As a composer, Yunfei Li’s work includes solo instrumental, chamber ensembles, large ensembles, digital and mix media, and film projects. Her music has been played by Hypotenuse Trio, Transient Canvas, the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, Domino Ensemble, Quintet Sirocco, Duo Entre-nous, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and percussionist Anders Åstrand. She has won a composition prize from MUSICACOUSTICA-Beijing International Electronic Music Composition Competition in 2015. She has also received an award from the Denver International Electronic Music Composition Competition in 2018. Her music has been featured by News & Record in North Carolina.
Yunfei is currently pursuing her doctorate in Music Composition at The University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, where she studies composition with Chen Yi, Yotam Haber, and Paul Rudy. Yunfei earned an M.M. in Composition from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she studied with Mark Engebretson, Alejandro Rutty, and Lisa Bielawa. She previously earned a B.A. in Electronic Music Production from Central Conservatory of Music.