Wan Heo

Composer

Wan Heo is a Chicago-based composer whose works have been performed in South Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, and the United States. Her music was commissioned and performed by Yarn/Wire, line upon line percussion, Unheard//Of, New Music On the Point, and VIPA among others. Wan’s percussion solo piece, Unveiled Future, has been published by Alfonce Production in Paris. Recently, she began her own research on the vulnerability of Korean landscape by touring and recording sounds at historical sites in South Korea. Her works on this project were presented at Composition In Asia conference, Society of Composers National Conference, North American Saxophone Alliance regional conference, National Student Electronic Music Event, and University of Miami’s Composition Colloquium.

Wan holds B.M. in Composition from Ewha Womans University in South Korea and M.M. in Composition from Florida States University.

She is currently pursuing a PhD in Composition and Music Technology at Northwestern University under the guidance of Alex Mincek, Hans Thomalla, and Jay Alan Yim.