NYC-based composer Longfei Li (b.1988), was originally from China. His music has been performed worldwide in North America, Asia, and Europe. He has worked with influential ensembles such as Longleash. His piano and electronic piece “Ripples” has won Samadis’ Records & International Composition Competition in 2016. Li is searching for a way creating a better connection between logic and emotion in his music. In addition, he has also published musicological treatises in China. As the co-founder, artistic director of Path New Music, Li is organizing opera productions that combines contemporary music, new media arts, and dance. Longfei is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Manhattan School of Music with Dr. Reiko Fueting, and also teaching musicianship and theory at MSM.