Master Classes with Caroline Chin, violin and Laura Melton, piano

The School of Music is pleased to welcome guest artists Caroline Chin, violin and Laura Melton, piano, for master classes in their respective instruments and a joint chamber music masterclass. These master class sessions are free and open to the public. 

• 5–6:15 p.m. | Laura Melton piano masterclass | Schneebeck Concert Hall
• 5–6:15 p.m. | Caroline Chin violin masterclass | School of Music Room L6
• 6:30–7 p.m. | Chin/Melton chamber music masterclass | Schneebeck Concert Hall

Prior to the master classes, the artists will be performing an afternoon concert at 2 p.m. as part of the Jacobsen Professional Artist Series. For ticket information, visit the Events calendar. 

Described by Time Out New York as “Incisive, industrious, and creatively restless…” Caroline Chin has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in concert halls including the John F. Kennedy Center, the White House during their Christmas Festivities, New York’s Carnegie and Weill Halls, and the Concertgebeau in Amsterdam. She gave her solo debut at age 12 and has since performed with several orchestras throughout the United States.

Chin teaches at Bowling Green State University's College of Musical Arts as assistant professor of violin and gives violin masterclasses at music institutions throughout the United States. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University’s School of Music as a student of Miriam Fried and has received her Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Robert Mann. Visit Caroline Chin's website.

Laura Melton, professor of piano and chair of music performance studies at Bowling Green State University, has performed in Asia, Europe, South America and throughout the United States.  A prizewinner in several major international competitions, Melton has appeared as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Freiburg Musikhochschulorchester in Germany, the San Francisco Chamber Players, and the International Chamber Orchestra in California. 

A graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and student of Michael Coonrod, Melton taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp for 12 summers. Prior to her BGSU appointment in 1999, Melton was on the faculty of the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California. Visit Laura Melton's full biography.