Alice Ho
Alice Ho | |
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Born | Alice Ping Yee Ho 1960 Canadian |
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer |
Spouse | Chan Ka Nin |
Alice Ping Yee Ho (born 1960) is a Canadian pianist and composer, considered to be "among the most important composers writing in this country".[1]
She was born in Hong Kong and earned a BMus in composition from Indiana University and a MMus in composition from the University of Toronto. She has studied with John Beckwith, Brian Ferneyhough and John Eaton.[2]
Ho performed a solo piano recital for
Her work has been performed by ensembles and solo performers including the China National Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Choir, the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, the Esprit Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, the Nieuw Ensemble, the Penderecki String Quartet, violist Rivka Golani and percussionists Sumire Yoshihara and Beverley Johnston.[2]
Ho was nominated for a
She is married to Chan Ka Nin, a composer and University of Toronto Professor Emeritus.[4] The couple live in Toronto.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Alice Ping Yee Ho". Canadian Music Centre.
- ^ a b c "Alice Ping Yee Ho". Association of Canadian Women Composers.
- ^ "Alice Ho". Sound of Dragon Society.
- ^ "University of Toronto - Faculty of Music - Our People". music.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ISBN 978-1554889792.