Music Director, Conductor/String Faculty:	Percussion Faculty:	Brass Teacher:	String Teacher:
Christopher Chung	Chi-Ching Lin	Lovell Park Chang	Tony (TungYin) Huang

	Music Director, Conductor/String Faculty:    Christopher Chung	A native of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mr. Chung began his musical studies in piano, violin and cello at the ages of five and nine. Following a successful musical career in high school, he attended the National Taiwan Normal University where he majored in cello, minored in piano and was awarded the Certificate of Music Education. Upon moving to the United States, Mr. Chung studied under the tutelage of cellist Peter Wiley (of Guarneri String Quartet), at Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, SUNY, where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music Performance. Mr. Chung's wide professional experience encompasses symphony orchestra and chamber music performances, conducting, teaching, studio recording and administration. He served as Associate Principal Cellist of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Principal Cellist of the Yin-Qi Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and the Yin-Qi Chamber Orchestra in Taiwan. He performed with the Chinese Community Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York Symphony Orchestra and the Amadeus String Quartet and Piano Trio. Mr. Chung's teaching positions were at the Guang-Ren High School, Xi-Men Elementary School, and Guan-Du Christian College in Taiwan. He has been serving as the Music Director, cello and piano instructor at the Song of Songs Music School, Eastern School of Music, Amadeus Conservatory of Music, and Melody Time Music Center in the United States. In 2003, he was the Music Director and featured cellist for the world premiere of an original Chinese-language adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Hwa-Sun Culture Center in Taipei, Taiwan. With Youth Orchestra, CYCNY, at Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center, Chung performed Elgar's Cello Concerto as soloist in 2010, and Chung conducted the World Premiere of Yasuhiko Fukuoka's "Journey of a Thousand Miles" in 2012; the world premiere of Steve Margoshes's "Symphony Dance from FAME- The Musical", as well as the US Premiere of Shui-Long Ma's "Searching" Concerto for Gu-Zheng and Orchestra, with Hao-Yin Huang as Gu-Zheng soloist in 2013. Mr. Chung has long believed that music has the power to transform lives, to transcend cultures and languages and to bring people together in important and lasting ways. It is for this reason that he dedicates his life toward inspiring a new generation of young musicians to pursue their dreams through the challenging and life-changing process of music education.
	Percussion Faculty:    Chi-Ching Lin	ChiChing maintains a varied chamber music and orchestra career in New York City areas. She has performed with New York City Opera, Dicapo Opera, The Met Opera Orchestra, National Choral, Regina Opera, Strings Orchestra of Brooklyn, Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, Ensemble 212, Binghamton Philharmonic, Ureak Symphony Orchestra, Park Avenue Chamber Orchestra, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, New York Wind Orchestra, Modus Opera Symphony Orchestra, 914 Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Queens, New York Concerti Sinfonietta, SONOS Chamber Orchestra, Centre Symphony, Choral Chameleon, Empire City Men's Chorus, The Harlem Chamber Players, Broadway Bach Ensemble, Asian Symphony Orchestra in venue such as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center-Rose Hall, Merkin Hall, Tilles Center, United Nation Conference Hall, Queensborough Performing Arts Center, Kimmel Center and Version Hall in Philadelphia. On June 8^th, ChiChing's first conducting debut at Lincoln center featuring the CYCNY youth orchestra and soloist Christ Chung on cello. In 2021 ChiChing performed as percussionist for music underscoring "That's Game", NBA's new global brand campaign by JonBatiste. In September 2020 Ms. Lin premiered a double concerto for vibraphone and Marimba by Emmanuel Sejourne with Taipei City Philharmonic Orchestra in Taiwan National Concert Hall. 2019 in July 2019 Ms Lin was invited by TaiTung Wind Orchestra to perform the "Affirmation" percussion concerto wind version at Performing arts theater in Taitung City, Taiwan. In 2018 she gave the world premiere of another percussion concerto "Higgaion" by Hansol Choi at Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center. In 2008 and 2013 ChiChing premiered Andrew Beall's percussion concerto "Affirmation" at Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center. She also can be found on his percussion album "Deliverance". In 2018 ChiChing made her debut in Taiwan Center in New York with Percussion duo and Piano as trio. During the summer 2018, she served as one of the percussion faculty member also performed in the faculty recital for Sound of Manhattan Music Festival. In 2017 ChiChing performed Hansol Choi's new composition "For the Days to Come" for vibraphone and electronics at Manhattan School of Music. In 2016 ChiChing established Zyma Trio in New York and performed at Broadway Presbyterian Church, Taiwan center and Taipei Economic and cultural Office in New York. In 2016 she made her debut in Taiwan with the Perclute duo, for percussion and flute. That same year, she also premiered the soundtrack for the classic movie "The Birds" from Alfred Hitchcock at the Tishman Auditorium in New York. As a chamber player, ChiChing has appeared in Tan Dun Percussion Quartet, Talujon Percussion Group and 20^th Century Contemporary Ensemble. In 2006 Ms. Lin had an interview with Sino, the largest Chinese TV channel in New York to speak about her experiences as percussionist and performing artist. 2022- Ms. Lin is the music faculty of St. Ann's School as a percussion instructor in Brooklyn. 2024- Ms. Lin is an Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Queens College. Ms Lin is also a percussion faculty of Youth Orchestra, CYCNY since 2006. ChiChing Grace Lin received her Master's degree from Queens College (Aaron Copland School of Music) and Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music (New School) where she studied with Michael Lipsy, Michael Werner, Jim Priess, Berry Centanni and Glenn Valez.
	Brass Teacher : Lovell Park Chang	New York raised trumpeter Lovell Park Chang holds a Bachelor's Degree from Manhattan School of Music andd is currently pursuing for a dual degree program in Masters of Music and Master of Education from Manhattan School of Music. His most recent accomplishments include organizing a spring recital and winning the Fuchs Competition for Chamber Music. He was the recipient of the Canmine Caruso Scholarship in 2012. Since 2002, Mr. Chang performs annually with Youth Orchestra CYCNY at a variety of performance spaces including Cardozo High School, Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, andd Alice Tully Hall. One of his latest performance with the orchestra includes traveling to Japan to perfonn the premiere of Journey of a Thousand Miles by Yasuhiko Fukuoka. His music studies began at the age of three, initially on the piano. Due to his dedication for music, be subsequently took private lessons on a number of other instruments including violin, clarinet, flute, cello, trombone, and oboe. Currently taking trumpet lessons with Thomas V. Smith of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Lovell P. Chang also previously studied with Vincent Penzarella, a retired member of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
	String Teacher : Tony (TungYin) Huang	Tony (Tungying) Huang, Violinist and Violist, a native of Taiwan, is an active violist and violinist who has a Bachelor of Music in String Performance from Taiwan Soochow University, and a Master of Music in Viola Performance from Boston University; also the Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of music in New York. He enjoys both performing and teaching string instruments. He teaches both private lessons in his studio in New York and lessons in private schools in New Jersey.
	Composer & Violinist : Prof. Fu-Tong Wong	Fu-Tong Wong (Ah-Tong), M, born in Guangdong 1948. Graduated at the Kent State University, School of Music in the U.S.A. Mr. Wong is a violin educator, composer, and music theorist. He had taught in The National Institute of Art in Taiwan, as well as being the concertmaster of The United Experimental Orchestra in 1983. Before retired, he was a professor of Tainan University of Technology, Department of Music. Mr. Wong composed and published many albums of vocal works and orchestra works, both in CD and music. His master works include "Symphony Condor Heroes", a four acts opera "Xi-shi", and the "Wong's Violin Teaching System, Volumes 1-12". The works of Wong has been played worldwide, including Vienna, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
	String Faculty:    Li-Ling Lillian Hung	Violist Li-Ling Lillian Hung was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1977. She started her long and distinguished study of Viola at the age eleven. Through out her earlier academic years, she studied with various famous violinists such as Mr. Kin-Fung Leung, the associate violin principle of Hong Kong Philharmonic. She graduated from Julliard School in 1999 and Yale University in 2001. Since the age of 18, Lillian Hung appeared in many recitals and chamber music concerts at Kaohsiung Cultural Center in Taiwan, Paul Recital Hall, Morse Hall in Lincoln Center, and Sprague Hall at Yale University. She co-played with Mr. Jesse Levine and violinist Kyung Hak Yu. In spring 2003, she was invited to play the Viola Concerto as soloist with Kaohsiung Youth Orchestra at Kaohsiung Cultural Center and also Chamber Music Concert with all members of Kaohsiung Music Association. Ms. Hung joined the string faculty of CYCNY Youth Orchestra in October 2003 and is currently teaching violin and viola privately in New York metropolitan area.
	String Faculty:    Justine Fang Chen	201 WE ST 72ND ST. APT. 5B NEW YORK, NY 10023             T.+1 212.875.8045 C.+1 917.349.6862 E-MAIL: justine@chen.net WEBSITE: www.justinefchen.com Native New Yorker composer/violinist Justine F. Chen has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and commissions, including prizes from BMI and ASCAP. She has been commissioned and performed by New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, The Juilliard School, New York Festival of Song, New Juilliard Ensemble, Washington Ballet, Brooklyn Philharmonic, FLUX Quartet, Elements Quartet, Concertante, Long Leaf Opera, American Lyric Theater, Chants Libres (Montreal), and Tapestry New Opera (Toronto). She studied violin and composition at the pre-college division of The Juilliard School, and trained at the School of American Ballet. As a dancer, she performed in various productions with New York City Ballet at the New York State Theater. Among her principal composition teachers are Robert Beaser, David Diamond, and Andrew Thomas. Because of her unique inter-disciplinary background, Ms. Chen has a keen interest in artistic collaborations. To this end, she has written incidental music for numerous theatrical productions starting in high school, including Arthur Miller's The Crucible and Shakespeare's Macbeth. In 2002, The Playwright's Theater in New Jersey produced James Glossman's award-winning adaptation of Jim Lehrer's novel, The Special Prisoner, with Justine's incidental music that juxtaposed soundscapes of the modern world with the musical traditions of Noh theater. Critics wrote "... A distinct asset is the atmospheric original score, performed by composer Justine Chen, who uses ... traditional kabuki sound effects." (Variety.com). Justine F. Chen's musical motifs and sound effects add the necessary tension and her presence on the stage provides a visual third dimension that suits the stark atmosphere. (Independent Press,). In 2001, she collaborated with digital artist Ye Won Cho on a short animation Trilemma, which was selected for and screened at such prestigious festivals as the Hiroshima Animation Festival, the New York Expo, the Student Academy Awards, Anima Mundi in South America, and broadcast on PBS in "Reel New York" June 2002. Her collaboration with choreographer Katarzyna Skarpetowska (David Parsons Dance Company, Lar Lubovitch) Perpetual Flux, premiered at Alice Tully Hall in 1998, was subsequently programmed on Juilliard's Summer Dance Tour. Other collaborations include Of Roots and Stones, a dance piece with Iyun Harrison (Alvin Ailey), performed in the Juilliard Spring Dance Concert, by the Juilliard Dance Ensemble and Orchestra at the Juilliard Theater in 2000. On this piece, the New York Times wrote, "Justine Fang Chen ... blended popular dance rhythms into the kind of propulsive, emotionally resonant score that choreographers tend to dream of." In 2004, she collaborated with choreographer Adam Hougland on a commission from the New York Choreographic Institute, in conjunction with New York City Ballet and The Juilliard School. As an accomplished violinist, she has performed worldwide and specializes in the performance and interpretation of contemporary music. She recently performed at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse, and also with ICE as one of the 6 violin soloists at the US premiere of James Dillon's much - anticipated Nine Rivers. As a scholar, she has lectured on electronic music, and Mario Davidovsky and his Synchronisms series. Since 1999, she has been actively studying the intricacies of interactive computer music program MAX/MSP. Her studies, guided by Mari Kimura, cutting-edge violinist and MAX/MSP programmer, has resulted in the creation of several interactive pieces, including a computer-enhanced chamber opera for The Juilliard School. This chamber opera, The Maiden Tower, was also presented as a part of New York City Opera's VOX: Showcasing American Composers in May 2006. Scenes from The Maiden Tower were presented by Montreal's premiere contemporary opera company, Chants Libres, in December 2008. As composer-in-residence for Long Leaf Opera 2007-2008, she was commissioned to write a youth opera. On her opera, an adaptation of Macbeth, the Classical Voice of North Carolina wrote, "... a promise of outstanding hope for the musical and theatrical future of America and the world. Three, Two, One - Bang!, a short teen-lingo opera by Justine Chen, was performed by teenagers from all around the Triangle's or a show that was both charming and provocative ... The very talented Chen was commissioned by LLO to compose a half-hour opera in a format accessible to teens both as performers and as audience. Chen's approach to teen opera is both practical and entrancing." May 2008, scenes from her second opera, Jeanne, based on the life of Joan of Arc, were performed by New York City Opera in their VOX 2008 Showcase, and was described by the New York Times as "lyrical, atmospheric ... striking...Throughout, Ms. Chen balances despair and humor." Notable recent projects include a song cycle Philomel for soprano Jennifer Zetlan's Marilyn Horne Foundation recital; songs commissioned for Elizabeth Futral by New York City Opera's performances of Philomel by Lucy Shelton and Beta Collide, and miniatures for the Machine Project at the Hammer Museum's Little William Theater at UCLA. In spring 2011, cellist Laura Usiskin premiered alaripu, a cello solo work inspired by Chen's studies of Bharatanatyam (classical South- Indian Temple Dance) at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Taiwan's prestigious SpringAutumnMusic Festival bestowed the honor of its first commission to Ms. Chen for a piece for guzheng and string quartet, which was premiered at the Hong Gah Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. Later that same spring, her chamber opera based on the life of Charles Darwin was premiered by American Lyric Theater at Symphony Space. Ms. Chen served as composer-in-residence for Underworld Productions Opera in 2011-2012, and has been Resident Artist at American Lyric Theater since 2012, where she is collaborating with librettist David Simpatico on a full-length opera based on the life of computer scientist Alan Turing. When workshopped in June 2013, Opera Pulse noted " Chen has a real knack for encapsulating space through sound" The entire version of The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing will be workshopped at Merkin Concert Hall in March 2015. In 2005, she completed her doctoral studies in composition at The Juilliard School, where she also earned her Bachelor and Master degrees in violin and composition.     201 WE ST 72ND ST. APT. 5B NEW YORK, NY 10023             T.+1 212.875.8045 C.+1 917.349.6862 E-MAIL: justine@chen.net WEBSITE: www.justinefchen.com
	Woodwind Faculty Kenneth Chia	Kenneth Chia holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and a MA from Indiana University, both in flute performance. Mr. Chia won the Long Island Flute Club Competition in 1993 and was the featured soloist with the Island Symphony. He has performed at Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, and also as principle flutist and soloist with COS, the North American Elite Youth Orchestra in major cities in the US, Canada, Taiwan and the Philippines. He performed with the Youth Orchestra, CYCNY as principle flutist and soloist at Alice Tully Hall, NY, Hawaii and Taiwan in the summer of 2002. Mr. Chia was selected as one of the featured soloists in the July 29, 2002 Rising Star Concert with the Queens Symphony Orchestra, under Maestro Arthur Fagen. This past summer, Mr. Chia toured with the COS Alumni Orchestra to Denver, Colorado, as a soloist and debuted his conducting there with Michael Dadap, guitarist/COS Conductor, as soloist. Mr. Chia, along with pianist Winston Choi, debuted at Weill Recital Hall in October 2000. The duo performed a well-received series of concerts in Sabah, Malaysia and Brunei in the summer of 2001. During that trip, they recorded their first CD together, a collection of works by both Eastern and Western composers. The duo performed in Kaosiung, Taiwan in December 2002 and Sabah, Malaysia in January 2003. They also recorded their 2^nd CD while in Sabah, Malaysia. Mr. Chia teaches privately and is the assistant conductor of COS and woodwind instructor of the Youth Orchestra, CYCNY. His teachers include Joseph Romano, Laurel Ann Maurer, Julius Baker, Alberto Almarza and Thomas Robertello. Mr. Chia studied conducting under Maestro Vincent La Selva at the Juilliard School. He has received rave reviews as a frequent performer for the Long Island Composers Alliance in presenting new works of flute music. He has collaborated with composers such as Michael Dadap, Martin Kennedy, Avraham Sternklar, Herbert Rothgarber and Jane Leslie.
	2009 Instructors	Instructors Archive
	2008 Instructors	[Jeff Liang - Music Director & Conductor] [Christopher Chung - Cello/String Faculty] [Winnie Cheng-Wen Lai - Woodwind Faculty] [Chi-Ching Lin - Percussion Faculty] [Joyce Lin - Piano & Chamber Music Faculty] [Kenneth Chia - Woodwind Faculty]
	2007 Instructors	[Jeff Liang] [Winnie Lai] [Chris Chung] [Chi-Ching Lin] [Joyce Lin]
	2006 Instructors	[YouMing Chen] [Alice Huang] [Winnie Lai] [Joyce Lin]