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Mo. Pin Chen
Director
Mo. Pin Chen
Director
Maestro Chen began studying the violin with her father at the age of 6 and has been teaching private violin and viola lessons since ze was 14 years old. Ze graduated at the top of her class with a Master of Music degree in Music Education with a Conducting Specialization at Colorado State University, Fort Collins and received her Bachelor of Music degree in instrumental and general music education with Department Honors from Northwestern University.
Mo. Chen is a former Vice President of Orchestra Education of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA). Ze is a sought-after guest conductor, including the SCSBOA All-Southern Middle School Honor Orchestra and honor orchestras all around Southern California, as well as an adjudicator for festivals and competitions, including SCSBOA, Riverside City College, and Image International Music Festival.
Mo. Chen is the President and Founder of Crescendo Young Musicians Guild (CYMG), a nonprofit for music education, performance, and community service for youth of all socio-economic backgrounds. Ze is listed in the Cambridge Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals and is an active member of the American String Teachers Association as a private violin & viola teacher.
Ze is the Sinfonia Orchestra Conductor for the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras and has been a part of the PYSO artistic staff since 2010.
Maestro Chen has been Orchestra Director at Arcadia since 2010 and teaching music in public schools since 2003.
Fun Stuff:
Enjoys fencing and archery
Lactose intolerant. Does not drink coffee.
Star Wars super fan
Follow Mo. Chen on Instagram at PinChenMusic
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Ms. Hillary Ngo
Assistant Director
Ms. Hillary Ngo
Assistant Director
Hillary Ngo is a Vietnamese-American soprano, conductor, and educator. Her last position was as an Elementary Vocal Music Teacher in Orange Unified School District and Director of Music at Saint Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Temecula, CA. She sings with Vox Femina Los Angeles, LA's premier treble chorus. Ms. Ngo earned her Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Education and Voice Performance from CSU Long Beach and is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at CSU Fullerton, studying with Dr. Robert Istad as the John Alexander Scholarship for Choral Conducting recipient. She is also an active member of ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) and serves on the Advisory Council for CCDA (California Choral Directors Association) as the Choral Leadership Academy Event Chair. Ms. Ngo has experience teaching band and orchestra and played violin as a child.
Ms. Ngo began at Arcadia HS in 2026.
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