Yu Tan-Ling Yu Tan-Ling

Yu Tan-Ling holds a master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Music at National Chiao Tung University, majoring in percussion. Yu was introduced to percussion by 黃錦祥 and later studied with 鄭醴丰 and 徐伯年. While at National Chiao Tung University, Yu joined the NCTU Route 2 Bus Improvisation Ensemble (交大二路公車即興樂團), performing with the group at the Red House Theater in Ximending, the Goethe-Institut Taipei, Performance 36 Studio (表演36坊), Hsinchu City Performance Hall and elsewhere. Inspired by improvisation, Yu began a continuing process of self-discovery, studied composition with 董昭民, and has published the vibraphone solo “Turning · Mountain” (轉‧山). Yu joined the Ten Directions Ensemble (十方樂集) percussion group in 2009 and is currently a member, while also teaching percussion at Hsinchu Elementary School and Dingpu Elementary School and Sanmin Junior High School in Hsinchu City, and Laomei Elementary School in New Taipei City.