Francis Yang

Pianist, Francis Yang has performed in cities such as London, Paris, Montreal, Vancouver, Buenos Aires, Quito and Montevideo at events such as the 37th International Festival Encuentros in Buenos Aires, London’s Royal Academy of Music and the VIII Bienal of Contemporary Music in Cuenca, Ecuador. He has played with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca and the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony.

He has given master classes in Ecuador, Argentina, Honduras, Singapore, Mexico, China, Canada and throughout the U.S. He has been invited to serve as adjudicator for competitions both nationally and internationally, including the Ars Nova International Piano Competition (Singapore), the Wideman International Piano Competition, the Seattle International Piano Competition, and the Louisiana International Piano Competition.

Prior to his appointment at Northwestern State, Yang served for four years as faculty at the Universidad de Cuenca, in Cuenca. Yang also taught at the Université de Montréal, the University of Ottawa and the University of Alberta as adjunct professor and teaching assistant.