Michellina Chan

Michellina Chan, 陈嘉灵, is a Singaporean saxophonist, educator & interdisciplinary collaborator. 

Michellina’s musical endeavours span 3 continents, more than 17,000 km. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) with a Bachelor of Music (Performance) with First Class Honours, she won the highly coveted Welsford Smithers Memorial Travelling Scholarship which made her European adventures possible. She went on to pursue a Master of Music studying with Arno Bornkamp at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Amsterdam University of the Arts and the Diplôme d’Etudes Musicales (DEM) at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud, Bordeaux, France under the tutelage of Marie-Bernadette Charrier.

A champion for chamber music and new music, Michellina performs regularly with Weird Aftertaste. This artist-led music collective strives to establish itself as a sustainable platform for showcasing outstanding contemporary concert compositions. They actively support experimental, daring and non-mainstream music, presenting pieces by influential figures in the new music scene as well as emerging musical visionaries from both local and international backgrounds.

As a soloist and educator, Michellina has performed and taught at several international festivals such as Melbourne Summer Saxophone Academy, Kuching Youth Band Fiesta, World Saxophone Congress 2015 & 2018, Asian Saxophone Congress 2016 & 2019, Singapore Saxophone Symposium, Wind Band Association Singapore Youth Band Festival and Performers(‘) Present International Artistic Research Symposium (Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music). Michellina currently holds the position of Adjunct Lecturer of Saxophone at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.

Michellina Chan is the first and only female Selmer Paris Artist in South-East Asia.

Recital by Michellina Chan and Tan Yun Qu

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 7.30pm – 8pm
Lee Foundation Theatre

David Biedenbender: Moira (5′)
Michellina Chan, Baritone saxophone 1
Tan Yun Qu, Baritone saxophone 2

Julianna Voelker: Wanderlust (6′30″)
Tan Yun Qu, Soprano saxophone
Michellina Chan, Alto saxophone

Joseph Michaels: Assembly Line (7’20”)
Tan Yun Qu, Soprano saxophone 1
Michellina Chan, Soprano saxophone 2

Junichi Murata: Rotte No. 2 and 1 (6′)
Michellina Chan, Alto saxophone 1
Tan Yun Qu, Alto saxophone 2