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Chin!Cheng!Lin! !

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Composer/Percussionist/Music!Theater!Performer!

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Curriculum(Vitae( ! “Music' is' a' moral' law.'It'gives'soul'to' the' universe,' wings' to' the' mind,' flight' to' the' imagination,' and' charm' and' gaiety'to'life'and'to' everything.”';'Plato'

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Teaching:(

Chin(Cheng(Lin! ! (1984)!

2011Apresent!

Leuven!University!College!of!Arts!

Email:[email protected]!

2011Apresent!

MUDA!Art!High!School!

GSM:!+32!483!384!5678!

2010Apresent!

Music!Academy!Bornem!

Post:!Fruithoflaan!84!bus.!16! !

2008Apresent!

Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp!

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Also giving master classes, lectures at the variations academies,

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universities, & summer seminars.

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Education:(

Discography:(

PhD!

2009Apresent!

University!Antwerp!

2014!

Marimbaroque!

M.M.!

2009A2011!

National!University!of!Zagreb!

2013!

Marimba!Parade!

Music!Academy! !

2013!

Ardor!!

M.M.!

2006A2008!

Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp!

2012!

Star!Splendor!

B.M.!

2003A2006!

Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp!

2010!

Retrospective!

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2003A2003!

Queensland!Conservatorium!

2007!

Global!Marimba!

2007!

Silk!Road!

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Composition:((selected)(

Concert(/(Productions:((selected)(

2014!July!

Galaxy!Suites! !

2014! !

International!Percussion!Radio!Music!Festival!–!

For International Percussion Festival Freistadt

Mar.!

Bucharest,!Romania!

2014!Mar.!

2014!Feb.!

2013!Dec.!

2012!Jun.!

2011!Mar.!

2010!Jun.!

2008!Apr.!

2008!Apr.!

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Marimba!Concertino!No.2! !

Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bucharest Chamber Orchestra

For Naoko Takada & Los Angels Percussion Quartet!

2013! !

Marimba!Double!Concerto!–!Seoul,!South!Korea!

Tomra!Fantasy! !

Aug.!

Seoul National University Wind Band!

For Tomra Brass Band

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International!Percussion!Festival!–Tomar,!Portugal! ! !

Marimba!Concerto!No.3!

Jun.!

With Simatra Percussion Group

For National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra

2013! !

International!Percussion!Festival!–!Vilnius!,!Lithuania!

*Thor!(Music!Theater)!

May.!

For Lithuania Chamber Orchestra

For Taipei Chinese Orchestra

2012! !

X’mas!Fantasy!–!Novosibirsk,!Russia!

*Angel!&!Demon! !

Dec.!

With Novosibirsk Chamber Orchestra

For 100 years anniversary of Taiwan & commissioned

2012! !

Marimba!Double!Concerto!–!Beijing,!China!

by Embassy of Taiwan

Oct.!

With Beijing Symphony Orchestra

The!S.e.A!(Music!&!Dance)! !

2011! !

*Angel!&!Demon!–!Brussels,!Belgium!

Commissioned by Royal Conservatoire Antwerp

Oct.!

Music Theater – At BOZAR

The!Year!–!Marimba!Album!II!

2011! !

*Fire!Phoenix!–!Zagreb,!Croatia!

12 pieces for intermediate marimba students

Jan.!

At the International Percussion Ensemble Festival Croatia

Constellations!–!Marimba!Album!I!

2008!

Constellations!–!Marimba!Album!I!

12 pieces for intermediate marimba students!

Apr.!

12 pieces for intermediate marimba students!

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*Music Theater 3!

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( Marimba Double Concerto “The

Universe”

commissioned

by

Cheng

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Beijing,

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This piece does

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premiered

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Chin

Lin

China.

Marimba(Double(Concerto(“The(Universe”(by(Ludwig(Albert! !

is

only

in

showcase

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dazzling performance, but

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also the charm of the two

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marimbas.

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Youtube:

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http://youtu.be/pODkZcS9mm0

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Black & White; Dark &

Angel(&(Demon(by(ChinECheng(Lin! !

Bright; “Angel & Demon” two

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opposites

elements

always work together in

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order to find the harmony

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at the universe. Who will

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be the winner?!

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Youtube:

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http://youtu.be/N7Hou4Pbujg

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Based

on

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Chinese

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Fire(Phoenix((Music(Theater)! !

describes a legacy story of

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philosophy “Fire Phoenix”

the Phoenix!

Works by varies composers

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for percussion theater.

University of Zagreb Music

Producer: National

Director: Igor Lesnik

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Academy

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http://youtu.be/SYmf1vd1f4w

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Youtube: http://youtu.be/BnrB6So5fDg

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The Modern Dance meets

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the Marimba, “The S.e.A”

The!S.e.A!(Music!&!Dance)!

finds

a

new

communicate

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way with

to the

audience.

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Works by J.S.Bach, Lin

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Choreographer:

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Steefka Zijlstra

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Youtube:

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Inspired

by

mythology,

Norse

“Thor”

commissioned

by

Thor!(Music!Theater)!

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Taipei

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Chinese Orchestra and it is

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dedicated to the Taiwanese

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percussionist

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Yin-Chun

Chen.

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Youtube:

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http://youtu.be/FKAh2vSRQcM

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Biography:( Taiwanese marimbist Chin Cheng Lin is recognized worldwide for possessing a talent of uncommon ability and as an exceptionally gifted artist, reflected in the numerous awards and effusive reviews he has received for both his live performances and recordings, as a result of Lin’s succession in marimba, he received a “ European Soloist Champion Award” in 2007, “Culture Outstanding Award” by the Taipei Representative Office in Belgium and Europe for promoting the Taiwanese arts and invited to perform for the Belgian Royal Family. Frequently praised for his musical and technical mastery, Mr. Lin is also

“Music'in'the'soul'can'

lauded for his imaginative and illuminating interpretations of the marimba repertoire.

be'heard'by'the'

During 2013-14 season, Mr. Lin will undertake includes: International Percussion Festival Vilnius, International Brass Band Festival, Universal Marimba Festival, Santa Fe Marimba Festival, 6th International Percussion Festival in Tomar, as well as concert tours in Portugal, Norway, Latvia, Russia, China, Romania, Israel and the U.S.

As a young composer, Mr. Lin has written more then 50 works for marimba such as Flying, Wind, April Sky, Kaleidoscope…etc. Currently, Lin is working on a violin concerto and a symphony and a film music production in Taiwan. Also, Lin frequently works with composers to create new music for him such as Michael Mcbride, John Thrower, Guillo Espel, Rich O’meara, Emmanuel Sejourne and Paul Lansky.

Born in 1984, Taipei, Mr. Lin is known as the first marimba student at the renowned Royal Conservatoire Antwerp with Prof. Ludwig Albert, where he graduated master degree with the greatest distinctions. After winning numerous prizes at international music competitions in solo, chamber music, contemporary music, concerto and compositions, Lin has presented marimba concerts in more than 25 countries.

Nowadays,!Mr.!Lin!is!an!endorser!of!Adams!marimba!and!his!signature!mallets!is!produced!by!Resta!mallets!and!is!a!faculty!member!at!the!Leuven! University!College!of!Arts!where!Lin!found!the!percussion!music!theater!department!and!the!Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp,!MUDA!art!high!school! and!Music!Academy!in!Bornem.!

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universe.”'–'Lao'Tzu' !