Nathan Shiu

Nathan Shiu is a pianist, singer, and music educator (specializing in teaching voice) based in Bellevue and serving the Greater Seattle Area. He earned a B.A. in Music (emphasis in Composition) from Whitman College in 2005. After graduating, he served as Staff Accompanist for Whitman College's Music Department for eight years, the last three years of which he also served as an Adjunct Voice Teacher. This experience of teaching singing spurred Nathan to pursue a Master's degree (emphasis in Vocal Pedagogy), which he earned in May of 2015 from Washington State University's School of Music. He has since moved back to the Greater Seattle Area and has been establishing his presence as a musician and music educator.

Nathan currently works with Master Chorus Eastside, Bellevue Youth Choirs, Seattle Metropolitan Singers, The Rusty Chords (choir at Timber Ridge at Talus), Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral (Senior Choristers), Play at Work, and Good Samaritan Episcopal Church. Since 2018, he has established his presence at Youth Theatre Northwest, serving as music director for musical theatre productions as they come up. Nathan also collaborates with Puget Sound based voice studios such as Shepherd Song Studios, Teresa Lin, and Alley Bell Music. In addition, before the pandemic, he was pianist for several years for the Kodály Levels Program of Seattle. Nathan also teaches and tutors piano, voice, and music theory privately.

Nathan has deep roots at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. He earned his BA with a focus on Music Composition, then stayed to work as Staff Accompanist with Whitman College's Music Department, playing for private voice and instrumental lessons, student recitals, as well as Opera Workshop productions and fully-staged productions presented by Whitman College's Harper Joy Theatre. In addition, during the last three of those eight years, Nathan began teaching voice as an Adjunct Voice Teacher which opened his eyes to the joys of teaching singing.