Graduate Associate
cuiyao[at]yorku.ca
Doctoral Student
Graduate Programme in Music, York University
Research Keywords:
Chinese instrumental ensembles and orchestras in the Greater Toronto Area
Research Region(s):
Research Diaspora(s):
Chinese Diaspora
Yao Cui is a PhD student studying ethnomusicology at York University. The focus of her doctoral research is Chinese instrumental ensembles and orchestras in the Greater Toronto Area, with repertoire being one specific area of interest, among others including history, development, transnationalism and globalization relating to Chinese immigrant music. Besides doing research, she is also a musician with expertise on the pipa and interested in improvisation and composition.