About Me

I’m a pianist, composer, and scholar. I’ve also been called a historian and music notation specialist.

Broadly speaking, my interests include performance practice of notated music, archival music media, local histories, and modernism in global contexts. I focus in particular on piano music since 1900 in North America, Africa, and Asia.

The repertoire I study and perform often demands unconventional approaches to interpretation. This includes plenty of new music by living composers; I especially enjoy collaborating with friends. My work with notation also comprises transcription and critical edition to facilitate performances and analysis anew. Some of my editorial work has appeared in publication, and indeed brought forth new performances.

I compose mostly solo piano music, for myself to play. Though employing “experimental” means, my compositions are warm and introspective in character. (Francis Bacon: “There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.") Many of them think through the music of others through quotation, elaboration, or deconstruction.

My pastimes include learning new languages, foraging, and exploring my surroundings. I’m happily married, and a parent to three cats.

A “professional” bio is available here, as is a CV.

My surname, “Feng” (冯 féng), correctly pronounced, rhymes with “sung”, not “sang”.

Recent and upcoming projects include:

• a biography of Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, based on my doctoral dissertation

• an album of piano music by Eve Beglarian

• research into the life and works of Anis Fuleihan

• music research-creation projects inspired by Vancouver Island

• the premiere of a new piano work by Alison Yun-fei Jiang

• performances as featured soloist at Monday Evening Concerts and PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance