Victoria Cheah

A graduate of the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter, Victoria Cheah is an accomplished composer who has created her own unique works of contemporary music for audiences all over the world. In an interview, Cheah has said composing and listening to music is “the closest to the feeling I get from real life experiences that are deeply touching.…Working with music helps me understand and process experiences in life, and vice versa.”

Currently Cheah serves as an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory, as well as Director of Operations of Talea Ensemble. Cheah also served as the founding executive director of Boston new music sinfonietta Sound Icon. She has worked with ensembles and festivals including Composers Conference, Manhattan Sinfonietta, Argento Chamber Ensemble, Composit Festival, and Cantata Profana.

Previously, Cheah has taught music, research, and writing related courses as an instructor at Longy School of Music, Brandeis University, and as a teaching fellow at Harvard University. As a composer, she has attended academies including Sommerakademie Schloss Solitude, Darmstadt, Fontainebleau, VIPA, SICPP, The Walden School, and others. Cheah earned her Ph.D. in Composition and Theory from Brandeis University in 2020.