Faye Chiao

Biography

Faye Chiao is a multi-hyphenate composer, performer, and orchestrator of musical theater, opera, and concert music. Chiao has been honored with awards from The Presser Foundation, The Puffin Foundation and OPERA America. Chiao has also been an artist-in-residence at The John Duffy Institute for New Opera at the Virginia Arts Festival, the Boston Chamber Symphony, and a Labworks artist at The New Victory Theater. Chiao has also received residencies at Barrington Stage Company, Millay Arts, Bethany Arts Community and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Chiao’s work has been commissioned, produced, and developed by Houston Grand Opera, Two River Theater, Syracuse Stage, Kenyon College, Manhattan School of Music, Prospect Theater, The Playwrights Realm, Single Carrot Theater, Hear Her Song, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and the 24-Hour Musicals. Chiao is a member of Theatre Now New York’s Musical Writers Lab (tnny.org), BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop, Maestra (maestramusic.org) and MUSE (museonline.org). Chiao holds degrees from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. FayeChiao.com