Li Chan, a native of Weifang, Shandong, graduated with a major in Composition from the Central Conservatory of Music and currently serves as a Composer with the Military Band of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Her works include the woodwind quintet Five Folk Impressions, the brass quintet Concert Suite, and two piano concertos. Her symphonic band compositions include The Expedition, The Moon at the Fortified Pass for Brass Quintet and Wind Band, and Little Hands Turn Cold (written in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre). She also composed Guangxi Folk Song – Impressions of the Li River for student wind band. In 2017, her work Folk Song of Midu won Third Prize at the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) International Composition Contest. Her arrangement works include: a wind band arrangement of Nie Er’s Dance of the Golden Snake, as well as arrangements of Liuyang River, Youth Dance, The General’s Decree, In the Second Month, and Ode to the Red Plum Blossom. Her original marches include March of the Blue Expedition, Commander March, Glory March, and March on the Blade’s Edge. Her original marching band works include Snowy Peaks, Peach Blossom Spring, and Impressions of Bashu. Her original work A Tribute to Peace was used for China’s National Memorial Day Ceremony. In 2024, she composed Three Stanzas of the Plum-Blossom for symphonic band for WASBE. The piece was premiered in October 2024 by the University of St. Thomas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Matthew J. George.
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