David Chin started studying clarinet at age 10, and graduated
from Darwin High School in 1993 awarded the best musician in class. That year,
David also won a Rotary scholarship to attend the Pan Pacific International
music camp and subsequent tour of New Zealand.
Although working as an environmental chemist since graduating in
1996, David has stayed actively involved with music. David has held positions
of clarinet/bass clarinet and saxophone with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra from
1993 to 2001, premiering works from Australian composers such as Peter
Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards and Nicholas Routley. This also allowed him to study
with visiting clarinettists Alan Vivian, Mark Walton and Duncan Abercromby.
Since 1992, David has also been a member of the Australian Army
Band Darwin as a clarinet/saxophone/tuba player. Highlights included playing
for HRH the Prince Philip as well as supporting artists such as Marina Pryor,
Marcia Hines, Jimmy Barnes, Vanessa Amorosi, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy.
During
the 90’s, David was also a founding member of the Palm-erston Concert Band,
Divertimenti Wind Quintet, John Young Sax Quar-tet and NTU Big Band. Prior to
leaving his homeland to settle in Kota Kinabalu, in 2009 David was a founding
member of the Hot & Cold Big Band, a unique group of local musicians who
‘rehearse’ on the gig, cul-minating in a full concert of swing music with the
Australian Jazz clari-nettist Andy Firth. Since relocating to KK in 2010, David
has been in-volved with the Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra.
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