Rui Shi Zhuo (, born 1956) is a Chinese-born Canadian composer, based in British Columbia. He has been commissioned by the Canada Council, and has written music for an animated film. He has been composer-in-residence for the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble.
Early life and education Rui received his bachelor's degree in music from the Shanghai Conservatory in 1986; he then completed his master's degree in music at the University of British Columbia, where he studied with Keith Hamel and Stephen Chatman.
Career
In 2003 Rui was nominated for a Leo Award for his music written to accompany the National Film Board short The Chinese Violin."2003 LEO Awards Official IMDB Post". Leo Awards website.
An album of Rui's compositions was released by Artifact Music in 2004."Discoveries: Rui Shi Zhuo Compositions" The Whole Note, Volume 10 Issue 3, November 2004.
In 2011 Rui and Dorothy Chang composed the score for the animated film Mountain High River Flow"¦without end."The Orchid Ensemble finds mountains of inspiration". Georgia Straight, by Alexander Varty on 11 January 2011. In 2014 he composed music for the BC Chinese Music Ensemble."Top 10 best events in Vancouver this week April 24 to May 1". Nancy Lanthier, Vancouver Sun 04.23.2014 He is also the conductor of Vancouver youth philharmonic orchestra.
References
Canadian Music Centre biography
External links Rui Shi Zhuo – Composer's professional web site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl3Mtq99fio clearly shows a Rui Shi (female.. not male) at the piano