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Bun-Ching Lam (Composer/Conductor) is a versatile composer who offers a wide catalogue of works which have been praised as "alluringly exotic" (The New York Times) and "hauntingly attractive" (San Francisco Chronicle). Born in the former Portuguese colony of Macao, Bun-Ching Lam first studied piano at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and later received a Ph.D. in Music Composition from the University of California at San Diego. Defying cultural boundaries, her work stretches both Chinese and Western musical idioms to create a highly personal and compelling musical voice. Her compositions have captured a number of awards, including the 1991 Rome Prize, the highest honor at the Shanghai Music Competition, and a Lili Boulanger Award. She has also been a recipient of grants and fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Asian Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, Meet the Composer, and from the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study Center. She was the Music Alive! Composer-in-Residence for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra during the 2000-2001 season, and has received commissions from the American Composer's Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music America for Music From China, Paul Dresher Ensemble, and Composer's Forum for Ursula Oppens and the Arditti Quartet. Bun-Ching Lam lives and works in New York. Her music can be heard on CRI, Tzadik, Nimbus, Koch International Classics, Sound Aspect and Tellus.
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