Whitney Sheng

Whitney Sheng is a New York and Miami-based composer whose work is informed by a sensitivity to texture, gesture, and timbre. Drawing inspiration from visual art, her music often inhabits spaces where beauty and unease coexist, blending whimsy and omen through shifting sonic landscapes.

Recent projects include a commission from The Astra Collective and new works for the Koe Duo and trombonists Colin Babcock and Zander Theiss. Her compositions have been performed by ensembles including the KLK String Orchestra, Contemporaneous, Divergent Trio, and institut .abeceda, at venues and festivals including the Lviv Philharmonic, Nottingham Contemporary, the Heidelberg New Music Festival, and Bled Contemporary Music Week, with performances across the United States and Europe.

She is the founder of the Common Resonance Concert Series, which expands audiences for contemporary classical music through interdisciplinary programming and provides a platform for living composers, producing sold-out performances across New York City.