2020 Conference  Program Presenters

INSTRUMENTAL WORKSHOP

“Effective Preparation for Orchestra Audition”

Chiu-Tze Lin (orchestra director, piano) & Hyojin Lee (cello)

Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Orchestral playing is an important aspect of the musical experience for string instrumentalists. This session will focus on how to successfully prepare students for each aspect of the orchestra audition: solo work, sightreading and scales/arpeggios.

Dr. Hyojin Lee has a very vibrant studio, and many of her students have garnered top seats in the New Jersey Regional and All State Orchestras at the intermediate and high school levels. Chiu-Tze Lin, the conductor of the Bravura Youth Orchestra, has frequently served as a judge in the Regional and All State Auditions in strings during the last ten years. They will share their experiences in how to ready students for auditioning effectively.

Since her debut performance of the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major with the Daegu Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 14, Dr. HYOJIN LEE has appeared as an active soloist and chamber musician in Europe, Asia, and the United States. She has appeared as a soloist with such orchestras as the Slovak Košice National Philharmonic, the Hungary Savaria Symphony, Soli Deo Orchestra, the Kyungbook Symphony, the Keimyung University Orchestra, and Multimedia Art Ensemble ARS, the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra among many others, performing the Dvorak, Beethoven, Haydn concertos, and contemporary works. She has given solo and chamber recitals at venues including Weill Recital Hall at

Carnegie Hall and Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York, Auer Hall in Indiana and Nicholas Music Center, NJ. She has served as principal cellist of the Indiana Concert Orchestra, IN, Daegu Contemporary Music Orchestra, South Korea, and Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, NJ and as guest principal cellist of Daegu Opera House Orchestra, South Korea.

She won multiple prizes in national and international competitions such as National Music Competition sponsored by TBC Broadcasting Corporation, National Youth Competition sponsored by Keimyung University and Jinhae Goonhang Music Festival Competition, South Korea.

Ms. Lee was a recipient of the Dean’s Music Merit Scholarship at Indiana University, where she received her Master of Music degree and her Performer’s Diploma. She is holding the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University, where she was awarded a Graduate Fellowship with full Scholarship and Stipend. Among her teachers and major influences are prominent cellists like Csaba Onczay, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Jonathan Spitz, Kazimierz M Michalik, and Janos Starker. She has participated in numerous master classes with such artists as Gary Hoffman, Julius Berger, Werner Thomas-Mifune, and Timothy Eddy, as well as festivals in Europe including the Mozarteum Music Festival (Austria) and the Zagan Music Academy (Poland).

A strong advocate of contemporary music, Ms. Lee has premiered numerous works by Korean composers including Eunshil Kwon, Gregory Kim, and Jaman Koo. Equally enthusiastic about early music, she has explored Baroque cello and 18th-century performance practice, presenting chamber recitals on period instruments.

Dr. Lee teaches a vibrant cello studio and directs student string ensembles. She has served as cello faculty and chamber music coach in the Rutgers University Extension Division and during the summer at the ASTA/NJ Chamber Music Institute. Her cello students have won first prizes in international competitions in Korea and the United States, performing in such venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. In 2019, under the guidance of Dr. Lee, eleven of her students won the High School and Intermediate Central Jersey Regional Orchestra [CJMEA] and seven entered the High School and Intermediate All State Orchestra [NJMEA]. In 2020, the first four chairs of the CJMEA Intermediate Orchestra belonged to her studio.

CHIU-TZE LIN, conductor of the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bravura Youth Orchestra, is a versatile and multifaceted musician - conductor, pianist, and teacher. In October of 2019, Ms. Lin was inducted into the Steinway Teachers Hall of Fame, the 1st time that such honors were given to teachers by the Steinway company. Ms. Lin was also honored by the Music Teachers National Association as a Foundation Fellow, an honor bestowed only to individuals who have made significant contributions to education in the country. Ms. Lin was a finalist in the orchestral conducting division of the American Prize Award.   She has served as the music director and conductor of the Manalapan Battleground Symphony for seven years.   Under her baton, the symphony received the Victor Grossinger Award for Innovative Programming.   Ms. Lin has also conducted the AT&T Sinfonia in Holmdel and the Woodland Ensemble.   She was the music director of the Princeton Presbyterian Church, and directed choirs and orchestras in major oratorios in the Princeton area.

Ms. Lin was selected as a “Hottest Artist in New Jersey” by the Asbury Park Press.  As a concert pianist, Ms. Lin has been acclaimed by the New York Times for her “strong technique, a hearty tone that sounded big and unforced [which] provides the greatest musical pleasure.” She is a Steinway Artist who has performed in Asia, Europe, and across the United States. Ms. Lin has appeared as a touring soloist with the Chicago Symphony, and was a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony. Her CD featuring works of J. S. Bach has been described by New York Concert Review as a "... most satisfying performance ... with eloquence and sensitivity." This recording has also been selected by the Bravo Baroque organization as a recommended keyboard CD.   Her recordings have been broadcast from stations across the country.

Ms. Lin was a director of the 2004 Beijing Music Festival, the first international summer music festival sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.  She has led the Northeastern American Arts Troupe to perform at the International Shanghai Arts Festival and the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Youth Festival at the Shanghai Grand Theatre and the Oriental Arts Center. Ms. Lin has conducted the Shanghai Musicians Chamber Orchestra at the Sino-American Cultural Exchange Concert in a performance that was broadcast across China and around the world. She has led the Bravura Youth Orchestra in concerts in Russia, Japan, China and Taiwan.