Maureen YUEN

Maureen Yuen is a Canadian violinist, pedagogue, and researcher dedicated to scholarly inquiry and advancing the field of one-on-one pedagogy. Dr. Yuen's global career is marked by creative artistic collaborations, pedagogical innovation, and fostering inclusivity within the world of classical music.

Dr. Yuen is currently Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola at the University of Nevada, Reno (USA). She was previously tenured at Drake University (USA) and has also taught at Columbia University (USA), Mercyhurst University (USA), and the State University of New York (SUNY) Fredonia (USA), where she was honoured with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in teaching, chosen from nominees across the 64 SUNY campuses. Her students have gone on to receive graduate scholarships and assistantships at the Juilliard School, Indiana University, and more. Additionally, Dr. Yuen is a member of the College of Examiners of the Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada).

Her active schedule includes solo and chamber music performances, recordings, adjudication, and master classes worldwide. In solo performances, Dr. Yuen curates programmes that showcase works from underrepresented composers, enriching the musical landscape with a tapestry of voices often overlooked in traditional settings. Her debut solo recording, “Violin Music by Women: A Graded Anthology, Volumes 1 & 2,” released by Albany Records in 2023, can be found on all major streaming platforms and CDs can be purchased at Albany Records
and Sleepy Puppy Press.

In addition to her performing and teaching roles, Dr. Yuen is a published scholar with articles in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences. Her research focuses on access and equity in applied music, reexamining established pedagogical models, and promoting diversity in the performing arts. Most recently, she contributed the chapter, “Challenging Tradition: Examining Access and Equity in the Master-Apprentice Studio Model,” to the book, The Applied Studio Model in Higher Music Education: Critical Perspectives and Opportunities, edited by Kelly Parkes and Ryan Daniel (Routledge, 2025).

As a dedicated advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the arts, Dr. Yuen actively engages in professional service. She serves on the editorial board of the American String Teacher Journal and as string editor of Rising Tide Music Press which supports emerging composers of color. She has also served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts (USA).

Dr. Yuen is a D’Addario artist and performs on a Storioni composite violin, ca. 1750.

 
Recordings
• Violin Music by Women: A Graded Anthology, Volumes 1 And 2. Maureen Yuen, violin; Eric Ruple, piano. Released December 2023. Works by Eve Hungerford, Minuetta Kessler, Edith L. Winn, Gail Ridgway Brown, Anna Priscilla Risher, Hannah M. Bartel, Charlotte Louise Woodbridge, Josephine Trott, Ethel Barns, Irma Seydel, Florence Morey, Ethel Harraden Glover, Grace White, Julia Klumpkey, Gail Ridgeway Brown, and Mary O'Hara. Label: Albany Records.

Publications
• Stepping Out of Your Silo: Connecting Through a Community of Practice for the Private Studio
• Challenging Tradition: Examining Access and Equity in the Master-Apprentice Studio Model
• Breaking the Master-Apprentice Tradition: Sharing Hidden Expectations
• A Guide to Choosing Repertoire for Auditions
• Are U.S. Violinists Ready? An Exploratory Study of Violin Professors’ Perceptions

Education
• Ed.D., Music and Music Education, Columbia University
• M.Ed., Music and Music Education, Columbia University
• M.Mus, Violin Performance, University of British Columbia
• B.Mus, Violin Performance, University of British Columbia