Other Projects

MASTERCLASSES

• Cantabile, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (2021)

• WSMTA Gig Harbor (2021)

• WSMTA Clark County Chapter (2020)

• Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus (2019)

• Bard Conservatory, New York (2019)

• PSU Steinway Piano Series, PSU Lincoln Recital Hall (2015- )

• Yong Siew-Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore National University, Singapore (2015)

• Soochow University, Suzhou, China (2014)

• Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Germany (2013)

• Minzu University, Beijing, China (2013)

• Beijing Normal University, China (2013)

PRESENTATIONS

 Presentations at Educational Institutions

• BRAVO Youth Orchestras, Portland.

• Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing” (2019)

• The Juilliard School, New York. Performed works by Bach and Tan Dun (2016)

• Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. “Modern Chinese Teaching Pieces: A Multimedia Lecture Recital” (2016)

• Beijing Normal University. “A Multimedia Performance of Selected Piano Works by Contemporary Chinese Composers Doming Lam, Tan Dun and Alexina Louie” (2013)

Presentations at Conferences and Music Teachers Associations

• WSMTA State Conference, Longview. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing” (2022)

• MTNA National Conference, Minneapolis. “East West Encounter: A Striking Blend of Western and Non-Western Elements in Selected Piano Works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Debussy” (2022)

• OMTA West Portland. “East West Encounter: A Striking Blend of Western and Non-Western Elements in Selected Piano Works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Debussy” (2022)

• WSMTA Districts I and II Conference. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing” (2021)

• EPTA International Conference, Bonn, Germany. “’Exoticism’ in Selected Piano Works by Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart: Editions and Transcriptions” (2020)

• WSMTA Clark County Chapter. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing” (2020)

• OMTA Portland District. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing” (2019)

• MCMTA, Rockville, Maryland. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing” (2019)

• MTNA National Conference, Spokane, Washington, USA. “Contemporary Chinese Repertoire for Teaching and Performing (2019)

• EPTA International Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland. “Modern Chinese Teaching Pieces: A Multimedia Lecture Recital” (2016)

• World Piano Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia. “Echoes of China: Piano Music by Zhou Long, Doming Lam, Tan Dun and Chen Yi” (2015)

• College Music Society National Conference, Indianapolis. “Echoes of China: New Commissioned Piano Works by Zhou Long and Chen Yi” (2015)

• Olympia Chapter, WSMTA. “Selected Teaching Piano Pieces by Contemporary Chinese Composers Alexina Louie, Tan Dun and Zhang Zhao” (2014)

• Eugene Chapter, OMTA. “Selected Teaching Piano Pieces by Contemporary Chinese Composers Alexina Louie, Tan Dun, Chen Yi and Zhang Zhao” (2013)

• Bethany Focus Group, OMTA, Portland, Oregon. “Modern Pedagogical Piano Pieces by Chinese Composers: A Multimedia Lecture-Recital” (2016)

• Tualatin Chapter, OMTA, Tigard, Oregon. “Selected Teaching Piano Pieces by Contemporary Chinese Composers Alexina Louie, Tan Dun, and Zhang Zhao” (2016)

ADJUDICATIONS

• EMTA Piano Competition, Bellevue, Washington (2020)

• MTNA Piano Competition, Northwest Division (2020)

• MTNA Piano Competition, Oregon State, Portland, Oregon (2018)

• ENKOR International Music Competition (2016, 2015)

• Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, Hong Kong (2013)

• MTNA Piano Competition, Washington State, Tacoma, Washington (2012)

• MTNA Piano Competition, Oregon State, Monmouth, Oregon (2012)

• Simon-Fiset Competition, Seattle (2016)

• Scholarship Competition, Eastside Music Teachers Association, Bellevue, Washington (2016)

• Baroque and Classical Festival, Clark County Music Teachers Association, Camas, Washington (2016)

• National Federation of Music Clubs, Vancouver, Washington (2015)

• Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County Chapter, WSMTA (2015)

HONORS & AWARDS

• Make|Learn|Build Grant, Regional Arts & Culture Council (2021)

• Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission (2020, 2011)

• Special Judge’s Citation: “Championing Piano Music by Asian Composers,” The American Prize Competition (2015)

• Finalist, Professional Division, The American Prize Competition (2011)

• Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission (2013)

• Artistic Focus Project Grant, Regional Arts & Culture Council (2011)

• Diploma of Excellence in Piano Performance, World Piano Teachers Association (2011)

• Biographical listing in the 2000 edition of International Who’s Who in Music and Musicians’ Directory)

• PSU Faculty Enhancement Award (2013-4)

• PSU Internationalization Grant (2015)

• PSU Professional Travel Grant (2014-5)

PIANO SERIES & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Founder and Director, PSU Steinway Piano Series (2015 – )

  Guest pianists:

  • Thomas Hecht

  • Jerome Rose

  • Paul Roberts

  • Andrew Brownell

  • Cecile Licad

  • Melvin Chen

  • Jenny Lin

  • Max Levinson

  • Anton Nel

  • Benjamin Hochman

• Performance Chair and Moderator, College Music Society Regional Conference (2021)

• Vice-President, Pacific Northwest Chapter, College Music Society (2016 – 18)

• Program Chair, Portland District OMTA (2015 – 17)