Chantel Chen

Nurturing her love for percussive arts, she has performed across Australia and strives to share her passion with those all around the world. With her performances, she has won awards as both a soloist and a chamber musician, in national competitions such as Musica Viva’s Strike a Chord chamber music competition, Australian Percussion Eisteddfods and Queensland Percussive Arts Eisteddfods. Chantel has also participated and won awards in multiple international competitions such as Asia Pacific Competitions and has been recognised as a semi-finalist for the Southern Californian Marimba Competition. Recently, Chantel was announced the winner of the 2022 QSO Young Instrumentalist Prize.

At Brisbane State High School, Chantel plays in chamber groups, as well as being an active member of the Fractalia Percussion Ensemble and the Symphonic Band, both of which were recognised as Grand Finalists in the Queensland Instrumental Fanfare for 2022. With these ensembles, she participates in various state-wide competitions and enjoys performing for the wider community in school festivals and events.

Chantel looks forward to opportunities to continuously participate in both national and international performances and seeks to interact with various inspiring professional artists and fellow percussionists.