Rui Shi Zhuo

Rui Shi Zhuo (Chinese: 卓汭仕, born 1956) is a Chinese-born Canadian composer, based in British Columbia. He has been commissioned by the Canada Council, and has written music for an animated film. He has been composer-in-residence for the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble.

Early life and education

Rui received his bachelor's degree in music from the Shanghai Conservatory in 1986; he then completed his master's degree in music at the University of British Columbia, where he studied with Keith Hamel and Stephen Chatman.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2003 Rui was nominated for a Leo Award for his music written to accompany the National Film Board short The Chinese Violin.^[1]

An album of Rui's compositions was released by Artifact Music in 2004.^[2]

In 2011 Rui and Dorothy Chang composed the score for the animated film Mountain High River Flow"¦without end.^[3] In 2014 he composed music for the BC Chinese Music Ensemble.^[4] He is also the conductor of Vancouver youth philharmonic orchestra.