Soprano Hsin Yi Lin, praised for her sparkling voice and vibrant stage presence, excels in music ranging from Baroque to contemporary.

The recipient of the Chi Mei Arts Award in 2011 and a Grand Prize winner of the 2012 Metropolitan International Vocal Competition, followed by a award-concert at the Carnegie Hall in 2013 February, Dr. Lin is the winner of The Fourth Taipei Philharmonic Foundation Vocal Competition in 2004, the recipient of New England Conservatory Scholarship 2005-08, the winner of the 2008 NATS- Illinois District, the recipient of U. of Illinois full scholarship 2008-11 and attended SongFest as a recipient of the “Marc and Eva Stern Fellowship” in 2009.

Her perfect pitch memory has enabled her to excel in contemporary vocal music. A champion of new music, Dr. Lin has premiered and performed works with Corpus Christi Chorale, U. of Illinois New Music Ensemble, National Taiwan Normal University and Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra. She was the soprano soloist in Ross Bernhardt’s Wants-n-Tides (World Premier) and Magnetic Musings(World Premier), Pin Hsin Lin’s As in a Dream (World Premier), Vincent Callianno’s Eating Filumena Lionheart, Shing-Kwei Tzeng’s Psalm Lu-O and Fan-Long Ko’s Dream of Year 2000.

Her oratorio engagements include Handel’s Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (Sinfonia da Camera), Haydn’sMissa Brevis in F, Fauré’s Messe Basse, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, J. S. Bach’s Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 (Sinfonia da Camera) and Christmas Oratorio (Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra).

Hsin Yi Lin, a native of Taipei, Taiwan, holds a Bachelor of Music from the Taiwan Normal University where she performed Constance in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, preceded by her operatic debut as Despina from Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte with National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Lin was awarded dual Master’s degrees in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy at New England Conservatory, where she studied with Lorraine Nubar. During her years at New England Conservatory, she performed Emily in Menotti’s Help, Help, The Globolinks and Amor in Cavalli’sL’Egisto. In 2006 and 2007 summer, she participated in Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice where she worked with Lorraine Nubar and Dalton Baldwin.

Dr. Lin received her DMA in vocal performance at the University of Illinois and was the recipient of a full scholarship under the tutelage of Cynthia Haymon-Coleman. She made her U. of I. debut as Miss Wordsworth in Britten’s Albert Herring in 2010. In 2011 summer, she performed Lauretta in Puccini’sGianni Schicchi at the Yunnan Opera Festival in China. Dr. Lin was an Assistant Professor of Voice at the Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi before relocating to Portland, OR in summer 2013.