Bryan Lin
composer, performer, educator
EDUCATION
M.M. Composition, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Aug. 2015 – May 2017)
San Francisco, CA
Cumulative GPA: 3.70/4.0
B.A. Music – Concentration in Composition & Theory, Lehigh University (Aug. 2009 – May 2013)
Bethlehem, PA
Major GPA: 3.94/4.0, cum laude
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University (Aug. 2009 – May 2013)
Bethlehem, PA
Major GPA: 3.51/4.0, cum laude
EXPERIENCE
Festival Director (2016 – 2017)
Financial Director, Producer (2015 – 2016)
Hot Air Music Festival
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Education Intern (Jan. 2016 – June 2017)
SFJAZZ, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
Presidio Middle School, San Francisco, CA
Mustard & Cheese Drama Society, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh University Music Department, Bethlehem, PA
Choral Chameleon Summer Institute (June 2017)
Brooklyn, NY
Paris, France
Bethlehem, PA
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
3rd place in International Orange Chorale of San Francisco’s 2016 Composer Competition
M.M. Composition, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Aug. 2015 – May 2017)
San Francisco, CA
Cumulative GPA: 3.70/4.0
B.A. Music – Concentration in Composition & Theory, Lehigh University (Aug. 2009 – May 2013)
Bethlehem, PA
Major GPA: 3.94/4.0, cum laude
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University (Aug. 2009 – May 2013)
Bethlehem, PA
Major GPA: 3.51/4.0, cum laude
EXPERIENCE
Festival Director (2016 – 2017)
Financial Director, Producer (2015 – 2016)
Hot Air Music Festival
- Director for annual day-long new music marathon held at San Francisco Conservatory of Music in its 8th season
- Supervised team on all artistic, marketing, and fiscal planning
- Curated Festival’s inaugural preview concert at Center for New Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
- Coordinator for student performances for seldom reached audiences as assistant to the Director of Community Engagement
- Organized 130 performances at 40 different communities in San Francisco, serving approx. 4,000 people in one year
- Solicited and coordinated schedules between students and host venues
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
- Assistant to the composition department for clerical and organizational duties
- Liaison to students and faculty regarding department and career-related events in Bay Area
- Primary organizer for 4 student recitals and composer readings in coordination with composers, performers, concert office, and recording studio
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
- Directed 3+ hours/week of rehearsal for coed vocal group formed and run by students
- Arranged repertoire of popular songs and provided private coaching for singers and other arrangers
Education Intern (Jan. 2016 – June 2017)
SFJAZZ, San Francisco, CA
- Served as instrumental clinician and teaching artist at schools and partner organization Oakland Public Conservatory of Music for after and in-school jazz programs
- Assisted Community Outreach Coordinator in school visits and professional development of flagship band support program
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
- Constructed curriculum for a jazz theory course
- Created lesson plans for weekly lectures for class of 5-10 students
Presidio Middle School, San Francisco, CA
- Saxophone/clarinet instructor for SFCM’s Conservatory in the Schools program
- Provided individual and group coaching for grade 6-8 students
Mustard & Cheese Drama Society, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
- Conducted rehearsals and taught music to cast members for Reefer Madness, the musical
- Provided vocal coaching in group/private sessions and assisted running rehearsals and recordings
- Contracted and performed with pit orchestra
Lehigh University Music Department, Bethlehem, PA
- Assisted second year harmony class of 15 students
- Worked with professor to teach lectures and grade assignments
- Instructed students outside of class to reinforce course material
Choral Chameleon Summer Institute (June 2017)
Brooklyn, NY
- Week long composition intensive with award-winning choir Choral Chameleon
Paris, France
- Month long intensive program teaching courses in the tradition of Nadia Boulanger
- Studied composition with Narcis Bonet
- Composed new work chosen for performance by EAMA Chorale; Mark Shapiro, director
- Received distinction in Counterpoint, Harmony, and Score Reading
Bethlehem, PA
- Participated in week-long intensive for student and professional composers, culminating in a new choral work premiered by the Princeton Singers
- Administrative assistant for director Steven Sametz and composer-in-residence Sven-David Sandström
- Provided music, seminar materials, and technical assistance for all participants, teachers, and performers
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
- Two-week long festival as composer, conductor, chorister, and saxophonist
- Participated in focal group with composer-in-residence Chen Yi, examining original work Elegy in Green
3rd place in International Orange Chorale of San Francisco’s 2016 Composer Competition
- For choral work Strings in the earth and air
- “for joyous music making”
- For outstanding work in composition
- Given to senior who exemplifies musicianship and service to jazz program
- American Composers Forum
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- American Choral Directors Association
