EDUCATION
DMA in Composition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 2006 – expected 2011
· Principal composition teachers: Erik Lund, Zack Browning, Stephen Taylor, Reynold Tharp, Scott Wyatt
· Minor: Dance, John Toenjes
M.M. in Music Composition, The Peabody Institute, John Hopkins University, May 2006
· Principal composition teachers: Nicholas Maw, Shafer Mahoney
B.M. in Music Composition, Roosevelt University, December 2003
· Principal composition teachers: Stacy Garrop, Don Malone
· Principal piano teachers: Ludmila Lazar, Pawel Checinski.
Additional studies
· Master classes/lessons with John Corigliano, Samuel Adler, Claude Baker, Sally Beamish, Alasdair Nicolson
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CHINESE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Chinese Teacher, Chinese Phonetic Symbols and Writing III Spring 2011
· Assisted American-born Chinese kids to learn Chinese language and culture
· Designed my own teaching materials including in-class exercises and handouts for discussion topics
· Critiqued kids’ assignment regarding their aural, speaking, reading, and writing abilities
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, Theory Practice I, II, and III as well as Aural Skills I, II, and III Fall 2007–Spring 2010
· Ranked as Excellent Teacher (UIUC, Fall 2007 & Spring 2010)
· Designed my own teaching materials including in-class exercises and handouts for discussion topics
· Analyzed theoretical issues (e.g. harmony progression, counterpoint)
· Helped students to identify pitches, intervals, melodic line, and chordal construction
· Critiqued students’ assignments regarding counterpoint composition, harmonic or chordal analysis, and formal construction
MATHEMATIC AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY Chicago, IL
Tutor and Grader 2002 – 2003
· Educated undergraduate students in mathematics (e.g., Statistics, Algebra, Calculus) in group discussion and personal consultation
· Demonstrated proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel) to report students’ scores and academic performance for that semester to professors
FESTIVALS
· FUBiS Music Composition Course at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, May 28 to July 9, 2011
· UCM New Music Festival, University of Central Missouri, MO, April 8~10 of 2011
· Athena Festival, Murray State University, Murray, KY, March 3~5 of 2011
· Aspen Composers’ Conference, Aspen, Colorado, July 26 of 2010
· Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick, ME, June-August 2010
· St. Magnus Music Festival, Orkney, UK, June 2008
· Bard Festival, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, July 2007
· Centrum Chamber Music Festival, Port Townsen, WA, 2005 and 2006
SCHOLARSHIPS and GRANTS
· Composition Scholarship, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick, Maine, 2010.
· Composition Scholarship, St. Magnus Festival in Kirkwall City, Orkney, UK, 2008.
· Merit scholarship, The Conductors’ Institute at Bard, 2007.
· Composition-Theory Teaching Assistantship Award at School of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 – present.
· SORF Award of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 and 2009.
· Composer Assistance Grant, American Music Center, 2006 and 2008
· Composition Scholarship, Centrum Chamber Music Festival, 2006
· Peabody Career Development Grant, 2006 and 2008
Pin Hsin Lin, curriculum vitae
COMMISSIONS
· New commissioned work for UIUC Percussion Ensemble
· I See the Sunshine for Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2010. (I was also responsible for the recording session and final audio file editing works)
· Still Motion Rolling Cycle for Turks Head Knot of West Chester University, PA, 2009
· Orkney Sunrise for Trio Capriccio, AZ, 2008
· Soaring Journey for St. Magnus Music Festival, 2008
INVITED PRESENTATION
“Chen Yi’s Unique Manipulation of Pitch Materials in Symphony No. 2.”
· Lecture to be given at the Athena Festival in Colorado, March 4, 2011.
· Lecture to be given at UCM New Music Festival in Missouri, April 2011
· Lecture given at Aspen Composers’ Conference, July 26, 2010.
“Across the Cultural Line” presented at Peabody Elderhostel program of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, October 2005.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT
“Colored Field” (1993) by Aaron Jay Kernis
· My project analyzes the potential influence of 1990s American neo-romanticism on Kernis’s music and his four strategies of composing process.
Women’s Special Roles in Western Music History
· Research focus on the political, economic, and social constraints facing women musicians, as well as the most important changes that occurred in of women musicians’ lives up to 1918
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYENT
PEABODY ELDERHOSTEL/PEABODY INN OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore, MD
Resident Assistant May 2005–August 2006
· Resolved residents’ concerns within a short time
· Exhibited various musical activities to non-musical people and help them enjoy music
METROPOLIS YOUTH SYMPHONY Arlington Heights, IL
Music Management Intern June 2003–August 2003
· Assisted the conductor to prepare and manage rehearsal materials for weekly rehearsals and three concerts over the summer
· Elevated young musicians’ concerns during the rehearsals and help their parents understand our goals for their children through participation in music concerts and other activities
CHICAGO A CAPPELLA Chicago, IL
Production Assistant Intern February 2002 – June 2002
· Collaborated with director to meet customers’ needs such as seasonal subscription, or concert program designation
· Organized and managed the database of concerts and customers
o Compare season high and low selling status
o Analyze what areas’ audiences welcome our program more than others through using the Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as File Management system to make statistical statements
MULTI-MEDIA CENTER of ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY Chicago, IL
Technology Assistant 2002–2003
· Assisted set up with projectors and recording equipment for professors’ course instruction
· Responsible for the maintenance of projectors and recording equipment
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER of ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY Chicago, IL
Management Assistant 2001–2001
· Assisted the supervisor to prepare and manage studio equipment and learning materials
· Responsible for the maintenance of audio files and operation of in-class technologies
· Approved submitted request for in-house recording equipment