GELI LI
COMPOSER
Upcoming Events
DUO
March 26–28, 2026
Performed by andPlay at the 1st Biennial Heidelberg New Music Festival & Symposium, Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH, USA
Guest Lecture at Xinghai Conservatory of Music, China
June, 2026
Invited guest lecture for the Composition Department at Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Guangzhou, China, at the invitation of Prof. Xiaoyong Chen.
New Work for Insomnio Ensemble & TouchLab TERMINAL
September, 2026
Commissioned by the Gaudeamus Festival, co-funded by the Netherland-America Foundation Cultural Grant.
For large ensemble and TouchLab TERMINAL (20')
Utrecht, The Netherlands
The Smell of Sunshine
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Mairs Concert Hall,
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Two International Recognitions in June 2026
Honorable Mention (sole awardee), Salvatore Martirano Memorial Award;
Honorable Mention, International Call for Scores, presented by Quartetto Sincronie and the Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam Foundation (Italy)
New York New Music Ensemble Commission
TBA (2026-27 Seasons)
Commissioned by the New York New Music Ensemble
For Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano (12')
Premiere details to be announced
New York, NY, USA
The Caged Birds
May 3, 2026
Commissioned by the Henri Lazarof Living Legacy at Brandeis University.
Premiere by Irina Muresanu and Asiya Korepanova
Schoenberg Hall, Brandeis University
Waltham, MA, USA
Selected Composer Fellow,
Fromm Foundation Composer Conference,
July 19-August 2, 2026
Avaloch Farm Music Institute, Boscawen, NH, USA
New Work for Hub New Music Ensemble
November, 2026
Commissioned by the Hub New Music Ensemble
For flute, clarinet, violin, and cello (12')
Premiere details to be announced
Past Events
July 19-27, 2025, Columbia, MO, USA
Collaboration with Alarm Will Sound Ensemble
March 25, 2025, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
New Commission by the Henri Lazarof Living Legacy
June 29, 2-25, Valentiny Foundation, Luxembourg
New Work When My Eyes Closed Premieres with Ensemble Lucilin
Collaboration with Anthony Millet, Naomi Sato, and Olivier Sliepen
June 2-10, 2025, New York, NY, USA
Collaboration with Copland House Ensemble
August 22, 2025 Villa Elisabeth, Berlin, Germany
Collaboration with AsianArt Ensemble
July 19-23, 2024, DeGaetano Composition Institute, New York, NY, USA
Composer Fellow at the DeGaetano Composition Institute
DeGaetano-Commissioned Sleeping Light, premiered by Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Brad Lubman
February 18, 2025, New York, NY, USA
Winner of the Westside Chamber Players Call for Scores;
Sleeping Light Performed in NYC
Collaboration with Westside Chamber Players
January 29, 2024, Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
Me and My Shadows Premieres at “The Sound-Map from East to West” Concert
Collaboration with SoundMap Ensemble and ZHENG Yang (sheng solo)
January 15-20, 2024, Queen's College, New York, NY, USA
Talea Ensemble 2024 Recording Workshop Composer Fellow
Collaboration with Talea Ensemble
May 30, 2024, The West End Theatre, New York, NY, USA
The Embrace of the Wind and the Memories Featured in Talea Ensemble’s ENCORES & 15th Anniversary Celebration
Collaboration with Talea Ensemble
October 21, 2024, Amici per la Musica, Italy
Awarded Piece: Me and My Shadows
August 2, 2024, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Appointed as the Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at Macalester College
Department of Music
June 10-22, 2024, Ircam, Paris, France
ManiFeste-2024 Composer Fellow;
Breath VI Premiere by Anthony Millet
Collaboration with Anthony Millet and Ircam
May 21-27, 2024, Potries, Valencia, Spain
RODAMÚSIC COMPOSERS RESIDENCY; New Work Growing Clay Premiered by 4Sonora
Collaboration with 4Sonora
March 1-2, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA
Winner of the Women Composers Festival of Hartford International Call for Scores
Collaboration with Balance Campaign Ensemble
August 4, 2024, Flute New Music Consortium, USA
Honorable Mention at the 2024 Composition Competition of the Flute New Music Consortium
Awarded Piece: Breath V