Jing-I Jang, a native of Taiwan, received her D.M.A. (harp) and M.M.s (both harp and piano) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was awarded Outstanding Distinction as the harp teaching assistant.  She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in piano performance from National Taiwan Normal University.  Jing-I has achieved distinction in national and international realms of harp performance as a prizewinner in the 19 Nippon International Harp Competition in Soka, Japan and in the 9th International Web Concert Hall Competition in 2007.  She has served as principal harp for orchestras in Taiwan and the U.S.  Previously, Jing-I was acting principal harp with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2007-2008 concert season and served as the adjunct harp instructor and staff accompanist at Wright State University, Dayton, OH.  Recently, Jing-I authored two articles on Elias Parish Alvars' Norma Variations in the spring and fall o2010 issues of the World Harp Congress Review.  She was a lecturer at the 11th World Harp Congress in Vancouver, Canada in July, 2011.  Most recently, Jing-I moved to New Castle, PA with her husband and two sons.