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Stephen Tian-You Ai is a pianist, collaborator, toy pianist and music theorist. He is currently working towards a PhD in Music Theory at Harvard University as a Presidential Scholar of the GSAS. He also holds degrees from CUNY Queens College, Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, and Williams College.
Stephen's primary research interests are split between 17th-century keyboard music and contemporary popular music. On one hand, his work on the music of the 17th century deals primarily with historical meantone and well-temperaments, centering the expressive potential of keyboard tuning in historical treatises and modern historically informed performance practices. On the other hand, his research in popular music attempts to understand the role of music in an audiovisual culture of increasing digital media connectivity, particularly in the performative making and re-making of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Current projects include the analysis of anisong, hyperpop, and K-pop.
Stephen's performance interests rest on opposite ends of the historical spectrum, with a strong inclination towards historical keyboard practice, new music, and their intersections. He has appeared in concert with the BlackBox Ensemble, Berkshire Symphony, the Horizon Ensemble, the Los Angeles Bach Festival Orchestra, and the San Diego Symphony. His past teachers include Ms. Doris Stevenson, Dr. Judy Huang, and Ms. Anna Stal.
Stephen's primary research interests are split between 17th-century keyboard music and contemporary popular music. On one hand, his work on the music of the 17th century deals primarily with historical meantone and well-temperaments, centering the expressive potential of keyboard tuning in historical treatises and modern historically informed performance practices. On the other hand, his research in popular music attempts to understand the role of music in an audiovisual culture of increasing digital media connectivity, particularly in the performative making and re-making of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Current projects include the analysis of anisong, hyperpop, and K-pop.
Stephen's performance interests rest on opposite ends of the historical spectrum, with a strong inclination towards historical keyboard practice, new music, and their intersections. He has appeared in concert with the BlackBox Ensemble, Berkshire Symphony, the Horizon Ensemble, the Los Angeles Bach Festival Orchestra, and the San Diego Symphony. His past teachers include Ms. Doris Stevenson, Dr. Judy Huang, and Ms. Anna Stal.