Members/Advisors
Amy Talbot     Alyson Robinett     Byron Yue     Cindy Lo     Ed Poston     Emily Inderrieden     Fan-Ya Lin     Laikwan Waigwa-Stone
Leslie Denson    
Linda Clement     Miranda Wu     Nic Maughan     Rosann Owen     Shing Yau Kai     Sydnee Johnson     Whitney Wasden
Yu-Jane Yang     Ralph van der Beek     Lydia Wu

 

Fan-Ya Lin  
 

     Born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1989, Fan-Ya have begun her piano study since at age four. Fan-Ya attended Dun-Hua elementary school (Studied with Teacher Shu-Fen Zheng and Teacher Mei-Fu Chen), The Junior High division of The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University(Studied with Teacher Qing-Wen Tu),  The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University(Studied with Teacher Ru-Lin Lai). With great love and passion for music, it is Fan-Ya's ultimate goal to become a concert pianist.
    Fan-Ya has participated in numerous piano competitions, including Mandarin Daily News National Piano Competition(2000, First Prize), KAWAI National Piano Competition(2002, First Prize), YAMAHA National Piano Competition(2003 2nd Prize), New Art National Music Competition (2006, honorable mention), Hsing Tein Kong Music Competition for Talented Youth (2006, honorable mention) and National Chamber Music Competition (2007, First Prize).
    In 2007, Fan-Ya was selected by The 3rd Treasury of Young Musicians Project as on of the "rising stars" and one of the most promising young pianist in Taiwan. With this honor, Fan-Ya had the privilege of receiving a series of rigorous training sponsored by the Yaiwan Government to prepare for a professional career in music. As well as representing Taiwan to participate in several International Piano Competitions.
    Furthermore, Fan-Ya also attended many music festival and piano master classes given by renowned pianist and master teachers such as Gwhyneth Chen, Ivo Pogorelich, Gergly Boganyi, Lev klychkov, Boris Berman, Rektor Dr. Siegfried Mauser, Tamas Vasary, Sung-Won Lee, Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, Stephane Lemelin,  Dr. Nelita True, etc.
    In 2008, Fan-Ya was accepted into several prestigious music school in Taiwan (National Taiwan Normal University and Taipei National University of the Arts) and in the U.S. (The Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Weber State University).
    In the fall of 2008, Fan-Ya received a four-year full scholarship to attend Weber State University in Utah, and is currently a piano student of Dr. Yu-Jane Yang.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan-Ya's Contact:
ya_yalin@yahoo.com.tw
Fan-Ya's Facebook

 
 Quote:
“Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”
santiz

E. Y. Harburg
 
   
 
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Webmaster's Comment:
Euuuuuu...She is the most amazing girl on the piano, and she is the most crazy girl in the party! Fanya is very supportive girl and it will be so different without her in the program! Welcome.