Tzu-Chin Hsu is a composer and art administrator whose music is inspired by the current climate, social interaction, and cultivating valuable collaboration. Tzu-Chin’s works have been commissioned, performed, and recorded by leading ensembles such as the BBC Singers, HANATSUmiroir, Butler Opera Center, Quince ensemble, Soundinitiative, Taipei Chinese Orchestra, and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, amongst others. Tzu-Chin’s music has won numerous awards including the first prize at the Lisker Music Foundation Composition Challenge, second prize at the Virginia Carty DeLillo Composition Competition, second prize in the Taiwan National Music Competition, and the first prize in the Taipei Music Competition. Tzu-Chin earned her Bachelor of Music from The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore, her Master of Music at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, and her Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin.