A versatile clarinetist, Pei-Lun Tsai has performed widely as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, China, Korea, Europe and her native Taiwan. In 2014-2015, Ms. Tsai was an artist in residence at Karlheinz Stockhausen Foundation. During 2011 to 2014, Ms. Tsai was also an artist in residence at the Banff Music Centre, Canada. Lately, she was invited to give lectures in Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music,
and Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF). In 2014, she was also invited to perform in Seoul International Computer Music Festival, also as a guest clarinetist to present a lecture performance in ICA Mid-American Clarinet Festival. In 2015 Fall, Ms. Tsai will release her second recording, Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire Op.21. Also, the commissioned work of Mirage for flute, clarinet and percussion (2013) has been selected for inclusion in ABLAZE Records' Millennial
Masters CD recording series, which will release in 2016.
In 2011, she served as an adjunct clarinet instructor and chamber music instructor at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Also, she was a clarinet instructor at University of Missouri Kansas City-Community Academy. She holds degrees from the University of Missouri–Kansas City (D.M.A.),Northwestern University (M.M.) and Taipei National University of the Arts (B.M.). Her mentors have included Jane Carl, Steve Cohen, William Chen, Pei-Yun Lin, and Wei-Te Sung. She has had additional studies with Henk Guittart and Suzanne Stephens.
Currently, Ms. Tsai is based in Tokyo, serving on the faculty at SHOBI College of Music, Tokyo Chinese School, and Christian Academy in Japan.
(Website:http://pei-luntsai.com )
and Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF). In 2014, she was also invited to perform in Seoul International Computer Music Festival, also as a guest clarinetist to present a lecture performance in ICA Mid-American Clarinet Festival. In 2015 Fall, Ms. Tsai will release her second recording, Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire Op.21. Also, the commissioned work of Mirage for flute, clarinet and percussion (2013) has been selected for inclusion in ABLAZE Records' Millennial
Masters CD recording series, which will release in 2016.
In 2011, she served as an adjunct clarinet instructor and chamber music instructor at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Also, she was a clarinet instructor at University of Missouri Kansas City-Community Academy. She holds degrees from the University of Missouri–Kansas City (D.M.A.),Northwestern University (M.M.) and Taipei National University of the Arts (B.M.). Her mentors have included Jane Carl, Steve Cohen, William Chen, Pei-Yun Lin, and Wei-Te Sung. She has had additional studies with Henk Guittart and Suzanne Stephens.
Currently, Ms. Tsai is based in Tokyo, serving on the faculty at SHOBI College of Music, Tokyo Chinese School, and Christian Academy in Japan.
(Website:http://pei-luntsai.com )
