Piano Duo Recital: Chia-Ying Chan and Wan-Chin Chang

A Duo Piano performance, FREE to the public, by Wan-Chin Chang (Instructor of Music, SUA faculty) and Chia Ying Chan. 

PROGRAM: 

Sonata for Two Pianos in D-Major, k448 ……….. W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) 

                               I Allegro con spirito

                              II. Andante

                             III. Allegro molto 

Four Piece Suite, Divertimento for two pianos ……………….  R.R. Bennett (1936-2012)

                                I. Samba triste

                               II. Country blues

                              III. Ragtime waltz

                             IV. Finale

 INTERMISSION

Hungarian Dance No. 5 ………………………………………………………………………………………………….J. Brahms (1833-1897) 

Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 …………………………………………………………………………….S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

                              I. Introduction (Alia marcia)

                             II. Waltz (Presto)

                            III. Romance (Andantino)

                            IV. Tarantella (Presto)

     Wan-Chin Chang

Wan-Chin Chang appears regularly as a soloist with orchestras such as the Blue Lake Festival Orchestra, Dana Point Symphony, Southern California Philharmonics, MiraCosta College Symphony, La Mirada Symphony, Southland Symphony, Temecula Valley Symphony, Orchestra Collectives of Orange County, Orange County Symphony, and Orange County Wind Symphony. Besides concerto and solo performances, she also frequently collaborates with other musicians in chamber recitals.  She had been invited to perform at across the county, appearing in Valdosta University, Saginaw Valley State University, Grand Valley University, Fullerton College, Fallbrook Music Society, White Lake Chamber Music Festival, Blodgett Faculty Recital Series at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, The Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival, and Orange Women’s Club.

Dr. Chang attended the University of Southern California and Aspen Music Festival with full scholarships, and she was the winner of the Leni Fe Foundation Scholarship, Pi Kappa Lambda Award, Chamber Music Award, and Outstanding Graduate Award. She also served as an assistant lecturer while completing her DMA in piano performance with a minor in violin performance from USC under the guidance of Antoinette Perry on the piano, and Eudice Shapiro on the violin. She is currently the assistant concertmaster of Sea Coast Symphony and principal second violin at Orchestra Collective of Orange County.

As an educator, Dr. Chang’s students consistently receive top ratings and prizes in MTNA and MTAC evaluations and competitions. Several of her students have been accepted into music schools such as University of Southern California, California State Universities (Fullerton, Long Beach, and San Marcos), and Chapman University.  She has been on the judging panel of  The Musical Merit Foundation of San Diego, MTAC San Diego Concerto Competition, Chopin Festival in San Diego, Southern California Philharmonic Young Artists Competition, Pelican International Music Competition, Concours International Competition, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp staff competition and camper competition. She is currently on faculty at MiraCosta College in Oceanside and Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo.  During the summer, she is the piano department director at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan.

Chia-Ying Chan

Originally from Taiwan, pianist Chia-Ying Chan is known for her passion, vibrancy, and sensitivity in interpreting classical music. An active soloist and chamber musician, she has performed throughout Taiwan, the United States, and Europe. Her performances have been featured on The Grand FM 101 (Canada), WILL FM 90.9 (U.S.), Blue Lake Public Radio 88.9 FM (U.S.), and Radio Taiwan International AM 1557 (Taiwan).

Chan has won top prizes in national and international competitions. Recent highlights include performances with Sinfonia da Camera under Ian Hobson, the 21st Century Piano Commission Recital at Krannert Center, and a solo recital at the Piano Technicians Guild conference (2024). Her debut solo album on Centaur Records received critical acclaim, with Classical Music Sentinel describing her as “a highly sensitive artist… a musician to watch and follow.”

As an active chamber pianist, Chan has performed at major venues and festivals. She co-founded the Amosa Duo with clarinetist Gary June, appearing at universities across the U.S., the PianoForte Foundation (Chicago), and the National Recital Hall (Taipei). In 2023, she toured the Midwest with pianist Dr. David Brickle as part of Brickle & Chan Piano presenting recitals at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Indiana University Bloomington, and Oakland University (2024). The duo also premiered a commissioned work at Michigan Music Teacher Association Conference in 2025.

Chan serves on the faculty at Saginaw Valley State University and has given masterclasses in the U.S. and Taiwan, along with a webinar series in China. She is vice president of the WPTA USA-Illinois and co-chair of the Chambana International Music Competition. An active adjudicator, she has served on juries for the Sinfonia da Camera Concerto Competition (Youth Category the Piano Teacher’s Forum of Grand Rapids Sonata-Sonatina Festival, the Vivace International Piano Competition, and others. In the summer, she teaches at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Her students have won national and international competitions, including the Clara Rolland and Steinway International Junior Piano Competitions, and have been admitted to prestigious institutions like UIUC, Beijing Normal University, and Interlochen Arts Academy.

Chan holds an Artist Diploma and DMA in Piano Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studied under Timothy Ehlen and served as a piano teaching assistant. She earned her MM from the Cleveland Institute of Music (studying with Paul Schenly and Kathryn Brown) and BM from the National University of Tainan under Ching-Jen Wu. She has worked with world-renowned artists, including Robert McDonald, John Perry, Julian Martin, Vladimir Feltsman, and John O’Connor.

For more information, visit www.chiayingchan.com.