Oswald Huỳnh is a Vietnamese American composer whose music navigates aesthetics and tradition, language and translation, and the relationship between heritage and identity. “A gifted writer for orchestra” (Chicago Tribune), his music has been described as “captivating and deeply imaginative” (Teddy Abrams), “planetary music” (The St. Louis American), and “oftentimes escaping the standards of orchestration” (Luigi Nono International Composition Prize). Huỳnh’s work is characterized by intricate contrasts of timbre and interweaving textures that are rooted in narrative, culture, and memory. Laureate of the 2025 Frederic A Juilliard | Walter Damrosch Rome Prize in Musical Composition, Huỳnh served as Composer-in-Residence with the Louisville Orchestra (2024/25) and Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (2023–2025).