Organizations

Sean Gao is a founding director and educator at several higher education institutions and organizations in the U.S. and China. They include:

The Endowed Trustees Distinguished Professor of Music | University of Delaware

The Visiting Professor of Violin | University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance (2019)

Founding Artistic Director | UD Master Players Concert Series & Festival, the flagship presenting organization in Delaware

Founding Artistic Director | Master Players International Music Festival & School, the fastest growing bi-lingual international music festival in the U.S. training young musicians from the U.S., China, and Europe

President | China Music Foundation USA (CMF), a U.S. non-profit organization that supports artists, students, large performance and educational projects in music in both China and America promoting Sino-U.S. relations

The ZiJiang Distinguished Professor of Music (an endowed visiting professorship) | East China Normal University in Shanghai

Distinguished Visiting Professor | Xiamen University in Xiamen

Distinguished Visiting Professor | Guangxi Normal University in Guilin