Chia-Lin Pan currently serves as a fulltime Associate Professor at the University of Taipei. She received her degree of Doctor of Music in Composition from the Northwestern University (Illinois, U.S.A.) and earned both her Bachelor and Master degrees from the National Taiwan Normal University (Taipei, Taiwan). She studied composition with Prof. M. W. Karlins, Yen Lu, Alan Stout, Augusta Read Thomas, Hwang-long Pan and Jay Alan Yim (alphabetical order of last names).

Chia-Lin Pan is an active composer whose works have been performed at many international new music festivals including Asian Composers’ League Music Festivals and the International Society of Contemporary Music World Music Days. She has worked closely with the members of many significant music ensembles including the Pacifica String Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo, Duo Diorama, NU Contemporary Music Ensemble, NanaFormosa Percussion Group, The Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra, Chia Found Music Workshop, New Taipei City Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan Wind Ensemble, Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Music Forum Ensemble, Ju Percussion Group and the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra.