Andromeda Wen (b. 2007), is a San-Francisco and Cambridge based composer and saxophonist. Her music explores the intersection of art and activism, using sound to respond to pressing social and ecological crises—from coral bleaching and oil spills to the erosion of democracy. Her works have been performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alba Music Festival, Vienna Summer Music Festival, and Harvard University, by ensembles including Friction Quartet, Hub New Music, International Contemporary Ensemble, PHACE, SOLI Chamber Ensemble and Telegraph Quartet. She currently studies at Harvard and the New England Conservatory. Her other education includes BU Tanglewood Institute, Interlochen, the Walden School, and SFCM precollege.
Andromeda has also performed at venues such as the Lincoln Center (Essentially Ellington) and the Legion of Honor. She recently scored “The Vale-Origins,” a short film starring Lea Salonga, which premiered summer 2026 at San Diego Comic-Con. Her work has received multiple national awards, named first place in the Pacific Musical Society and Foundation Composition Competition, judged by Grammy Award Winner Mason Bates, and a winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Composers Contest.