Ethan Lin
Dr. Lin earned his doctoral degree in percussion performance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015, where he studied with Ricardo Flores and William Moersch. Specializing in marimba playing, his doctoral thesis is on six-mallet marimba techniques in selected works.
Dr. Lin’ concerto experiences include Alfred Reed’s Concertino for Marimba and Ming-Shong Li’s Chinese Drum Concerto with the school orchestras in Taiwan (2005 and 2007). As a soloist, he has performed numerous recitals and has been active in orchestra and ensemble performances. He had participated in various music festivals, such as Nancy Zeltsman Marimba Festival (2010 & 2015), Keiko Abe Marimba Academy (2013), and SoundSCAPE (2014). In 2007, he won the first prize in the percussion category of Taiwan Music Competition
In addition to enjoying performances, Dr. Lin has a great passion for teaching as well. He teaches percussion group class, piano, and theory lessons in the bay area. His teaching philosophy is encouraging students to enjoy the music. He expects students not only have more knowledge about music but also feel the joy and peace which music brings to them.
Dr. Lin earned his doctoral degree in percussion performance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015, where he studied with Ricardo Flores and William Moersch. Specializing in marimba playing, his doctoral thesis is on six-mallet marimba techniques in selected works.
Dr. Lin’ concerto experiences include Alfred Reed’s Concertino for Marimba and Ming-Shong Li’s Chinese Drum Concerto with the school orchestras in Taiwan (2005 and 2007). As a soloist, he has performed numerous recitals and has been active in orchestra and ensemble performances. He had participated in various music festivals, such as Nancy Zeltsman Marimba Festival (2010 & 2015), Keiko Abe Marimba Academy (2013), and SoundSCAPE (2014). In 2007, he won the first prize in the percussion category of Taiwan Music Competition
In addition to enjoying performances, Dr. Lin has a great passion for teaching as well. He teaches percussion group class, piano, and theory lessons in the bay area. His teaching philosophy is encouraging students to enjoy the music. He expects students not only have more knowledge about music but also feel the joy and peace which music brings to them.