Jaiden Hsu

• WORK EXPERIENCE
• Aida Young Soldier / d. Francesca Zambello – Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Can’t We Just Run (single) released on all platforms; prod. Little Bird Big Sound, Savannah, GA
• Wish For Forever (single) released on all platforms; prod. Little Bird Big Sound, Savannah, GA
• HONORS and AWARDS
• 2024 Merit Scholarship Recipient – Interlochen Voice and Opera Program
• 2022 United States winner, International Festival for Language and Culture (IFLC) singing competition, Berlin, Germany
• 2021 Charleston International Classical Music Competition – First place winner (classical)
• 2021 Frank Little Voice Scholarship – Music Institute of Chicago
• 2020 Walgreens National Concerto Competition – First place winner / voice (classical)
• 2019 Guest Vocalist, Ancient Voices of Children / First Editions Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA
• 2019 Guest Soloist, National Anthem, City of Winnetka July 4th Celebration
• 2019 Guest Soloist, City of Winnetka Memorial Day Observance Ceremony
• 2018-2022 National Association of Teachers of Singing, Chicago Chapter Voice Competition – gold medals
• 2017-2023 Artists of Tomorrow Merit Scholar / Student Ambassador, Music Institute of Chicago
• PERFORMANCE TRAINING
• Interlochen Voice and Opera Program & Classical Voice Intensive, Interlochen, MI (2024) – Merit Scholarship Recipient
• Grammy Museum Singer-Songwriter training program, NYC (2023)
• Southeastern Summer Theater Institute, Hilton Head, SC (2023)
• Juilliard Musical Theater Summer Performing Arts Program, The Juilliard School, Windemere, FL (2022)
• Voice / Barbara Ann Martin, Music Institute of Chicago, Winnetka, IL (2015-present)
• Tap, Jazz / Emma Reeves, Dance and Music Academy, Glenview, IL (2015-present)

Jaiden Hsu (he/she/they) is a fifteen-year-old singer and actor from the Chicago area. They are a long-time student of Barbara Ann Martin at the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) and have been a Merit Scholar and Student Ambassador at the Institute since 2017. Jaiden also plays guitar and piano, studying piano under Louise Chen as well as music composition under Fred Simon at MIC. Jaiden has won numerous vocal competitions, including the Charleston International Classical Music Competition in 2020 and the Walgreens National Concerto Competition in 2019, after which they were invited to perform at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall. In 2022, Jaiden was the United States winner and selected to represent the USA at an international singing competition and the accompanying performance tour in Germany. In 2023, Jaiden released two singles with producers Little Bird Big Sound out of Savannah, GA, with a 5-song album now in production.

Jaiden’s theater credits include Chicago, Teen Edition (Velma Kelly) and their current role as a Young Soldier in the Lyric Opera’s production of Aida. Jaiden is also a film actor and has starred in numerous productions, two of which were official selections in the Chinese American Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. Jaiden is proud to be represented by DDO Artists Agency Chicago.