A native of Taiwan, Dr. Yu-Fang Chen serves as Associate Professor of Violin at Ball State University, where she balances her dedication to teaching with an active career as a violinist and violist. She holds dual Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in both violin and viola performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she studied under the guidance of Benny Kim and Scott Lee.
An experienced orchestral and chamber musician, Dr. Chen has performed across fifteen countries on five continents. Her ensemble experience includes holding contract positions with the Indianapolis Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony, and the Academy of Taiwan Strings. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with notable artists and conductors, including Seiji Ozawa, Pinchas Zukerman, and Yefim Bronfman.
In addition to her orchestral work, Dr. Chen is committed to the performance of contemporary repertoire. She frequently collaborates with living composers to commission, premiere, and record new works, which can be heard on classical labels such as Albany Records, New Focus Recordings, and Navona Records.
During the summer, she continues her pedagogical work as a faculty member and guest artist at international programs, including the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy, the Heartland Chamber Music Festival, the East Tennessee State University Chamber Music Festival, and the Thailand International Composition Festival in Salaya, Thailand, among others.
In her leisure time, Dr. Chen enjoys building Lego sets, solving jigsaw puzzles, practicing yoga and Pilates, and pursuing her newly found passion for Zumba.
旅美小提琴家陳玉芳，年幼時便展現其音樂天賦、先後畢業於秀山國小、仁愛國中、中正高中。2005年從國立台北藝術大學取得學、碩士學位後，獲研究生獎助學金赴美國密蘇里大學堪薩斯分校攻讀博士，並於2013年取得小、中提琴雙博士學位。她曾師事謝宜璇、陳任遠、李淑德、譚正、吳孟平、蘇顯達、 Benny Kim 、Jackie Lee、及Scott Lee 教授。並接受許多小、中提琴名家之指導，包括 Joseph Silverstein、Lukas David、Tanya Grindaenko、Ida Kavafian、Ivan Chan、Anne Akiko Meyers、Donald McInnes、 Brian Chen、Nathan Cole、Erin Keefe等。
陳氏在在學期間曾多次贏得比賽以及獎助學金的肯定。她曾於2001年贏得紀念戴粹倫教授小提琴比賽首獎和行天宮菁英獎第二名，以及2002年台灣弦樂團第三屆小提琴比賽成人組第二名。留學期間亦多次贏得比賽及獎學金的首獎，包括Mary Colglazier Memorial Violin Competition、Naftzger Young Artists Competition (器樂組) 、Kansas City Musical Club獎學金 、Mu Phi Epsilon 獎學金、Jean Louise Martin獎學金、Concerto Competition of The Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City、University of Missouri Kansas City Concerto and Aria Competition等。此外，她經常受邀與樂團演出協奏曲，且至許多國際音樂節擔任駐節藝術家。先後曾與UMKC Symphony Orchestra、Kansas City Civic Orchestra、The Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City、Washburn University Symphony Orchestra、Kansas City Medical Arts Symphony以及 Ball State University Symphony Orchestra等樂團合作演出，並於Thailand International New Music Festival、Sunflower Music Festival 、Ball State University Festival of New Music等音樂節擔任駐節藝術家。
除了常態性的獨奏以及室內樂的演出，陳氏亦有十分豐富的樂團演出經驗。她曾經與台灣省立交響樂團附屬青少年管弦樂團於台灣、東南亞、非洲等地巡迴演出，並與台北愛樂管弦樂團多次赴歐洲演出。她曾擔任愚韻交響樂團首席，並受邀於Kansas City Ballet、Kinnor Philharmonic Orchestra、St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra、Carmel Symphony Orchestra、Muncie Symphony Orchestra等樂團擔任客席樂團首席或聲部首席。她先後曾任職於台灣弦樂團、Wisconsin Chamber Music Orchestra、Des Moines Symphony Orchestra、Kansas City Symphony Orchestra、以及Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra。
除了古典音樂之外，陳玉芳近年來也致力於現代音樂的推廣與演奏，目前已有多位作曲家為她提獻小、中提琴獨奏及室內樂曲，必且由她擔任世界首演，包含有Marilyn Shrude、James Mobberley、 Mikel Kuehn、Amelia Kaplan、Kee Yong Chong、葉樹堅 Stephen Yip、彭振町 Pang Chun-ting、陳展霆 Chin Ting Chan、陳立立等作曲家。其中有多首曲目已由Albany Records、Ablaze Records、RMA Classical、Navora Records、New Focus Recordings 以及Parma Recordings等收錄發行。
除了活躍的演出行程之外，陳氏更加致力於音樂教育與教學。她曾於堪薩斯州Washburn University華盛本大學擔任小、中提琴助理教授，並且經常受邀前往大學、音樂院、以及音樂營客席，給予講座或大師班，包含東吳大學、東海大學、台北市立教育大學、Mahidol College of Music、University of Tennessee、University of Northern Iowa、Bowling Green State University、 InterHarmony Music Festival、Heartland Chamber Music Festival、East Tennessee State University Chamber Music Festival、臺北市立大學貝多芬誕辰250週年國際⾳樂節–Let's Go Beethoven!等。
陳玉芳現為美國鮑爾州立大學Ball State University小提琴副教授。
An experienced orchestral and chamber musician, Dr. Chen has performed across fifteen countries on five continents. Her ensemble experience includes holding contract positions with the Indianapolis Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony, and the Academy of Taiwan Strings. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with notable artists and conductors, including Seiji Ozawa, Pinchas Zukerman, and Yefim Bronfman.
In addition to her orchestral work, Dr. Chen is committed to the performance of contemporary repertoire. She frequently collaborates with living composers to commission, premiere, and record new works, which can be heard on classical labels such as Albany Records, New Focus Recordings, and Navona Records.
During the summer, she continues her pedagogical work as a faculty member and guest artist at international programs, including the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy, the Heartland Chamber Music Festival, the East Tennessee State University Chamber Music Festival, and the Thailand International Composition Festival in Salaya, Thailand, among others.
In her leisure time, Dr. Chen enjoys building Lego sets, solving jigsaw puzzles, practicing yoga and Pilates, and pursuing her newly found passion for Zumba.
旅美小提琴家陳玉芳，年幼時便展現其音樂天賦、先後畢業於秀山國小、仁愛國中、中正高中。2005年從國立台北藝術大學取得學、碩士學位後，獲研究生獎助學金赴美國密蘇里大學堪薩斯分校攻讀博士，並於2013年取得小、中提琴雙博士學位。她曾師事謝宜璇、陳任遠、李淑德、譚正、吳孟平、蘇顯達、 Benny Kim 、Jackie Lee、及Scott Lee 教授。並接受許多小、中提琴名家之指導，包括 Joseph Silverstein、Lukas David、Tanya Grindaenko、Ida Kavafian、Ivan Chan、Anne Akiko Meyers、Donald McInnes、 Brian Chen、Nathan Cole、Erin Keefe等。
陳氏在在學期間曾多次贏得比賽以及獎助學金的肯定。她曾於2001年贏得紀念戴粹倫教授小提琴比賽首獎和行天宮菁英獎第二名，以及2002年台灣弦樂團第三屆小提琴比賽成人組第二名。留學期間亦多次贏得比賽及獎學金的首獎，包括Mary Colglazier Memorial Violin Competition、Naftzger Young Artists Competition (器樂組) 、Kansas City Musical Club獎學金 、Mu Phi Epsilon 獎學金、Jean Louise Martin獎學金、Concerto Competition of The Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City、University of Missouri Kansas City Concerto and Aria Competition等。此外，她經常受邀與樂團演出協奏曲，且至許多國際音樂節擔任駐節藝術家。先後曾與UMKC Symphony Orchestra、Kansas City Civic Orchestra、The Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City、Washburn University Symphony Orchestra、Kansas City Medical Arts Symphony以及 Ball State University Symphony Orchestra等樂團合作演出，並於Thailand International New Music Festival、Sunflower Music Festival 、Ball State University Festival of New Music等音樂節擔任駐節藝術家。
除了常態性的獨奏以及室內樂的演出，陳氏亦有十分豐富的樂團演出經驗。她曾經與台灣省立交響樂團附屬青少年管弦樂團於台灣、東南亞、非洲等地巡迴演出，並與台北愛樂管弦樂團多次赴歐洲演出。她曾擔任愚韻交響樂團首席，並受邀於Kansas City Ballet、Kinnor Philharmonic Orchestra、St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra、Carmel Symphony Orchestra、Muncie Symphony Orchestra等樂團擔任客席樂團首席或聲部首席。她先後曾任職於台灣弦樂團、Wisconsin Chamber Music Orchestra、Des Moines Symphony Orchestra、Kansas City Symphony Orchestra、以及Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra。
除了古典音樂之外，陳玉芳近年來也致力於現代音樂的推廣與演奏，目前已有多位作曲家為她提獻小、中提琴獨奏及室內樂曲，必且由她擔任世界首演，包含有Marilyn Shrude、James Mobberley、 Mikel Kuehn、Amelia Kaplan、Kee Yong Chong、葉樹堅 Stephen Yip、彭振町 Pang Chun-ting、陳展霆 Chin Ting Chan、陳立立等作曲家。其中有多首曲目已由Albany Records、Ablaze Records、RMA Classical、Navora Records、New Focus Recordings 以及Parma Recordings等收錄發行。
除了活躍的演出行程之外，陳氏更加致力於音樂教育與教學。她曾於堪薩斯州Washburn University華盛本大學擔任小、中提琴助理教授，並且經常受邀前往大學、音樂院、以及音樂營客席，給予講座或大師班，包含東吳大學、東海大學、台北市立教育大學、Mahidol College of Music、University of Tennessee、University of Northern Iowa、Bowling Green State University、 InterHarmony Music Festival、Heartland Chamber Music Festival、East Tennessee State University Chamber Music Festival、臺北市立大學貝多芬誕辰250週年國際⾳樂節–Let's Go Beethoven!等。
陳玉芳現為美國鮑爾州立大學Ball State University小提琴副教授。
