指揮 / 賴鏡淳
教師研究室分機號碼：38218
活躍於國際舞台，指揮家賴鏡淳（Ching-Chun Lai）擁有豐富而多元的音樂生涯。作為職業指揮家，她曾與美國及國際間多個知名樂團合作，包括水牛城愛樂管弦樂團（Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra）、水牛城室內樂團（Buffalo Chamber Players）、瑞士格施塔德音樂節管弦樂團（Gstaad Festival Orchestra, Switzerland）、麥迪遜巴赫音樂家樂團（Madison Bach Musicians）、紐澤西交響樂團（New Jersey Symphony Orchestra）、保加利亞新交響樂團（New Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria）、里士滿交響樂團（Richmond Symphony Orchestra）、羅徹斯特愛樂管弦樂團（Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra）、斯克內克塔迪交響樂團（Schenectady Symphony Orchestra）以及雪城交響樂團（Syracuse Orchestra）等，亦曾入圍美國數個職業樂團之音樂總監暨指揮之最終決選。此外，她曾擔任多位國際知名指揮家的助理指揮（包括 Gunther Schuller、Larry Rachleff、JoAnn Falletta、Duain Wolfe 及 Christof Perick），並與著名當代作曲家如陳怡（Chen Yi），Carter Pann等合作。除了豐富的交響樂演出，亦指揮過多部經典歌劇作品及世界首演。近兩年並連續推出兩張以女性作曲家為主題的管弦樂作品專輯（PARMA／Albany Records）。
作為一位教育家，賴鏡淳經常受邀教授大師班，並客席指揮青年樂團、音樂節樂團、音樂協會榮譽樂團及大學管弦樂團等。目前專任於臺灣東海大學，擔任管弦樂團指揮及教授研究所指揮。此前，她曾專任於美國紐約州立大學波茨坦分校（State University of New York at Potsdam）享譽盛名的Crane音樂學院，擔任管弦樂團指揮及管弦樂指揮副教授。在超過十年的任期間，她帶領 Crane Symphony Orchestra 登上卡內基音樂廳（Stern Auditorium／Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall）及林肯中心表演藝術中心（Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts）演出，其年度假日音樂會亦由美國公共電視網（Public Broadcasting Service, PBS）播出。除了紐約州立大學之外，亦曾專任於羅格斯大學（Rutgers University）擔任管弦樂團指揮與管弦樂指揮副教授，俄亥俄州立大學（The Ohio State University）之專任客座管弦樂團指揮及管弦樂指揮教授，以及曼荷蓮學院（Mount Holyoke College）。
賴鏡淳曾獲選參加瑞士著名格施塔德梅紐因音樂節（Gstaad Menuhin Festival），師從 Neeme Järvi 及 Johannes Schlaefli。她亦曾參與達拉斯歌劇院（Dallas Opera）享有盛譽的 Linda and Mitch Hart 女性指揮家培訓計畫（Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors），並兩度獲頒威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校（University of Wisconsin–Madison）邱奇紀念指揮獎（Church Memorial Conducting Award）。此外，她曾獲紐約州／大學專業協會（State of New York／United University Professions）頒授 Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Fellowship。
作為著名音樂大師 Gunther Schuller 的門生，賴鏡淳以優異的學術及演奏成績（cum laude）畢業於新英格蘭音樂院（New England Conservatory of Music）指揮碩士，並取得威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校（University of Wisconsin-Madison）管弦樂指揮音樂藝術博士學位。
Conductor Ching-Chun Lai enjoys an international career in both professional and academic settings. As a professional conductor, in various capacities, she has worked with ensembles such as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Chamber Players, Gstaad Festival Orchestra (Switzerland), Madison Bach Musicians, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, and the Syracuse Orchestra. Besides, she has served as assistant conductor for renowned conductors, such as Gunther Schuller, Larry Rachleff, JoAnn Falletta, Duain Wolfe, and Christof Perick. Equally comfortable with opera, she has conducted many standard productions as well as premieres.
A devoted educator, Lai frequently presents masterclasses and guest-conducts youth orchestras, honors orchestras, and university orchestras nationwide and internationally. Currently a full-time faculty member at Tunghai University in Taiwan, Lai has held the post of Director of Orchestras and Associate Professor at the legendary Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam. During her tenure, the Crane Symphony Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The annual holiday concerts were broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service. In addition to SUNY, she has taught at Rutgers University (Director of Orchestral Activities and Engagement and Associate Professor of Orchestral Conducting), The Ohio State University (Director of Orchestral Studies and Visiting Professor of Orchestral Conducting), and Mount Holyoke College.
Lai was a conducting fellow at the acclaimed Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland under the mentorship of Neeme Jarvi and Johannes Schlaefli. She participated in Dallas Opera’s prestigious Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors and twice received the Church Memorial Conducting Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was granted the Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Fellowship awarded by the State of New York/United University Professions. A protégé of Gunther Schuller, Lai received conducting degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music cum laude and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
教師個人網頁：https://www.chingchunlai.com/
東海大學教師履歷：https://resume.thu.edu.tw/portfolio/main/chingchunlai/B00
