The concert was open to the public, and the music rang through the old depot. The audience that enjoyed the performance ranged from school children to seniors. The event brought many diverse people together in the community of music.
Ching Yi Lin, a professor of violin at Western Kentucky University, says, “I think what’s absolutely amazing about music is that you can have children and students from different backgrounds, different abilities, different levels come together to speak a common language of music.”
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News 40-WNKY article, published June 19, 2025
Chris Bratton, WNKY Staff
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Hilltop String Festival 2025 (June 13–20) at Western Kentucky University was an immersive, week‑long string music experience for dedicated violin, viola, and cello students aged 12–18. Participants engaged in private lessons, technique classes, chamber music coaching, and masterclasses led by renowned faculty, culminating in solo and ensemble performances in both university venues and a community concert at the Historic Railpark, fostering musical growth and vibrant community connection.
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Ching Yi Lin is proud to serve as the Secretary of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. In March of 2025, she attended the SAA Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA, where she led an engaging session and participated in the annual board meeting, contributing her insight and leadership to the organization’s ongoing mission.
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Ching-Yi has accepted a seat on the Suzuki Association of Americas Board of Directors for a standard three-year term beginning August 1, 2021.
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Welcome to NOTES! This issue celebrates our accomplishments from Fall 2019 to Summer 2020!
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Welcome to the WKU Pre-College Strings Program newsletter for 2018–19!
As always, I take great pleasure in sharing with you news about our program and activities, giving you updates on the accomplishments of our students and faculty members, and celebrating with you the inspiring work of everyone involved in the program.
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Dr. Ching-Yi Lin is the recipient of both the 2018 Potter College of Arts & Letters Teaching Award and the 2018 University Teaching Award.
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Performance at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan with Andrew Braddock (Western Kentucky University, viola), Hillary Herndon (University of Tennessee-Knoxville, viola), Shu-Ting Hsu (China University of Culture, violin), Jorge Variego (University of Tennessee-Knoxville, composer), and, Paul York (University of Louisville, cello).
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Welcome to the WKU Pre-College Strings Program newsletter! Click on READ MORE to read about our program and activities, on the many accomplishments of our students and faculty members, and to celebrate the inspiring work of everyone involved in the program.
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"By bridging the language barrier through music, WKU violin students and student volunteers from the WKU Pre-College Strings Program will be able to quickly find common ground from which to begin understanding and communicating with students from other countries." -Dr. Ching-Yi Lin
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Drs. Ching-Yi Lin and Zachary Lopes released their new CD entitled American Sonatas for Violin and Piano: Bolcom, Corigliano, Ives. It includes Charles Ives’ Sonata No. 2, William Bolcom’s Sonata No. 2, and John Corigliano’s Sonata.
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Dr. Ching-Yi Lin and Anna Darling (WKU Violin Performance Major) are the recipients of WKU's Faculty–Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) Grant. In 2017, Dr. Lin supervised Anna on her trip to teach violin to children in Africa through the Daraja Music Initiative Program. The trip was fully funded by this grant.
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