Jessie Chiang, percussion (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is currently pursuing her M.M. degree at the Yale School of Music under the mentorship of Robert van Sice. As a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Chiang has performed in a number of renowned concert halls such as the Kaohsiung Concert Hall and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She is passionate about sharing music with various social communities through public events and private parties. Ms. Chiang was the winner of the 2014 Taiwan National Student Marimba Competition. In 2019, she attended the Yellow Barn Young Artist Summer Program and in 2022 she performed with the renowned Percussion Collective at Cornell University. Ms. Chiang earned her bachelor's degree at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University as a student of Robert van Sice. Previous Young Artists Program participant (2019)