Sunshine Quan

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Chinese-Canadian harpist Sunshine Quan currently resides in Rochester, NY, where she is pursuing a DMA degree in Harp Performance at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Professor Kathleen Bride. Since she arrived in the United States in 2021, Sunshine has been extensively involved in the various ensembles across Upstate New York, appearances include the Rochester Philharmonic, Binghamton Philharmonic, New York State Ballet, Cordancia Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras and wind ensembles at Eastman, SUNY Fredonia, Nazareth College, and Roberts Wesleyan College. She has attained fellowships at the National Orchestral Institute and Mostly Modern Festival. Her musical journey has brought her across the world, where she gave solo and chamber recitals in North America and China, and toured Spain with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra. Her ARCT performance recital at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON) received a National Gold Medal. A passionate advocate for new music, Sunshine has played with the Eastman Musica Nova and OSSIA New Music since 2021, and she has composed and arranged for solo harp and harp ensemble. Besides the harp and classical music, Sunshine also plays the Chinese zither (Guzheng), and she is an active performer of traditional Chinese music and Irish/Celtic music. Sunshine is currently on faculty at the Eastman Community Music School and maintains a private studio online where she teaches students from Asia and Europe.