劉明睿 A Taiwan native. Ming-Jui has received several awards at various competitions in Taiwan and in the U.S. He has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in venues such as the National Concert Hall and Recital Hall, Zhongshan Hall, and SUNY Purchase Recital Hall. In 2016, Ming-Jui was invited to give a solo recital in I Seminário Internacional de Violão do IFCE. In 2017, as a co-founder of Arvo Duo, Ming-Jui gave a duo recital in the 25th Long Island Guitar Festival. In 2018, Ming-Jui was a festival artist and judge in the 4th Qinling International Guitar Festival. In addition to his performing career, Ming-Jui is a prolific arranger and has published several arrangements in important publications, including Gendai Guitar in Japan and Taiwan Guitar Society. As an internationally recognized composer, Ming-Jui’s The Magic Hour, Passacaglia: A Song for the Ropewalker, Monologue No. 1 & 2, and Summer Nights of Formosa have been published by Doberman-Yppan. His Mirror of the Sunshine, op. 3 for violin and guitar, won the 3rd Place in The American Prize in Composition— (instrumental chamber music) student division, 2019-20. Ming-Jui holds his Doctor of Musical Arts at Stony Brook University. He was a substitute teacher at SUNY- Purchase College and Stony Brook University, and an undergraduate chamber music coach at Stony Brook University. Since 2020, Ming-Jui has been appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor of the Conservatory of Music at Huanggang Normal University.