Dr. Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai

Dr. Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai hails from Taiwan and enjoys her musical life across Asia, Australia, and the United States. As a prize-winning musician in many competitions, Dr. Lai recently won the 2022 National Flute Association Young Artist Competition finalist alternate; 2023 Houston Flute Club Young Artist Competition Finalist; the grand prize of the University of Houston Concerto Competition; the first prize in the Taiwan National Student Artist Competition; the finalist in the Taiwan Flute Competition, and the outstanding performance award every year with the highest academic distinctions. Lai develops her life as an active performer by attending music festivals and masterclasses, she has played for Lowell Libermann, Vincent Lucas, Andrea Oliva, Michael Cox, San-qing Chen, Robert Dick, Jim Walker, Seiya Ueno, Michel Moragues, and Denis Bouriakov.

Dr. Lai holds her BA and MM degrees from Taiwan National Sun-Yat Sen University and she recently graduated from her Doctoral of Musical Art at the University of Houston Moores School of Music with a full scholarship. Her main teachers include Hsiao-Pei Iris Ma at Taiwan National Sun-Yat Sen Univ., Vernon Hell at Queensland Conservatorium, and Aralee Dorough at the University of Houston.

Besides being a passionate flutist, Lai enjoys nurturing her students’ flute learning journey, pursuing her dedication to Art in Health, spending time with family and friends, and exploring culinary arts around the world.