Dana Marie Chan, Collaborative Pianist

 

Dana Marie Chan is a collaborative pianist who performs throughout the United States, Asia, and Switzerland. She was the co-founder of the Intermission Orchestra at UCSD, the rehearsal pianist in Opera Parallele’s premiere production “Harriet’s Spirit” and Music Associate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College.

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Based in San Francisco, she performs regularly with Insight Chamber Players. She performed at the Festival Scuol Classics in Switzerland, with the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. She has also collaborated with Chamber Music Marysville, including performances at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Japan and Spokane, Washington.

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Dana Marie earned her Master’s degree in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in Collaborative Piano, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California San Diego as a double major in Music - Piano Performance, and International Business. 

 
Earlier in her training, she joined the Macau Youth Symphonic Band as a trumpeter. She performed with the Edmonds Community College Jazz Band at the Reno Jazz Festival and participated in the UCSD Global Seminar Jazz in Paris. Additionally, she served as organist at the Carmo Church in Macau.

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Currently, she teaches piano and performs in the Bay Area as a collaborative pianist. She is also the Senior Manager Finance and Administration at San Francisco Performances.