Duo Shen, violinist/conductor

School of Music 6415 Fairbanks St. University of Maryland New Carrollton, Maryland College Park, Maryland 302-753-3210 (cell phone) [email protected] [email protected] ------CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE

Conducting Professor: James Ross, Michael Jinbo, Jorge Mester, James Allen Anderson

Workshop Study: Ludovic Morlot, Larry Rachleff, Mark Gibson, Tito Muñoz, Samuel Jones, Donald Portnoy, Peter Jaffe, Paul Vermel, Diane Wittry, Victoria Bond among others

Conducting Workshop and Summer Festival: • 9th Ithaca International Conducting Masterclass with Larry Rachleff, 2018 • Pierre Monteux School and Summer Music Festival in Maine, 2015-16, 2018 • Opera Bootcamp at College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, 2017 • String Orchestra of Brooklyn, 2017 • Conductor’s Institute in South Caroline, 2014

Orchestra: • Concertmaster, University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra, 2016 • Principal Second, University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra, 2015 • Concertmaster, University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra, 2012-14 • Principal Second, Associate Concertmaster, University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra • 2008-12

Chamber Music: • Co-founder of Piano Trio “TongYan”.

Concerts: • Guest Conductor with University of Delaware China Concert Tour, 2018 • Conducting Fellow with Monteux School and Festival Orchestra, 2018 • Final Concert at Ithaca International Masterclass, 2018

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION • Co-founder of music project “violins4ward” which successfully produced multiple concerts in collaboration with Master Players Concert Series, Graduate Student Government and Office of Graduate and Professional Education: “Bridges to Harmony” and “Violins4ward Evolution”. • In the Leadership position to manage the Graduate Student Connect Program at University of Delaware, initiated and collaborated by University Associate Vice Provost Mary Martin. The Program includes mentoring the new graduate student, organizing Orientation Day for new graduate students of University of Delaware; Planning events for graduate students; collaboration with Graduate Student Government to co-host events such as Graduate Student Gala and Graduate Student Forum.

EDUCATION 2015-present D.M.A., University of Maryland, College Park with Violin Professor: James Stern 2008-14 M.M. and B.M., University of Delaware, Newark with Violin Professor: Xiang Gao

Other Violin Teacher: • 2011 Qing Li, Principal Violin, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra • 1993-2008 Zhiqin Zhang, Assistant Concertmaster, China National Symphony Orchestra