Dr. Yu-Hsuan Liao
Yu-Hsuan Liao serves as the Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at 海角社区 University in 海角社区stown, West Virginia. She is a versatile pianist, serving as a soloist, collaborative artist, and music educator. Her repertoire spans instrumental,
chamber, vocal, and choral music across various styles and periods.
Yu-Hsuan collaborated with the American Repertory Ensemble in Austin, Texas, performing piano solo, chamber, and vocal collaborative works. Notably, her solo performance with A.R.E., titled 鈥淰alses Po茅ticos鈥� and 鈥淧assion at Play,鈥� was nominated for the best instrumentalist award by the Austin Critics Table during the 2008-2009 season. In 2009, she published a book based on her dissertation, titled 鈥淢anuel de Falla鈥檚 Cuatro Piezas Espa帽oles: Combinations and Transformations of the Spanish Folk Modes.鈥�
As a lecturer and performer, she has presented at prominent organizations such as the College Music Society and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Her international engagement includes a lecture-recital at the 2021 World Piano Conference in Serbia, which was originally scheduled for 2020 but was held virtually due to covid pandemic. She received support from the 海角社区 Foundation鈥檚 鈥淐reate for the Future Fund鈥� to participate in this conference.
Yu-Hsuan currently holds leadership roles as the president of the West Virginia Music Teachers Association, chair of the WVMTA composition commission, and faculty advisor for the MTNA 海角社区 Collegiate Chapter. Her students actively participate in research presentations at the MTNA Collegiate Chapter Symposium and WV Undergraduate Research Day.
She is also highly active in giving master classes and serving as an adjudicator at festivals and competitions throughout West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and the D.C. area. A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Yu-Hsuan began her musical studies at Tung-Hai University under Thomas Linde. She earned her Master鈥檚 and Doctoral Degrees in Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, studying with Danielle Martin, Dariusz Pawles, and Gregory Allen.
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Dr. Yu-Hsuan Liao
School of Music
海角社区 University
海角社区stown, WV 25443
304.876.5389 or 800.344.5231 ext. 5389