Meijun Chen joins the UBC School of Music as the Director of Concert Winds while completing the final year of her Doctor of Music degree in Wind Band Conducting at the University of Alberta, under the supervision of Dr. Angela Schroeder.

Meijun is an active guest conductor with the University of Alberta Bands and Orchestra, as well as with community and collegiate bands, orchestras, and choirs. She is also a highly sought-after clinician for clarinet and conducting, working with public schools across Canada and China. She served as an adjudicator for MusicFest Canada 2024 and was the Emerging Artist – Assistant Conductor with Edmonton Opera for the 2023-24 season. Additionally, she was the Conducting Intern with the Edmonton Youth Orchestra in 2022 and 2020.

Meijun is the recipient of the 2024 CBDNA Mike Moss Diversity Conducting Study Grant, studying under Dr. Travis Cross and Professor Jerry Junkin at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was awarded the 2023 Johann Strauss Foundation Music Award, where she studied with Professor Toby Purser in Vienna, Austria, and won the Absolute First Prize in Conducting (Professional Category) at the 2023 UK International Music Competition. She has been selected as a Conducting Fellow for prestigious conducting masterclasses, including the 2024 Domaine Forget International Music Festival, (studying with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Kensho Watanabe, working with Orchestre Métropolitain and Orchestre symphonique de Québec), the 2024 International Conductors Guild Conference in New York (studying with David LaMarche), the 2023 United States “Pershing’s Own” Army Band (studying with Dr. Emily Threinen and Colonel Bruce Pulver), and the 2023 University of Cincinnati College-CCM International Wind Festival, in conjunction with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and learned from Dr. Kelvin Holzman and Colonel Jason Fettig.

In addition to her conducting achievements, Meijun is an award-winning clarinetist with 18 years of international performance experience across more than 13 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. She frequently performs as a guest clarinetist with the Royal Canadian Artillery Band and won the Absolute First Prize in Clarinet Performance (Professional Category) at the Debussy International Music Competition in 2023.

Meijun holds dual Master of Music degrees in Wind Band Conducting and Clarinet Performance, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a minor in Economics, all from the University of Alberta. She is a committee member of the Women Band Director International Scholarships Committee and is affiliated with the College Band Directors National Association, International Clarinet Association, Alberta Band Association, International Conductors Guild, and British Columbia Music Educators Association.

Meijun is deeply committed to immersing herself in the music performance and education community, not only to inspire younger generations, but also to bring the joy of music to others, and foster community engagement through the power of music.