Nostalgia FM
May 2022 | Montreal, Canada
"Post-Pandemic Memo" • ViU Collaboration Project - 1st Edition
Audréanne Filion (vc.)
March 05, 2022 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
"M'offrirai" • Roadrunner Academy 2022
Roadrunner Trio
August 08, 2019 | Bangkok, Thailand
"A Wanderer Beyond the Sea" • 15th Thailand International Composition Festival 2019
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Gregor A. Mayrhofer (cond.)
CONTACT
E-mail: [email protected]
