About Yi-Chun Tsai
Born in Taiwan, Yi-Chun Sarah Tsai started her musical education at the age of four, playing piano and singing in her school choir. Her musical talent soon became obvious and she was enrolled in the best music schools in Taiwan, including; The Music School in Stella Matutina Girl's High School and National Taiwan Normal University. In 2019, Sarah was accepted to the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at University of Cincinnati with a Graduate Incentive Award. Studying with Karen Lykes, she received her Master's degree in Vocal Performance.
From Taiwan to Japan, to the United States, Ms. Tsai has had plenty of performance opportunities in both opera and as a concert soloist. At CCM, she sang the role of Meg in Verdi's Falstaff and was a member of the chorus in Smetana's Bartered Bride. In Taiwan, she had her debut performance as the title role, Hänsel, from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel with The Sun Taipei Phil, conducted by Ai-Kuang Sun, one of the leading conductors in Taiwan. She also sang the roles Carmen, Cherubino, Romeo, Rosina, Suzuki, Norina, and Dorabella in opera scenes and had the chance to sing as a soloist in Tabernacle Women's Choir including a tour in Tokyo Japan.
Since the age of ten, Yi-Chun Sarah Tsai had a passion for teaching music. She taught her younger sister in front of the piano, trying to explain how to read the score and where to place both hands. Later on, she volunteered piano lessons to inner city kids and students. Also, she joined a seasonal education camp as a music teacher to give voice and general music classes to children.
"Energetic and fun, we enjoyed every moment singing with Sarah!"
"We learned so much! Wish she could be in our camp every season!" As former students described of Yi-Chun Sarah Tsai, they had improved so much, and most importantly, they had fun in learning music!
Besides teaching music, Yi-Chun Sarah Tsai also loves hiking, swimming, biking, yoga, cooking, baking, reading, and learning new things. She calls herself a "habit master", and she will never stop learning!
