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Known for his charismatic personality and energetic conducting, David Chin has swiftly emerged as one of the rising conductors and musical leaders in the next generation of globe-trotting musicians. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Hong Kong Bach Festival, Malaysia Bach Festival, and the East Malaysia Bach Cantata Singers and Orchestra, as well as the Principal Conductor of the Association of Toronto Chinese Evangelical Church Musicians in Canada. Since 2012, he has served as Director of Choral Activities at Roberts Wesleyan College in New York. In addition, he was also the Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director of the premiere performance of Bach’s St. John Passion in Malaysia. He was the Music Director of the Chinese Choral Society of Rochester from 2011-2014.
David conducted the inaugural East Malaysia Bach Cantata Lecture Concert Tour, and became the first conductor to introduce Bach’s music to major cities throughout East Malaysia (Borneo). He also conducted the inaugural concert of the new Eastman School Bach Cantata Series in 2013 and continues to conduct the series season opening concerts each year. In addition, David has also been invited to conduct the Bach Cantata Lecture Concert Series organized by A & O Company in Hong Kong and Yin Qi Choir in Malaysia, the collaborative concerts of Madrigalia and Musica Spei in New York, and performances of the Kuala Lumpur City Opera Company (formerly the EST Opera) in Malaysia. He has prepared choruses for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in multiple performances. David serves as a regular conductor and lecturer at the International Christian Choral Conductor Society, and has been appointed to teach at the World Sacred Music Conferences in New Zealand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation in 2017, David has been invited to conduct Voices Chamber Choir and Orchestra in their performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in New York and a presentation of Bach’s B-minor Mass and Reformation Cantata organized by the Lutheran Churches in Malaysia. As the Director of Choral Activities at Roberts Wesleyan College, David conducts the Roberts Wesleyan Chorale in multiple concerts and the annual concert tour each year, directs the annual Honors Choir Festival, and teaches conducting and music history. David's conducting students have been admitted to graduate programs at prominent institutions such as the Westminster Choir College, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, University of Tennessee, and University of Connecticut, to name a few. |
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David's 2016-2017 season highlights include conducting performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, and Mass in B minor, Handel's Messiah. Haydn's Creation, Fauré's Requiem, Poulenc's Mass, Finzi's In terra pax, and MacMillan's Miserere. Recent highlights include conducting performances of Bach's Magnificat, Orchestral Suite, multiple Brandenburg Concertos and motets, and over two dozens of sacred cantatas; Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Utretch Te Deum & Jubilate, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, and several Coronation and Chandos Anthems; Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Haydn's Symphony No. 94 'Surprise', Te Deum in C, Theresienmesse, Nelsonmesse, and Kleine Orgelmesse, Mozart's Solemn Vespers and Missa brevis, Schubert's Mass No. 2, Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 2, Saint-Saëns's Christmas Oratorio, Stravinsky's Mass, Rutter's Gloria, and selections by Tallis, Palestrina, Gabrieli, Albinoni, Telemann, Brahms, Duruflé, Sibelius, Bruckner, Vaughan Williams, Barber, Chilcott, Thompson, Holst, Lauridsen, and other composers. David had conducted multiple performances of the world’s longest running musical: Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Misérables. He recently played the harpsichord in a performance of Bach's Mass in B minor with the Voices Chamber Choir and Orchestra in New York. He also performed piano solo works by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Debussy.
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Over the years, David had directed numerous choirs and orchestras, and collaborated with outstanding musicians from all around the world. His live performances of J.S. Bach's cantatas and passion have been aired by more than 50 radio stations across the United States, and his original sacred piano arrangements have been broadcast on the International Television Program. He has also been featured on various radio stations and newspapers in Asia and North America. An enthusiastic church musician, he has served Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, and Congregational churches around the world. David had won awards in original compositions for chorus and orchestra, piano solo, and piano concerto. David was a member of the renowned Schola Cantorum at Christ Church in Rochester, New York from 2011-2014, where they perform Gregorian Chant, choral improvisations, and motets from the Renaissance, Baroque, and twentieth-century in the weekly Office of Compline. David has been mentored by renowned conductors William Weinert, Bradley Lubman, Helmuth Rilling, Simon Carrington, and Cleusia Goncalves. His piano coaches included pianist Daisy de Lucca Jaffè (pupil of Magda Tagliaferro, Fredriech Gulda, Richard Hauser, and Guido Agosti) and David Ehrman; his voice coaches included Raymond Gibbs (former Metropolitan Opera House tenor), Kathryn Cowdrick, and Wayne Kompelien.
David has recently been awarded the prestigious Harvey Fellowship by the Mustard Seed Foundation. He has also been awarded full scholarship by the Eastman School of Music to pursue Doctorate degree in conducting. He was the recipient of the Charles W. Kennett Scholarship and the Herman Genhart Choral Conducting Scholar Award, and completed his Master of Music Degree in Conducting at the Eastman School. The graduate programs in conducting at Eastman have repeatedly been ranked by US News and World Report as the finest in the country. While at Eastman, he conducted the Eastman Chorale, Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Repertory Singers, Eastman Bach Soloists, Eastman-Rochester Chorus, and served as the accompanist of the Eastman Women's Chorus. David holds Bachelor of Music degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Choral and Piano Performance from Liberty University and was awarded both Outstanding Music Student and Keyboard Student of the Year. While at Liberty, he conducted the Timothy International Student Chorale and Liberty Chamber Singers. In addition, he was also the winner of the concerto competition and appeared as a soloist at the Honors Recital. He began his music education at the age of nine and successfully completed Piano Associate Diploma (ATCL) examinations of Trinity College London in 2004. Philippians 4:13. |
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"David has an uncommon dedication to his field… he consistently goes above and beyond what is required in every way. His attention to detail and consistent musical creativity set him apart from other masters students I have taught over the past thirty years.” - William Weinert
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