Moni (Jasmine) Guo

• December 2024

Scored film (Something Blue) selected to be streamed on the Academy Screening Room

• December 2023

Selected by the League of American Orchestras, in partnership with the American Composers

• October 2023

Selected as the 2023 Forbes China 100 Most Influential Chinese

• July 2023

Scored film (Pianoman) received Best Feature Documentary Film at the Nepal America International Film Festival

• February 2023

Selected as Featured Artist from the ACO (American Composers Orchestra) Earshot competition

• January 2023

Scored film (Pianoman) selected to be screened at The 12th China Academy Awards of Documentary Film

• October 2022

Nominated for Best Soundtrack in a Short Film at Seattle Film Festival for film score (de closin night)

• August 2021

Scored film (Summer Ends) received the Student Academy Award (Oscar) Nominee

• May 2021

Recipient of the ASCAP Morton Gould Composition Award

• June 2020

2nd place of the American Prize (Orchestra Division)

• June 2020

Finalist of the ASCAP Morton Gould Composition Award

• June 2020

Recipient of the UCLA GSRM stipend

• January 2020

Composition selected for Hear Now Music Festival 2020

• January 2019

Finalist of the ACO (American Composers Orchestra) Earshot competition

• March 2018

Winner of the TNME (Texas New Music Ensemble) Student Composition Competition

• April 2017

Recipient of the JCCAA (Joint Chinese College Alumni Association) Music Scholarship

• August 2016

Recipient of the Brown Foundation Fellowship at Rice University

• May 2016

Recipient of the P. Bruce Blair Award in Composition at Johns Hopkins University

• May 2016

Recipient of the Pauline Favin Memorial Award in Piano at Johns Hopkins University

• April 2016

Selected as a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda Society

ASCAP

AWFC (Alliance for Women Film Composers)

SCL (The Society of Composers and Lyricists)

Pi Kappa Lambda Society

• 2022 Fall - CURRENT

Academic Council Committee, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

• 2023 Fall - CURRENT

College Hearing Panel Pool, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

• 2024 Spring

Search Committee, Media Production Division, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

• 2025 Spring

Search Committee, Ensembles and Conducting Division, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

Python

C++

Linear Algebra 

Machine Learning/Deep Learning

Calculus

Website Design

Photography

Conferences:

Game Developers Conference (2024)

League of American Orchestra Conference (2024)

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Summer Programs / Festivals:

Atlantic Music Festival (Summer 2017)

FUBiS Music Composition Course (Summer 2015)

Montecito Music Festival (Summer 2011)

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Master Class : Steven Stucky, Shulamit Ran, Christopher Rouse, James Newton Howard, Adam Smalley, George Lewis, David Ludwig, Donald Crockett, George Tsontakis, Hannah Lash, Ken Ueno, Nils Vigeland, Robert Cuckson, Robert Paterson, Chris Paul Harman, and Emil Awad

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Notable Recording Sessions/Performances with:

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Jun. 2023)

violinist Sarah Thornblade & cellist Michael Kaufman & clarinetist Jonathan Sacdalan (Oct. 2021 & Nov. 2023)

violinist Bella Hristova & pianist David Kaplan (Oct. 2021)

pianist Stefano Greco (Mar, 2021)

pianist Jihye Chang (Feb, 2020)

Winsor Music (Mar, 2019)

Deviant Septet (Feb, 2017)

IIIZ+ Ensemble (Sep, 2016)

violinist Courtney Orlando & cellist Michael Kannen & pianist Kyung Wha Chu (Apr. 2013)

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Selected Performance/Recording:

(Some locations have had multiple performances)

• Torino Film Festival, Torino, Italy (2024) | Film Score
• Interlochen Future of Cinema Film Festival, Interlochen, MI (2024)| Film Score
• FIRST International Film Festival, China (2024) | Film Score
• The New Parkway Theater, Oakland, CA (2024) | Film Score
• Union Center For The Arts: David Henry Hwang Theater, Los Angeles, CA (2024) | Film
• Score
• Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, TN (2024 ), Won Audience Award | Film Score
• Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH (2024) | Composition
• Atlantic Film Festival, The Tara Theatre, Atlanta, GA (2024) | Film Score
• Montclair Film Festival, Montclair, NJ (2024) | Film Score
• St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO (2024) | Film Score
• Florida Film Festival, FL (2024), Won Grand Jury Award & Best Narrative Short | Film Score
• Thayer Hall, Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles, CA (2023) | Composition
• Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas, TX (2023) | Composition
• Regal Cinemas LA LIVE, Los Angeles, CA (2023) | Film Score
• The American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France (2023) | Film Score
• Musikhuset Aarhue, Denmark (2023) | Composition
• Roxie Theater, San Francisco, CA (2023)| Film Score
• Wener Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH (2023) | Composition
• San Diego Central Library, San Diego, CA (2023, multiple screenings)| Film Score
• The Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal, NJ (2023)| Film Score
• AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD (2023)| Film Score
• Golden State Film Festival TCL Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (2023) | Film Score
• Keswick Alhambra Theater, Keswick, UK (2022)| Film Score
• Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (2022)| Film Score & Piano
• Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA (2022, multiple screenings) | Film Score
• Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, Vancouver, Canada (2022) | Film Score
• Santa Fe Springs Film Festival 2022 The Clarke Estate, Los Angeles, CA (2022) | Film Score
• AFI Fest 2021 TCL Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (2021) | Film Score
• Hear Now Music Festival 10-year Anniversary Festival "The Virtues of the Virtual," Los Angeles, CA (2021) | Composition
• Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center, Los Angeles, CA (2021) | Film Score
• Teatro Studio, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy (2021) | Composition
• Youtube performances (2021, multiple performances) | Composition
• James Bridges Theater, UCLA, School of Theater, Film and Television, CA (2019-2023 multiple screenings) | Film Score
• Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, OH (2020) | Composition
• Stude Concert Hall, Rice University Shepherd School of Music, TX (2019) | Composition
• Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Herb Alpert School of Music, CA (2019, 2021 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• Evelyn & Ostin Music Center, UCLA, Herb Alpert School of Music, CA (2019-2020 multiple performances) | Composition
• Lani Hall, UCLA, Herb Alpert School of Music, CA (2018-2020 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH), TX (2018) | Composition
• Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA), TX (2017) | Composition & Piano
• Lorimer Chapel, Atlantic Music Festival, Colby College, ME (2017) | Composition
• Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University Shepherd School of Music, TX (2016-19 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• Jessen Auditorium, UT Austin, Butler School of Music, TX (2016) | Composition
• New Synagogue Berlin Concert Hall, Berlin, Germany (2015) | Composition & Piano
• Friedberg Concert Hall, The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, MD (2015) | Composition
• Goodwin Recital Hall, The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, MD (2012-16 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• Cohen-Davison Family Theater, The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, MD (2012-16 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• Griswold Hall, The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, MD (2013-16, 2019 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• First Congregational Church, UCC, St Joseph, MI (2012) | Piano
• Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen Arts Academy, MI (2010-12 multiple performances) | Composition & Piano
• Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Arts Academy, MI (2010-12 multiple performances) | Composition

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Compositions/Scores with performance in public are indicated with “*”

Compositions/Scores currently revising are indicated with “^”

• ^The Guest (2023) [Short Film] | Directed by Jiawen Han | Composer
• *Chan is Fishing (2023) [Short Film] | Directed by Jaqueline Chan | Composer
• *Daisy is Gone (2023) [Short Film] | Directed by Ziyao Liu | Composer
• *Hong Guo De Hong, Hai Lan De Hai (2023) [Short Film] | Directed by Ruoxing Mao | Composer
• *Something Blue (2023) [Short Film] | Directed by Jinsui Song | Composer
• *Pianoman (2023) [Feature Documentary Film] | Directed by Sunny Liu | Composer
• *Eden(2022) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Kayla Keener | Composer
• *How To Make Mooncake (2022) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Crystal Jie | Composer
• ^Bai Ri Meng (2022) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Guangyu Yu | Composer
• *Enchantment (1921) [Silent Film] | Commissioned by Cincinnati Art Museum | Composer/Improviser/Pianist
• ^The Farewell (2022) [Short Film] | Directed by Jiawen Han | Composer
• *Cutehouse (2022) [Short Animation Experimental Film] | Directed by Floria Huang | Composer
• *The Scar (2022) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Floria Huang | Composer
• *Queen Milly (2022) [Short Film] | Directed by Christine Zivic | Composer
• *Boxed Out (2022) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Rachel Cooley | Composer
• *Tequila Sunset (2022) [Short Film] | Directed by Jinsui Song | Composer
• Rian and Sameer (2022) [Short Film] | Directed by Tanay Mankad | Composer
• *W(HO) (2022) [Short Film] | Directed by Candace Ho | Composer
• ^Dream Lollipop (2021)[Short Film] | Directed by Yichi Zhang | Composer
• *de closin night (2021) [Short Film] | Directed by Shicong Zhu | Composer
• Red 红 (2021) [Short Film] | Directed by Yichi Zhang | Composer
• ^The Royal We (2021) [Short Film] | Directed by Marie Richardson | Composer
• *Sirius (2021) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Crystal Jie | Composer
• *Hunting Rabbits (2021) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Kayla Keener | Composer
• *Chasing Clouds (2021) [Short Film] | Directed by Candace Ho | Composer
• *Ta de kun huo (2021) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Chunting Wang | Composer
• Second Chance (2021) [Short Film] | Directed by Dasha Tsema | Composer
• *Creature (2021) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Ceci Sheng | Composer
• *Foreign Uncle (2020) [Short Film] | Directed by SiNing Xiang | Composer
• *Summer Ends (2020) [Short Film] | Directed by Hailong Niu | Composer
• *Like Us (2020) [Short Film] | Directed by Mikhail Saburov | Composer
• Broken (2020) [Short Documentary Film] | Directed by Antonia Thornton | Composer
• *Pollock with Shapes (2020) [Short Film] | Directed by Junyi Jackie Fang | Composer
• *Ted (2020) [Short Documentary Film] | Directed by Zixin Cindy Zhang | Composer
• *A History of Running Aground (2019) [Short Documentary Film] | Directed by Jake O'Hare | Composer
• *Alone (2019) [Short Film] | Directed by Dasha Tsema | Composer
• ^First Time (2019) [Short Film] | Directed by Marie Richardson | Composer
• *The Lucky One (2019) [Short Film] | Directed by Yichi Zhang | Composer
• *Transplant (2019) [Short Documentary Film] | Directed by Zheyu Liang | Composer
• *Binary Thinking (2019) [Short Documentary Film] | Directed by Peter Berger | Composer
• *Red (2019) [Short Film] | Directed by Candace Ho | Composer
• *In the Woods (2019) [Short Animation Film] | Directed by Yuanqi Cici Liao | Composer
• *Boxed In (2018) [Short Documentary Film] | Directed by Zixin Cindy Zhang | Composer
• Wood Girl (2018) [Short Film] | Directed by Shiying Claire Li | Composer
• *Bloody Glove Box (2017) [Short Film] | Directed by Zixin Cindy Zhang | Co-Composer
• *My Boy's Caesar Salad (2014) [Short Film] | Directed by Tony Lee | Composer

Large Ensemble:

• *Awakening of the Spring Dragon 春龙起蜇, for Brass Ensemble and Percussions (2024) Written for the CCM Brass Choir
• *Rays of the After-rain Evening Sun 晚晴 for full orchestra (2020) Recipient of the ASCAP Morton Gould Award 2021, Selected by ACO Earshot and performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2023
• No One's Vanda, No One's Pearl for full orchestra (2019)
• *Fairyland 精灵岛 for full orchestra (2018) Finalist of the ACO Earshot Competition 2019
• *Night Ghost 夜魅 for full orchestra (2018) Recipient of 2nd place in the American Prize 2020
• *Sommer Street for full orchestra (2015)
• String Orchestra No. 1 (2014)
• Fugue for string orchestra (2013)
• *Mocnus for full orchestra (2012)
• *IFM for brass ensemble (2012)
• Wild New World for full orchestra (2012)

Chamber:

• ^The Land of Southern Birds 南鸟之地 for large chamber ensemble (2021)
• *even the darkest night will end for Horn and Cello (2021) Commissioned by horn player Rachel Boehl
• *Joie de vivre for String Quartet (2020) Performed by members of the SuZhou Symphony Orchestra
• down into emptiness for String Quartet (2020)
• *Drifting Along the Crystals of the Sky for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (2020)
• *The Child in the Cloud for Violin and Piano (2020) Performed by violinist Bella Hristova and pianist David Kaplan
• Whispers of the World for Flute (db picc.), Oboe (db. EH), Bb Clarinet (db. Bass Cl.), Bassoon, Horn, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Solo Strings (2019)
• *Fallen Skin, Flying Wings for Clarinet (db. Bass. Cl.), Violin and Cello (2019) Recorded by Winsor Music; selected to be performed at the Hear Now Music Festival 2021; performed at the concert:nova's Made in Cincinnati concert in 2023; performed at the California Festival 2023.
• *Fire Dance 火舞 for String Quartet and Guitar (2018) Commissioned and performed by Texas New Music Ensemble
• Sequoiadendron giganteum for Flute (db picc.), Oboe, Bb Clarinet (db. Bass Cl.), Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Double Bass (2017)
• *Impression of an Ancient City for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Violin, Cello, Percussion and Piano (2017) Recipient of the TNME competition 2018
• *Living Spirit 生靈 for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (2017)
• *Fissure (The Crack v. 2) for Deviant Septet: Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Violin, Double Bass (2016)
• *The Crack v. 1 for Deviant Septet: Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Violin, Double Bass (2016)
• *Why So Serious? for Soprano, Piano, Percussion, Violin, Cello, Horn, Clarinet(db. Bass Cl.) (2016)
• *Luan Shi Chuan Kong 亂石穿空 for traditional Asian instrument Ensemble IIIZ+ : Zheng, Koto, Gayageum and Janggu (2016)
• *Ju Shou Pianist for Piano Four-hand (2015) Recorded at the New Synagogue Berlin Concert Hall
• *Variation on Brahms Op.10/1, for Oboe, Horn and Cello (2015)
• String Trio No. 1 (2013)
• *Fémopt for Piano Trio (2013) Permorned by violinist Courtney Orlando, cellist Michael Kannen, and pianist Kyung Wha Chu
• *Ending Time for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano(2012)

Solo:

• *Prelude and Fugue for solo piano (2020) Performed and recorded by pianist Stefano Greco
• Time Cycle 光阴轮：仰天承顺 15 pieces for solo piano (2019) Selections performed and recorded by pianist Jihye Chang
• Deux Faces 双面 for solo clarinet in Bb (2019) Commissioned by clarinetist HuJie Chen
• *Blue Blood Moon 青血月 for solo bassoon (2019) Commissioned by bassoonist Cindy Dong
• *Rising from Ashes 凤凰涅槃 for solo piano (2018)
• *Radiance for solo trumpet (2018) Commissioned by trumpet player Jonathan Wyatt
• *Yun Bai 韵白 for solo viola (2017) Written for violist Xiaohan Sun
• *Light City for solo piano (2017)
• *Hiding from Scadinp for solo piano (2016)
• *Feng 风*疯 for solo flute (2016) Written for flutist Gyuri Kim
• *Cello Suite No. 1 (2015) Written for cellist Lichia Chuang
• *Three Piano Pieces (2014)
• Five Pieces for solo violin (2014) Selected passages read by violinist Miranda Cuckson
• *Toy Fantasy: color étude for organ (2014) Written for organist Yeri Jang
• Saki for solo piano (2013)
• Five Twelve-Tone Pieces for solo piano (2012)

Voice:

• Meng Xiang Da Zuo Zhan 梦想大作战 for children's choir with piano (2021) Commissioned by YIHA Choir Director Wei Qi
• GengLouZi 更漏子 for Mezzo Soprano and Piano (2020)
• ^WuXing 五行 for string quartet and Soprano (2020)
• *Three Pieces for Soprano and Piano: The Road of Adversity (2015)
  
  Electronic/Computer Music:
• DROP for pre-recorded electronics (2019)
• Bubbles for pre-recorded electronics using Stylophone Gen X-1 (2019)
• Marshmallow Dream for Ableton Live/ambient music (2019)
• Nebula Party for pre-recorded electronics/EDM (2019)
• *Always Phone for electro-acoustic—Max MSP, piano and iPhone (2017) Performed at James Turrell Skyspace
• *Study I for pre-recorded electronics (2016) Performed at Jessen Auditorium at the Electric LaTex Festival
• *Escape for pre-recorded electronics (2013)

Improvisation/performance:

• *Improvisation with pre-recorded electronics for original film “Night Sight” (2017) Performed at Moody Center for the Arts

Jasmine (Moni) has also worked as an arranger with a pop singer

• Pianoman (2023) [Feature Documentary Film] | Directed by Sunny Liu | Music Supervisor
• Jacob The Baker (2022)[Feature Film] | Directed by Gev Miron | Composer's Assistant
• Ghizemli (2022) [Los Angeles Jewish Symphony] | Composed by Brian Keen & Omar Faruk Tekbilek | Music Preparation
• Ashkina (2022) [Los Angeles Jewish Symphony] | Composed by Sharon Farber | Music Preparation
• Shir Lashalom (2022) [Song] | Arranged by Sharon Farber | Music Preparation
• Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2021) [Feature Documentary Film] | Directed by Nina Menkes | Orchestrator & Music Preparation
• Don't Sweat The Small Stuff (2021) [Feature Film] | Directed by Ellen Pressman | Music Preparation
• I'm Standing With You (2021) [Song] | Composed by Diane Warren | Music Preparation