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Yifan Guo is a Chinese composer, performer, and intermedia artist specializing in the exploration of multidimensional music perception experiences through both sonic and non-sonic elements. Guo's creative practice encompasses electro-acoustic and instrumental composition, improvisation, and intermedia art. The compositional works investigate the timbral, acoustic, kinesthetic, and semantic possibilities, often in combination with amplification systems featuring custom augmentations and innovative approaches to live sound processing. As a performer, Guo improvises on electronic instruments, laptop, and various flutes and hulusi. The intermedia projects work across music, theater, and technology, integrating sound, light, film, installation, and other creative means. Driven by the pure joy of sound making, explorations of musical and cultural memory, and interpretations of social realities, Guo seeks to contribute to the innovative landscape of theatrical stage works.
With support from prestigious institutions including the Guangzhou Opera House,Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Yu Long Studio, MacDowell Fellowship, Parkland Foundation, Qualcomm Institute, and AEP-CHINA, Guo's artistic endeavors have been featured at renowned festivals and venues across more than 10 countries. Highlights include performances at the ManiFeste Festival at IRCAM (France), Bludenz Days of Contemporary Music (Austria), MATA Festival (USA), Festival Mixtur (Spain),Rainy Days Festival (Luxembourg), Beijing Music Festival and MISA Festival of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (China), New and Newest Music Festival(Turkey), and Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix (Canada), as well as at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall (USA), Château de Fontainebleau(France), and Xinghai Concert Hall (China), among others.
Guo's collaborations extend to esteemed ensembles such as PinkNoise Ensemble, Black Page Orchestra, United Instruments of Lucilin, Alinéa Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Ensemble l'Itinéraire, Vertixe Sonora Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, Palimpsest Ensemble, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Ensemble Paramaribo, JACK Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Quatuor Diotima, and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, as well as to renowned artists including flutist Xiaoyu Lin, clarinetist Vasko Dukovski, violinist Ruifeng Lin, pianist Han Chen, double bassist Bowen Qian, soprano Tony Arnold, harpist Valeria Kafelnikov, percussionist/conductor Steven Schick, percussionist Yongyun Zhang, multimedia artist Han Zhang, audio/visual artists Shihua Ma, computer music researcher Zehao Wang, and lighting designer Shee Hoe Low, among others.
As an advocate for contemporary music and music technology, Guo shares expertisethrough lectures and workshops at institutions including the Eastman School of Music, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Universidad Autónoma de NuevoLeón, the School of Music at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, South China Normal University, East China Normal University, and Shenzhen Technology University. Guo also teaches regularly at the X-Institute in Shenzhen.
Holding degrees from the Mannes School of Music (B.M. with honors) and the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M.), Guo is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University ofCalifornia, San Diego, studying music with Michelle Lou, Rand Steiger, and Cory Smythe, lighting art with Christopher Kuhl, and video art with Michael Trigilio. Guo has also received mentorship in composition from Huang Ruo, Stratis Minakakis, John Mallia, Kaija Saariaho, Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Lei Liang, Marcos Balter, and Chaya Czernowin, and in conducting from Daye Lin, Bill Drury, and David Hayes.
郭艺帆，旅美青年作曲家、演奏家、跨媒介艺术家，现为加州大学圣地亚哥分校博士候选人及助理讲师。其艺术实践涵盖电子声学与器乐创作、即兴演奏以及跨媒介艺术，近年来致力于通过音响与非音响元素探索多维度的音乐感知体验。音乐作品深入挖掘音色、声学、动觉与语义层面的可能性，结合创新性扩声设计与实时声音处理；跨媒介项目则横跨音乐、剧场与科技领域，融合声音、灯光、影像、装置等多种媒介。作为演奏家，其在电子乐器、电脑以及各类长笛、葫芦丝上进行即兴或交互式表演。在不同形式的创作中，郭艺帆传递着声音生成过程中的纯粹体验，亦呈现对音乐与文化记忆的探索和对社会现场的再诠释。
美国缅因晨报形容其室内乐为"有着像诗人沃尔特·惠特曼般的意境"，"充满诗意的音乐"；前法国蓬皮杜音乐与声学研究所（IRCAM）总监Jean-Baptiste Barrière称其音乐"充满活力和想象力"。其曾获得Prix Marion Tournon-Branly、The Carl Schachter Award、The Mivos/KanterPrize提名、I Creation提名等奖项，及来自纳迪亚·布朗热基金会、广州大剧院、上海交响乐团、余隆工作室、麦克道威尔奖、鹏瑞艺术基金、高通研究所、中国艺术拓展计划的支持。
2018年赴法国枫丹白露宫（Château de Fontainebleau）进行艺术驻留；2019年与纽约PinkNoise当代乐团进行中国巡演；2022年在广州大剧院成功首演受其委约创作的90分钟多媒体音乐剧场作品《弄影》，并于同年参与热门实验戏剧《一只猿的报告》的配乐创作；2023年受邀参加北京国际音乐节并进行器乐电子音乐作品音乐会展演。
郭艺帆的作品已在十余个国家的著名艺术节与场馆展演，并与众多世界知名团体及艺术家合作，包括法国蓬皮杜艺术中心IRCAM ManiFeste跨媒介艺术节、奥地利布卢登茨当代音乐节（BludenzDays of Contemporary Music）、美国纽约MATA音乐节、西班牙Mixtur音乐节、卢森堡Rainy Days当代音乐节、北京国际音乐节、上海交响乐团MISA夏季音乐节、土耳其yeni ve en yeni音乐节、加拿大Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix音乐节，纽约林肯表演艺术中心David Geffen Hall、纽约卡内基音乐厅、波士顿乔丹音乐厅、法国枫丹白露宫、广州大剧院、星海音乐厅等重要表演艺术舞台，以及PinkNoise Ensemble、Black Page Orchestra、United Instruments of Lucilin、AlinéaEnsemble、Ensemble Musikfabrik、Ensemblel'Itinéraire、Vertixe Sonora Ensemble、Ensemble Dal Niente、Palimpsest Ensemble、Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble、EnsembleParamirabo、JACK Quartet、ArdittiQuartet、Quatuor Diotima、广州交响乐团等团体，与长笛演奏家林笑语、单簧管演奏家Vasko Dukovski、小提琴演奏家林瑞沣、钢琴演奏家陈涵、低音提琴演奏家钱博文、女高音歌唱家Tony Arnold、竖琴演奏家Valeria Kafelnikov、打击乐演奏家及指挥Steven Schick、打击乐演奏家张永韵、多媒体艺术家张涵、视听艺术家马仕骅、计算机音乐学者王泽昊、灯光艺术家刘诗豪等艺术家。
作为当代音乐与音乐科技的积极推广者，郭艺帆曾受邀于伊斯曼音乐学院、北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校、墨西哥新莱昂自治大学、香港中文大学（深圳）音乐学院、四川音乐学院、星海音乐学院、华南师范大学、华东师范大学、深圳技术大学等艺术院校和机构进行学术讲座与工作坊，并曾任教于深圳零一学院。
郭艺帆先后毕业于曼尼斯音乐学院及新英格兰音乐学院，现于加州大学圣地亚哥分校师从Michelle Lou、Rand Steiger、Cory Smythe学习音乐，师从Christopher Kuhl学习灯光艺术，师从Michael Trigilio学习影像艺术。亦曾跟随黄若、林大叶、梁雷、StratisMinakakis、John Mallia、MarcosBalter、Kaija Saariaho、Jean-BaptisteBarrière、Chaya Czernowin学习作曲，跟随林大叶、Bill Drury、David Hayes学习管弦乐指挥。
