Vivian Fung

JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung has a unique talent for combining idiosyncratic textures and styles into large-scale works, reflecting her multicultural background. NPR calls her “one of today’s most eclectic composers,” and The Philadelphia Inquirer praises her “stunningly original compositional voice.” 

Fung continues to elevate her reputation for artistic ingenuity, with recent collaborations expanding how we experience her music. Her powerful song cycle Lamenting Earth premiered in 2024 with Nicholas Phan, Jasper String Quartet, and Myra Huang.  Centering around poet Claire Wahmanholm’s prize-winning poem “O,” the 20-minute cycle reflects the fragile state of the earth’s environment.  This work has been recorded by the performers to be released on Earth Day, April 22, 2026.  Ominous, commissioned and premiered by Grossman Ensemble and conductor Jeffrey Meyer in 2024, portrays the composer’s experience with her mother’s recent diagnosis of dementia through punctuations, pitch bends, and murmurings across the 13-member work.