Paulo C. ChagasisProfessor of Composition at the University of California, Riverside. A very versatilecomposer, Chagas has written over 180 works for orchestra, chamber music,electroacousticmusic, audiovisual and multimedia compositions. His music unfolds a pluralisticaesthetic, using the most diverse musical materials from different cultures, acousticanddigital media, dance, video, and audiovisual installations. His works haveresulted from numerous commissions and have been performed in US, Europe,Russia, Asia and Brazil to publicand critical acclaim. Chagas scholarship isfocused on musical semiotics, philosophy, electroacoustic and digital music. HisbookUnsayable Music(Leuven UniversityPress, 2014)presents theoretical, critical and analytical reflections on keytopics of contemporary music. Chagas received numerous prizes for his workincluding recentlya Fulbright Scholar award.
Jiayue Cecilia Wu: Originally from Beijing, Jiayue Cecilia Wu is a scholar, composer, multimedia artist, and audio engineer. Cecilia earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Design and Engineering in 2000 and subsequently worked as a professional music producer, audio engineer, composer, and vocalist for EMI Records, Universal Music, Taihe Rye Music, and Shazam Entertainment for the next ten years. In 2010, Cecilia produced her original album of spiritual electronic music, Clean Your Heart. In 2013, she completed her Masters degree at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. In 2018, Cecilia obtained her Ph.D. in Media Arts and Technology from the University of California Santa Barbara, where she studied electronic music composition and media technology with Dr. Curtis Roads. As an audio engineer, she received a 2-year grant award from the Audio Engineering Society. As a musician, she received an award from the California State Assembly for being a positive role model in sharing Chinese culture. As a multimedia artist, she received the Young Alumni Arts Project Grant Award from Stanford University. As a scholar, she has been awarded a multi-year UC Central Campus Fellowship and a National Academy of Sciences Sackler Fellowship. Currently, Cecilia is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denvers College of Arts and Media.