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Curriculum(Vitae(

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“Music' is' a' moral'
Chin(Cheng(Lin! ! (1984)! 2011Apresent! Leuven!University!College!of!Arts!
law.'It'gives'soul'to'
Email:!chinAcheng.lin@ap.be! 2011Apresent! MUDA!Art!High!School!
the' universe,' wings'
GSM:!+32!483!384!5678! 2010Apresent! Music!Academy!Bornem!
to' the' mind,' flight'
Post:!Fruithoflaan!84!bus.!16! ! 2008Apresent! Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp!
to' the' imagination,'
! ! ! ! ! ! 2600!Berchem! ! Also giving master classes, lectures at the variations academies,
and' charm' and'
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gaiety'to'life'and'to'
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Education:( Discography:(
PhD! 2009Apresent! University!Antwerp! 2014! Marimbaroque!

M.M.! 2009A2011! National!University!of!Zagreb! 2013! Marimba!Parade!

Music!Academy! ! 2013! Ardor!!

M.M.! 2006A2008! Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp! 2012! Star!Splendor!

B.M.! 2003A2006! Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp! 2010! Retrospective!

! 2003A2003! Queensland!Conservatorium! 2007! Global!Marimba!

! 2007! Silk!Road!

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Composition:((selected)( Concert(/(Productions:((selected)(
2014!July! Galaxy!Suites! ! 2014! ! International!Percussion!Radio!Music!Festival!–!
For International Percussion Festival Freistadt Mar.! Bucharest,!Romania!

2014!Mar.! Marimba!Concertino!No.2! ! Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bucharest Chamber Orchestra

For Naoko Takada & Los Angels Percussion Quartet! 2013! ! Marimba!Double!Concerto!–!Seoul,!South!Korea!

2014!Feb.! Tomra!Fantasy! ! Aug.! Seoul National University Wind Band!

For Tomra Brass Band 2013! ! International!Percussion!Festival!–Tomar,!Portugal! ! !

2013!Dec.! Marimba!Concerto!No.3! Jun.! With Simatra Percussion Group

For National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra 2013! ! International!Percussion!Festival!–!Vilnius!,!Lithuania!

2012!Jun.! *Thor!(Music!Theater)! May.! For Lithuania Chamber Orchestra

For Taipei Chinese Orchestra 2012! ! X’mas!Fantasy!–!Novosibirsk,!Russia!

2011!Mar.! *Angel!&!Demon! ! Dec.! With Novosibirsk Chamber Orchestra

For 100 years anniversary of Taiwan & commissioned 2012! ! Marimba!Double!Concerto!–!Beijing,!China!

by Embassy of Taiwan Oct.! With Beijing Symphony Orchestra

2010!Jun.! The!S.e.A!(Music!&!Dance)! ! 2011! ! *Angel!&!Demon!–!Brussels,!Belgium!

Commissioned by Royal Conservatoire Antwerp Oct.! Music Theater – At BOZAR

2008!Apr.! The!Year!–!Marimba!Album!II! 2011! ! *Fire!Phoenix!–!Zagreb,!Croatia!

12 pieces for intermediate marimba students Jan.! At the International Percussion Ensemble Festival Croatia

2008!Apr.! Constellations!–!Marimba!Album!I! 2008! Constellations!–!Marimba!Album!I!

12 pieces for intermediate marimba students! Apr.! 12 pieces for intermediate marimba students!

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Marimba Double Concerto
Marimba(Double(Concerto(“The(Universe”(by(Ludwig(Albert! !
“The Universe” is
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commissioned by Chin
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Cheng Lin which is
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premiered in Beijing,
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China. This piece does
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! Black & White; Dark &

Angel(&(Demon(by(ChinECheng(Lin! ! Bright; “Angel & Demon”

two opposites elements

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order to find the harmony
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at the universe. Who will
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Based on a Chinese Fire(Phoenix((Music(Theater)! !
philosophy “Fire Phoenix” !
describes a legacy story of !
the Phoenix! !
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Works by varies composers !
for percussion theater. !
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Director: Igor Lesnik !
Producer: National !
University of Zagreb Music !
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The Modern Dance meets

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The!S.e.A!(Music!&!Dance)! finds a new way to

communicate with the

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Works by J.S.Bach, Lin
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Choreographer:
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Inspired by Norse
Thor!(Music!Theater)!
mythology, “Thor” is
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commissioned by Taipei
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Chinese Orchestra and it is
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dedicated to the Taiwanese
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percussionist Yin-Chun
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Chen.
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Biography:(

Taiwanese marimbist Chin Cheng Lin is recognized worldwide for possessing a talent of uncommon ability and as an exceptionally gifted artist, reflected in

the numerous awards and effusive reviews he has received for both his live performances and recordings, as a result of Lin’s succession in marimba, he

received a “ European Soloist Champion Award” in 2007, “Culture Outstanding Award” by the Taipei Representative Office in Belgium and Europe for

promoting the Taiwanese arts and invited to perform for the Belgian Royal Family. Frequently praised for his musical and technical mastery, Mr. Lin is also
“Music'in'the'soul'can'
lauded for his imaginative and illuminating interpretations of the marimba repertoire.
be'heard'by'the'
universe.”'–'Lao'Tzu'
During 2013-14 season, Mr. Lin will undertake includes: International Percussion Festival Vilnius, International Brass Band Festival, Universal Marimba
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Festival, Santa Fe Marimba Festival, 6th International Percussion Festival in Tomar, as well as concert tours in Portugal, Norway, Latvia, Russia, China,

Romania, Israel and the U.S.

As a young composer, Mr. Lin has written more then 50 works for marimba such as Flying, Wind, April Sky, Kaleidoscope…etc. Currently, Lin is working

on a violin concerto and a symphony and a film music production in Taiwan. Also, Lin frequently works with composers to create new music for him such

as Michael Mcbride, John Thrower, Guillo Espel, Rich O’meara, Emmanuel Sejourne and Paul Lansky.

Born in 1984, Taipei, Mr. Lin is known as the first marimba student at the renowned Royal Conservatoire Antwerp with Prof. Ludwig Albert, where he

graduated master degree with the greatest distinctions. After winning numerous prizes at international music competitions in solo, chamber music,

contemporary music, concerto and compositions, Lin has presented marimba concerts in more than 25 countries.

Nowadays,!Mr.!Lin!is!an!endorser!of!Adams!marimba!and!his!signature!mallets!is!produced!by!Resta!mallets!and!is!a!faculty!member!at!the!Leuven!

University!College!of!Arts!where!Lin!found!the!percussion!music!theater!department!and!the!Royal!Conservatoire!Antwerp,!MUDA!art!high!school!

and!Music!Academy!in!Bornem.!

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