The music of Peter S. Shin 신세종 (b. 1991) investigates issues of social and national belonging, the co-opting and intermingling of disparate musical vernaculars, and the liminality between the two halves of his second-generation Korean-U.S. American identity. The New York Times described him as “a composer to watch” and his music “entirely fresh and personal” following his premiere at Carnegie Hall. Additional highlights include a performance of his electroacoustic dance work Screaming Shapes at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, an orchestral commission by John Adams and Deborah O’Grady for the Cabrillo Festival, the chamber orchestral work Hyo commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra which explores his family’s immigration story in collaboration with animation artist Jian Lee, and the release of his work Bits torn from words on the vocal band Roomful of Teeth’s forthcoming album in 2022. Peter has received fellowships, commissions, and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Harvard University Fromm Music Foundation, Fulbright Program, American Composers Forum, Chamber Music America, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Berkeley Symphony, Barlow Endowment, and the Tanglewood and Aspen music festivals, among others. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Peter is the son of South Korean immigrants with over 30 years of service to the United States Postal Service. With degrees from the University of Michigan (B.M.), the University of Southern California (M.M.), and the Yale School of Music (M.M.A.), Peter is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley.