Jennifer Chang , violist

Violist Jennifer Chang began studying violin with Aideen Zeitlin, continued with James Buswell and Marylou Speaker Churchill, and, after a transformative summer playing viola in chamber ensembles, began studying viola in earnest with Roger Tapping. She recently completed her Master’s degree at Juilliard, studying with Misha Amory and Heidi Castleman. Spending her high school summers at Greenwood Music Camp, Jenn established a passion for chamber music that she continued to develop at the Musicorda, Kneisel Hall, and Moritzburg summer festivals and the Saint Lawrence and Juilliard quartet seminars.

Jenn graduated from Harvard College with a degree in social studies. As a member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, she served as principal second violin for several years, then as principal viola. She also directed the instrumental program of the community service organization MIHNUET, which plays biweekly concerts at various hospitals and nursing homes in the greater Boston area.

Throughout college, Jenn combined musical and academic pursuits, culminating in her senior thesis about the Venezuelan social program El Sistema. Jenn was invited to present her thesis at symposiums organized by the New England Conservatory and Community MusicWorks, and her work was featured in the League of American Orchestras publication.

Hailed as “expert” by the New York Times for her 2011 performance at the Museum of Modern Art Summergarden series, Jenn is a strong proponent of new music. She currently performs in chamber ensembles in New York, Boston, and San Francisco, but spends the majority of her time working for Google in New York.

 



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