David I-Chen Lin, conductor, began his musical journey at the age of 4 with piano lessons, and started taking violin lessons when he was 7 years old in Taiwan. Upon moving to Canada in 2003, he continued his piano lessons with Mrs. Aster Lai, and studied violin with Maestro Tak-Ng Lai. David received his A.R.C.T. Performer Certificate for piano from Royal Conservatory of Music in 2005. He served as concertmaster of the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra in 2005 and 2006. As a teenager, David has had a great amount of performing experience in the Greater Toronto Area as a member of the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra and the Chinese Artists Society of Toronto. In the summer of 2013, David re-joined members of CSYO, toured and performed five concerts in Europe as co-concertmaster and soloist. David has also enjoyed success as a prize winner in numerous competitions in both Toronto and London area.

David entered the University of Western Ontario in 2007 with entrance scholarships and studied violin with Professor Mel Martin at the Don Wright Faculty of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in Honours Performance in 2011. Between 2012 and 2014, David studied Violin Performance with Professor Yehonatan Berick at the University of Toronto, and completed his Master of Music degree in spring 2014.

Since graduation, David has been performing with many orchestras in Ontario, including the Canadian Sinfonietta, Chinese Artists Society of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, he has also been performing as a chamber musician all around the GTA. In October of 2016, David was also appointed as part of the live musicians in world-renowned neoclassical pianist Richard Clayderman’s Toronto concert at Roy Thomson Hall.

David embarked on his conducting journey in 2012 as the conductor of the intermediate ensemble of Yip’s Chamber Orchestra. In 2019, he was appointed as the principal conductor for the Chinese Artists Society of Toronto Youth Orchestra. Currently, he conducts both ensembles weekly and has put on numerous performances and concerts.

David is an experienced music teacher who has been teaching violin and piano privately and at several music academies since 2009. He completed the teacher development training with Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute in 2011 and is a certified Suzuki teacher. Besides teaching, conducting and orchestral playing, David is also an active freelance musician who performs violin and piano at receptions, weddings, and various events.

Eros Tang is an accomplished violinist and a certified RCM instructor with advanced specialization in violin, viola and piano. He has an active private studio dedicated to teaching each student according to their individual goals and learning styles. Eros has taught over 100 students ranging from elementary to university and adults at all levels in private and group settings. Many of his students have been awarded First Class Honours at RCM examinations and have been accepted to performing arts secondary schools and universities for music. 

He holds a Bachelors and Masters of Music in Performance at the University of Toronto, an Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School and is a DMA Candidate at the University of Oklahoma. Eros has studied and worked with renowned pedagogues including: Dr. Timothy Ying, Erika Raum, Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom, and Dr. Min-Jeong Koh. 

In addition to his private teaching and performance initiatives, Eros is the concertmaster and director of the Chinese Artists Society of Toronto orchestra, a director of the Willowdale Music Collaborative for group masterclasses, and a conductor of the CAST youth orchestra. 

Benedict Chan, graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2015 with a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Music Education, and received his Artists Diploma in Trumpet Performance in 2016. 

Benedict has performed in a variety of settings and genres spanning from Orchestral music, with CAST Philomusica as well as Baroque Cornetto music, and Wind Ensembles. Outside of large ensemble music Benedict has played in Jazz, Funk, and Pop ensembles to round out his diverse musical taste. 

Benedict joined CASTYO in 2018 as the assistant conductor and has been coaching and conducting the orchestra alongside Tony Fan and David Lin. In addition to activities around orchestral and trumpet music Benedict has recorded and played with ensembles on the Acoustic and Bass Guitars, and Cajon.

Benedict is an Itinerant Music Instructor for the Toronto District School Board and teaches band to students in Grade 5 to 8. He also teaches privately and covers a vast range of instruments including Piano, Trumpet, and Guitar in his teaching. He strives to bring out the love for music in all his students, and looks to enrich their learning through a welcoming and fun environment.