Biography
Jane is a graduate from the University of Michigan where she earned her Master of Music degree in Violin Performance and studied with Professor David Halen, a concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma, where she studied with Dr. Hong Zhu, a violinist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
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Jane currently holds a position in the Holland Symphony Orchestra (Holland, MI) and regularly performs with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra (Peoria, IL) and Windsor Symphony Orchestra (Windsor, ON, Canada). Jane also has performed with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra (Rochester, MI) and Akron Symphony Orchestra (Akron, OH). Jane also appeared in numerous operas: Werther (2023), Carmen (2022), L’Orfeo (2022), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2022), Das Rheingold (2022), Magic Flute (2022), Pagliacci (2022), The Consul (2022), A Painted Sky Holiday Show (2021), and Cosi Fan Tutte (2019).
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During her time in Oklahoma, Jane served principle second violin in the University of Central Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra and associate concertmaster in the University of Central Oklahoma String Chamber Orchestra. Outside of college, she played for An Evening with Michael Bublé 2021 concert at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, where has about 18,200 seats. Jane regularly performed with the Painted Sky Opera, Oklahoma City’s professional opera company, from 2021 to 2022 and won a 1st Alternate Prize and $500 Cash Award in string section from the Oklahoma City Ladies Music Club Competition in 2019. Jane received Viola Bowman String Scholarship, University of Central Oklahoma Foundation Scholarship, and Dr. John Clinton Orchestra Endowed Scholarship, which were awarded by committee nomination, and Symphony Scholarship, Non-Resident Fee Waiver; Music, College of Fine Arts and Designs Scholarship, and more from the University of Central Oklahoma. Outside of music school, Jane served as a Global Leadership Ambassador and received Global Education Award Scholarship and Global Scholarship while fulfilling her role. She also was awarded for Outstanding Senior in 2021 and President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll in 2020.
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In South Korea, Jane's leadership role appears with the University of Suwon Symphony Orchestra as a concertmaster. Her experiences in high school have had a profound influence on the direction on her musical journey. As a high school student, she won the Honor Prize in high school department from 2017 Sang Myung Nationwide Competition and 2017 Se-Jong Arts Cultural Foundation International Music Competition and the 3rd Prize from 32nd Han-Eum Music Competition. Jane soloed Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 on numerous concerts and recitals in South Korea.
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Jane is also a dedicated collaborative piano accompanist and piano instructor. Jane started playing piano when she was 5 and won the 2nd prize in piano section from the 21st Kyung-Hyang Music Nationwide Competition in 2007 at the age of 7. She studied collaborative piano at the University of Central Oklahoma under the instruction of Dr. Sallie Pollack. After she graduated from the college, she was referred to a full-time job by her collaborative piano professor, Dr. Pollack, and has served as a Choir Assistant Director and Choir Piano Accompanist at the Mustang Public Schools; Mustang North Middle School for the 2021-2022 school year in Mustang, Oklahoma.
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As a dedicated music educator, Jane currently serves as a Violin Teaching Artist at the Rosalyn Yalow Charter School in Bronx and Teaching Artist/Site Coordinator at the P.S. 66 - The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in Queens. Jane also offers private instructions on violin, viola, piano, and voice at the Williamsburg Music Studio in Brooklyn and The Music Academy Foundation in Garden City. Before she was relocated in NYC, Jane had a private studio of 35-40 students in SE Michigan. She also taught violin and piano at the Treeside Music Academy (since May 2023) and Expressions Music Academy (since October 2022). Jane previously worked as a private violinist instructor at the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music from 2021-22 and as a Civic Youth Ensemble Mentor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2022. Jane also completed Suzuki teacher-training in unit 1-3 with Mark Mutter and registered as a certified Suzuki violin teacher.
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Every year, Jane participates in summer music festivals. She fulfilled her role as an Orchestral Fellow at the 2022 Miami Beach Classical Music Festival and as a merit-based scholarship awarded student at the 2023 Sewanee Summer Music Festival. She was also invited to 2024 Brevard Music Festival, 2024 Prague Summer Nights Music Festival, and 2023 Prisma Music Festival.