Alice Ping Yee Ho is among Canada's most prominent composers. Her works have been performed widely in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Alice Ping Yee Ho (sometimes Alice Ho) was born in Hong Kong in 1960. Ho is married to composer and educator Chan Ka Nin, and the couple lives in Toronto. Ho's works are eclectic, drawing on such varied sources as contemporary styles, Chinese opera and folk music, Japanese taiko drum music, jazz, and pop. She has composed three operas, including one for children, The Monkiest King, and all have been recorded; Chinatown appeared in a production by the Vancouver City Opera in 2023. As of the mid-2020s, more than 20 of Ho's compositions have been recorded.