Tiffany Chang

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Conducting Engagements

• Voices of North Korean Refugees "Stranger" - Guest Conductor (Cambridge, MA | Jan. 2019)
• BlueWater Chamber Orchestra - Guest Conductor (Cleveland, OH | Nov. 2018)
• Oberlin Conservatory - Conductor of Arts & Sciences Orchestra (Oberlin, OH | Fall 2018-)
• North End Music and Performing Arts Center - Opera Project Music Director/Conductor (Boston, MA | May 2012-)
• New England Repertory Orchestra - Founder & Conductor (Boston, MA | Fall 2010-present)
• International Association of Southeast Asian Schools Cultural Convention - Festival Conductor (Taipei, Taiwan | Mar. 2018)
• Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music - Interim Director of Orchestral Studies (Berea, OH | Aug 2017-May 2018)
• Brookline Symphony Orchestra - Guest Conductor (Brookline, MA | March 2017)
• Oberlin Conservatory String Celebration - Guest Conductor ( Oberlin, OH | March 2017)
• Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra - Staff Conductor (Boston, MA | Fall 2012-2016)
• OperaHub - Guest Conductor  (Boston, MA | July 2016)
• Boston University School of Music - Acting Director of Orchestral Activities (Boston, MA | Spring 2016)
• Boston University School of Music - Assistant Director of Orchestral Activities (Boston, MA | Fall 2015)
• Parkway Concert Orchestra - Guest Conductor (Walpole, MA | Dec. 2015)
• Dana Hall School of Music Summer Symphony - Conductor (Wellesley, MA | June 2014)
• Boston University Chamber Orchestra - Conductor (Boston, MA | Fall 2014)
• ALEA III - Guest Conductor (Boston, MA | 2014) 
• Greater Boston Asian American Youth Symphony Orchestra - Guest conductor (Lexington, MA | April 2014)
• Xanthos Ensemble - Conductor (Boston, MA | February 2012
  
• Boston University All-Campus Orchestra - Assistant Conductor & Orchestra Manager (Boston, MA | Aug. 2010-May 2013)
• Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Young Artists Orchestra - Assistant Conductor (Lenox, MA | Aug. 2011)
• Boston University Opera Institute - Assistant Conductor (Boston, MA | 2010-2012)
• Oberlin College Symphony - Music Director and Orchestra Manager (Oberlin, OH | 2008-2009)
• Northern Ohio Youth Orchestras - Assistant Conductor (Oberlin, OH | 2007-2009)

TEACHING

• Oberlin Conservatory of Music - Visiting Assistant Professor (Oberlin, OH | Aug. 2018-present)
• Berklee College of Music - Assistant Professor (Boston, MA | Sept. 2013-present)
• Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music - Assistant Professor (Berea, OH | Aug 2017-May 2018)
  
• Boston University School of Music - Lecturer in Orchestral Conducting (Boston, MA | Jan. 2015-May 2016)
• Boston University School of Music - Conducting Instructor (Boston, MA | Aug. 2011-May 2013)
  
• Boston University School of Music - Doctoral Theory and History Qualifying Exams Tutor (Boston, MA | 2012-present)
• Boston University School of Music - Aural Skills Instructor/Teaching Assistant (Boston, MA | Sept. 2012-May 2013)
  
• Oberlin Conservatory - Secondary Cello Instructor (Oberlin, OH | 2008-2009)
  
• Taipei American School - Student Teacher (Taipei, Taiwan | Fall 2007)
  
• Osaka International School - Student Teacher (Osaka, Japan | Jan. 2006)
  
• Oberlin School District - Student Teacher (Oberlin, OH | Spring 2007)
  
• Oberlin Conservatory String Preparatory Program - Student Teacher (Oberlin, OH | Spring 2007)
  
• Oberlin Conservatory Music Play Program - Student Teacher (Oberlin, OH | Spring 2007)
  
• Taipei American School - Guest Lecturer (Taipei, Taiwan | Jan. 2008)
  
• Taipei American School - Sibelius Software Workshop Instructor (Various | 2004-2009)
  

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Orchestrations 

• Boston University School of Music - Reorchestration of Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites for performances by the Boston University Chamber Orchestra and Opera Institute (Boston, MA | 2011-2012)
  
• Taipei American School - Orchestration of middle school musicals ("Night at the Wax Museum" and "Doo-wop Wed Widing Hood") (Taipei, Taiwan | 2009-2010)
  
• Taipei Mélange Trio - Taipei, Taiwan | 2007
  

Administrative

• Berklee College of Music - Orchestra Coordinator (Boston, MA | Sept 2014-)
• Boston University Tanglewood Institute - Young Artists Orchestra Manager (Lenox, MA | Jun.-Aug. 2012)
• Oberlin Conservatory - Theory Department Assistant  (Oberlin, OH | 2005-2009)
  

AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS, & SKILLS

Awards

• Winner - The American Prize in Opera Conducting (2017)
• Third Prize - The American Prize in Orchestral Conducting (2014)
• Third Prize - The American Prize in Orchestral Performance (2014)
• Esther B. Alber S. Kahn Career Entry Award - Boston University (2013)
  
• School of Music Conducting Award - Boston University (2011)
  
• Graduate Assistantship - Boston University (2010-present)
  
• Music Scholarship - Boston University (2009-present)
  
• Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship - Oberlin Conservatory (2009)
  
• Theodore Presser Scholarship - Oberlin Conservatory (2007)
  
• Ernest Hatch Wilkins Memorial Prize - Oberlin Conservatory (2007)
  
• Conservatory Dean's Merit Scholarship - Oberlin Conservatory (2004-2009)
  
• Musicianship Award & Orchestra Award - Taipei American School (2004)

Memberships

• Conductors Guild
  
• Pi Kappa Lambda (Oberlin Chapter)
  
• National Scholars Honor Society
  
• Music Educators Association of Oberlin
  
• Ohio Music Educators Association
  
• Music Educators National Conference
  
• American String Teachers Association
  
• Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association
  

Languages   

• Bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese
  
• Familiar with Spanish
  

Technology 

• Music notation software: Sibelius, Finale, Encore
  
• Audio and video editing: Audacity, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, Corel VideoStudio 12
  
• Other: Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Professional (PC or Macintosh platforms)
  

• Doctor of Musical Arts, Orchestral Conducting  - Boston University School of Music (Boston, MA | May 2013) 
  
• Master of Music Education - Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH | May 2009)
  
• Bachelor of Music, Cello Performance - Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH | May 2009)     
  
• Bachelor of Music, Music Education - Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH | May 2009) 
  
• Minor, Composition - Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH | May 2009) 
  
• Minor, Music Theory - Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH | May 2009) 
  

Orchestral Conducting

• Principal studies with David Hoose, Bridget-Michaele Reischl, and Amy Chang
  
• Other studies with Gustav Meier, JoAnn Falletta, Ann Howard Jones, Gunther Schuller, Benjamin Zander, Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff, Donald Schleicher, William Lumpkin, Kirk Trevor, Gábor Hollerung, and John Page
  

Cello - Private studies with Amir Eldan, Hans Jensen, and Peter Rejto

Composition - Private studies with Amelia Kaplan and Jeffrey Kowalkowski

Additional Training

• Conductor's Guild Workshop - Richmond Symphony and Symphony Chorus (Richmond, VA | Apr. 2011)
  
• International Conducting Workshop and Festival - Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (Zlin, Czech Republic | Jul. 2010) 
  
• NYC International Conducting Workshop - Astoria Symphony (Astoria, NY | Mar. 2010)
  
• 8th Taipei International Choral Festival - Taipei Philharmonic Festival Choir (Taipei,Taiwan | Jul. 2008)
  
• Amy Chang's Conducting Seminar - Yu-Yun Symphony Orchestra (Taipei, Taiwan | Jan. 2008)
  
• Jerry Nowak Conducting Summer School - Workshop Band (Sydney, Australia | Jan. 2007)