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

• 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

Community Service Program Coordinator     (Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2017)
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

Composition Graduate Assistant     (Aug. 2016 – May 2017)
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

Musical Director for Off the Record, a cappella group     (2009 – 2013)
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

TEACHING
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

Music Theory Tutor     (Spring 2016)
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

Woodwind Instructor     (Fall 2015)
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

Assistant Music Director     (Fall 2014)
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

Apprentice Teacher     (Fall 2012)
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

FESTIVALS & PROGRAMS
Choral Chameleon Summer Institute     (June 2017)
Brooklyn, NY

• Week long composition intensive with award-winning choir Choral Chameleon

European American Musical Alliance (EAMA) Summer Institute     (July 2016)
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

Lehigh University-ACDA Summer Choral Composers Forum     (June 2016)
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

Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium (June – July 2014)
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

AWARDS
3rd place in International Orange Chorale of San Francisco’s 2016 Composer Competition

• For choral work Strings in the earth and air

Robert E. Thompson Award, Lehigh University (2013)

• “for joyous music making”

Henderson Braddick Composition Prize, Lehigh University (2013)

• For outstanding work in composition

Senior Jazz Award, Lehigh University (2013)

• Given to senior who exemplifies musicianship and service to jazz program

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Composers Forum
• Broadcast Music, Inc.
• American Choral Directors Association