Shih-Yin Chen (陳詩音)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Shih-Yin Chen
  • Chinese: 陳詩音
  • Era: -
  • Geography: 台灣
  • Core roles: professor, educator
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

Shih-Yin Chen 陳詩音, conductor, received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in choral conducting at Mannes College The New School for Music. She was a recipient of scholarships and studied with Dr. Mark Shapiro. She was an active member of and had occasionally served as a conductor in the rewarded vocal group Cantori of New York. After receiving her master’s degree, she chose to return to her native Taiwan. She was aspired to become part of local efforts in establishing choral groups of world-class caliber in Taiwan. Besides conducting the Taiwan Chorus, she teaches music at Hwa Kang High School, conducts the Dai Chi Junior High School’s chorus and serves as the Conducting Professor of Dao Shen Sacred Music College, as well the Music Director of Wesly Methodist Church.

Education

  • Mannes College — 2005 — B.S.指揮
  • Mannes College — 2007 — M.S.指揮

Employment

  • Hwa Kang High School — Teaching
  • Dai Chi Junior High School‘s chorus — Conductor
  • Wesly Methodist Church — Music Director
  • 紐約立人學院 — 2005-2006 — 兒童合唱團指揮
  • 紐約高低音無伴奏室內合唱團(Treble & Bass Vocal Ensemble) — 2003-2006 — 音樂總監

Career (absorbed from TAH profiles)

Chen’s New York years (documented 2003–2007) established her conducting credentials: she led the children’s chorus at 紐約立人學院 (Liren Academy, 2005–2006) and served as music director of the 紐約高低音無伴奏室內合唱團 (Treble & Bass a cappella Vocal Ensemble, 2003–2006), while performing in and occasionally conducting the award-winning vocal group Cantori New York. She holds both a B.S. (2005) and M.S. (2007) in choral conducting from Mannes College The New School for Music, where she studied with Dr. Mark Shapiro on scholarship.

After her master’s she returned to Taiwan to join local efforts to build choral groups of world-class caliber: conductor of the Taiwan Chorus, music teacher at Hwa Kang High School, conductor of Dai Chi Junior High School’s chorus, conducting professor at Dao Shen Sacred Music College, and music director of Wesly Methodist Church. Her work is recorded in TAH encyclopedia entries [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/musician23||TAH #23 (2014/10)]] and [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whoswho1090||TAH #1090 (2016/06)]].

Family

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Vault Holdings

  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/musician23||TAH #23 encyclopedia: Shih-Yin Chen 陳詩音, Conductor / 2014-10]] — first TAH entry, New York conducting years; published 2014-10-11, value band B
  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whoswho1090||TAH #1090 encyclopedia: Shih-Yin Chen 陳詩音 / 2016-06]] — Who’s Who entry, Taiwan teaching/conducting posts; published 2016-06-18, value band B
  • Corpus check (slice 09141213-2, 2026-09-14): full-vault grep for 陳詩音/Shih-Yin Chen in works+articles returns only these two TAH records and the works index — no memoir or article mentions; no new community facts absorbable, no conflicts to HOLD.
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