CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Graduate Diploma, The Juilliard School - in progress
Collaborative Piano
Kovner Fellowship Recipient
Morse Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Fellowship, CLIMB Fellowship
Doctor of Music, Indiana University - 2021
Piano Performance & Literature, Minors in Music Theory & Arts Administration
Doctoral Fellowship Recipient (2014-2018), Associate Instructor of Piano, Program Assistant (Secondary Piano, Piano Accompanying)
Document: “The Bridge to Modernism: Franz Liszt and the Late Piano Music”
Master of Music, Florida State University - 2014
Piano Performance, Graduate Teaching Assistant in Piano Pedagogy
Bachelor of Music (summa cum laude), Kent State University - 2012
Piano Performance
Honors Thesis: “The Cycles of French Piano Duets: Gabriel Fauré’s Dolly Suite, Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite, and Maurice Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye”
TEACHING POSITIONS
Teaching Fellow (Piano and Keyboard Sight-Reading), The Juilliard School (2023-)
Teaching Fellow (Music Theory), The Juilliard School (2023-)
Piano Faculty, Nightingale-Bamford School (2022-)
Faculty Assistant - Staff Pianist, Western Illinois University (2020-2022)
Piano Faculty, Indiana University Pre-College Young Pianists Academy (2016-2019)
Piano Faculty, Camp Encore/Coda (2018-2019)
Associate Instructor of Piano, Indiana University (2014-2019)
Graduate Teaching Assistant of Piano Pedagogy, Florida State University (2012-2014)
Piano Faculty, Kent State University Teaching Institute Program (2010-2012)
ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP
Grants Manager, Vision Possible Charity Concerts (2023-)
Chair, Young Professionals track, MTNA National Conference Pedagogy Saturday (2022)
President/Founder, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Collegiate Chapter at Indiana University (2019-2020)
Program Assistant & Online Course Developer, Indiana University Piano Department (2015-2020)
Program Assistant, Indiana University Piano Accompanying Program (2015-2016)
Conference Liaison Volunteer, SphinxConnect, Sphinx Organization (2017,2018)
Resident Advisor and Chamber Music Coach, National Youth Orchestra of China (2017)
Communications Manager, Bloomington Rush Hour Music Series (2017)
COLLABORATIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Snow-Chang Duo; Alan Snow, violin and Joanne Chang, piano (2015-present)
Duo 2.5; Wai Ki Wun, clarinet and Joanne Chang, piano (2016-present)
Pianist, Indiana University String Academy (2016-2019)
Pianist & Musical Production Assistant, Camp Encore/Coda (2018,2019)
Staff Accompanist, Indiana University Summer String Academy (2017,2018,2019)
Pianist, International Menuhin Music Academy "Rencontres Musicales Internationales” (2018)
Chamber Music Coach/Pianist, National Youth Orchestra of China (2017)
Vocal Coach/Pianist, Indiana University Opera Performance Workshop with Sylvia McNair (2016)
Dance Accompanist, Florida State University School of Dance (2012-2014)
Chorus Pianist, Kent State University Women’s Chorus (2009-2012)
AWARDS & HONORS
Collaborative Piano Fellow, Music Academy of the West (2020,21)
2021 Duo Competition Finalist
8th Coltman Chamber Music Competition (2021), Pyramis Trio, Finalist
National Piano Foundation RMM Scholarship (2019)
Boulder International Chamber Music Competition (2018), Semifinal
Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition (2018), 3rd prize
SphinxConnect Fellowship (2017, 2018,2019)
6th Latin American Music Recording Competition, Indiana University (2016), Winner
Doctoral Fellowship, Indiana University (2014-2019)
Beethoven Competition, Florida State University (2014), 2nd prize
Russian Romantic Competition, Florida State University (2013), Finals
Tuesday Musical Competition, Ohio (2012,2010), 1st prize
Tuesday Musical Competition, Ohio (2011), Honorable mention
OMTA/Graves Young Artist Competition (2011), Honorable mention
New York Summer Music Festival Concert Competition (2010), Winner
21st Century International Chinese Music Competition (2007), Gold
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Creative Musicianship-Entrepreneurship (2021)
Guest Artist/Lecture, Sunway University Malaysia, November 2021.
Turning Pro: Transitioning from College to Career (2019)
Presenter, 2021 Illinois State Music Teachers Association Conference, Virtual, November 2021.
Presenter, 2019 Indiana State Music Teachers Association Conference, Virtual, October 2021.
Chopin and Liszt on Teaching the Art of Piano Playing (2019)
Lecture Recital, 2019 UCSI University Piano Pedagogy Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2019.
Franz Liszt: The Bridge to Modernism (2017-2021)
Paper Presentation, 2020 Hawaii University International Conference on Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education (AHSE), Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2020.
Doctoral Lecture Recital, Indiana University, October 2017.
An Analysis on Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin (2013)
Lecture Recital, Florida State University, April 2013.
The Cycles of French Piano Duets: Gabriel Fauré’s Dolly Suite, Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite, and Maurice Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye (2012)
Guest Speaker, Faculty Association Meeting, Kent State University Honors College, 2012.
Lecture Recital, Kent State University, 2012.
CREATIVE & OUTREACH PROJECTS
Discography
Diálogos: A Collection of Mexican Chamber Music for Violin and Piano (2018) Alan Snow, violin and Joanne Chang, piano.
Radio and Interviews
WFMT Chicago, Fiesta Latin America (July 2019) Alan Snow, violin, Joanne Chang, piano, and Elbio Barilari, host.
WQXR New York, Young Artist Showcase (July 2017) Joanne Chang, piano, National Youth Orchestra of China, and Bob Sherman, host.
BFM Malaysia, A Recital by Two (June 2017) Jebat Kee, viola, Joanne Chang, piano, and Soon Heng Lim, host.
Premieres/New Works
Tomasz Golka (1975-): True Green (2018)
Leonardo Coral (1962-): Piezas fantasticas(2003)
Stephanie Pieczynski (1987-): Intimations (2012)
Stephen Taylor (1965-): The Dove is Sad (2006)
James Nicholson (1988-): Suite for Two Pianos (2009)
Film/Commercial Work
Lazy (2021), Indie film by Horse Cactus LLC, directed by William Kenton
Projects and Outreach
Piano Masterclass Series, Malaysia (2014-present)
Guest, Bentley Music Academy Conductors Circle, Malaysia (2017)
Benefit Recital “For the Children,” Ipoh, Malaysia (2011)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Collegiate Member, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Indiana Music Teachers Association (IMTA)
President, MTNA Collegiate Chapter at Indiana University (2019-present)
Collegiate Member, College Music Society
Member, American Liszt Society
TEACHERS & MENTORS
Karen Shaw, piano
Jonathan Feldman, piano
Read Gainsford, piano
David Cartledge, piano
Menahem Pressler, piano
Jerry Wong, piano
Patricia Lim, piano
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
Olga Sitkovetsky, piano
Vicki McArthur, piano pedagogy
Eli Eban, clarinet
Alexander Kerr, violin
Wolgang Brendel, baritone