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EDUCATION
Smith College, Northampton, MA
B.A. degree with high honors in Music (2016) Major: Music Cumulative GPA: 3.81
Honors Project in Composition: Music in Senses
Awards:
• The Harriet Dey Barnum Prize for Outstanding Work in Music to the Best All-Around Student of Music in
the Senior Class (2016);
• The Settie Lehman Fatman Prize for the Best Composition in Music (2016);
• The Carlile Prize for the Best Original Composition or Transcription for Carillon (2016);
• The Margaret Collins Stoop Adesso Prize for the Best New Choral Work (2015);
• The Dean’s List (2013-2016);
• Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Academic Awards (2013-2016)
• Scholar-Athletes Awards (2013-2016)
• Coach’s Cup for Improvement in Riding (2015)
• Smith College Equestrian Team’s Rookie Award (2014)
EXPERIENCE
Shareholder & Manager February 2017 – July 2018
STAGE & LIFE Beijing, China
• Co-founded and managed Let Ideas (www.letideas.cn), a PR agency specializing in digital
communications and marketing for music, culture and performing arts
• Contributed to the integrated strategy and establishment of the all-encompassing classical music
platform including:
o A classical music database (classicaltutto.com) with a comprehensive catalogue of worldwide
performers, orchestras, concert halls, institutions, festivals, and publishers
o A classical music news portal comprised of a website (musictoday.cn) that serves as a stable
host, and two social media accounts (Weibo: Österreichische Musikalische and WeChat:
musictoday.cn, now with over 350K followers) to ensure instant information delivery and
active interactions with users
• Managed and contributed to the social media accounts and musictoday.cn
• Produced and edited promotional films; initiated and launched successful social media campaigns on
Weibo and WeChat (major Chinese social media platforms) including:
o Yo-Yo Ma & Youth Music Culture Guangdong (YMCG 2018) which received over 20 million
page views on Weibo
o NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Shanghai Orchestra Academy in Shanghai which
received over 2 million video views on Weibo
o Artistic Engagement Programme-China 2018 in Shanghai, Chengdu, and Lanzhou with video
views exceeding 4 million on Weibo
• Coordinated the Mariinsky Theatre’s participation in the National Centre for Performing Arts’
International Opera Film Exhibition during which two Mariinsky opera films were screened in four
cinemas
1
• Conducted interviews with international leaders in classical music industry including Jaap van Zweden,
Gianandrea Noseda, and Peter Ruzicka
• Translated English programmes of over 47000 words into Chinese for the Beijing Music Festival 2017
and 2018
2
• Led approximately 50 musicians to produce effective and creative rehearsals and developed a concrete
yet unique conducting style and stage presence
• Conducted three pieces in the band’s Holiday Concert and one in the Fall Concert
• Designed artistic posters for the concerts and assisted in publicizing their events
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Student of Music Production Summer School at dBs Music Berlin (July – August 2018)
• Equestrian Team (2013-2016);
• Composition Student at the Ostrava Days Institute, a biennial three-week Institute and Festival for new
and experimental music located in Ostrava, Czech Republic (August 2015);
• Participant at the Creative Musicians Retreat, a week-long music festival in New Hampshire held by the
Walden School where students take classes, sing in chorus, attend improvisation workshops, and
participate in Composers Forum (June 2014 and June 2015);
• Smith College Chorus (2012-2013)