Christine Chen, a junior at the Peabody Institute, died on Sunday. Chen, a Taiwanese citizen, was studying the recorder at the conservatory.
According to Fred Bronstein, dean of the Peabody Institute, Chen was found dead in her dorm room on the conservatory’s campus in Mount Vernon.
Bronstein has contacted Chen’s family members in Taiwan and an aunt and uncle who reside in the United States. Bronstein sent out an email to the Peabody community to inform them of the Chen’s death.
“This loss comes as a great shock to the entire Peabody community, and our deepest sympathies are extended to Christine’s family, her friends and her colleagues in the Early Music department,” Bronstein wrote. “Christine had many friends at Peabody and around the world. Devoted to music and to her studies here, she recently performed a solo recital in her hometown of Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan. She is remembered for her kindness, her enthusiasm, and her ready smile.”
As a matter of standard procedure, Peabody officials are working with the police, the Medical Examiner’s office and Hopkins health experts Bronstein hopes that members of the Peabody community will support one another during this difficult time.
“I am deeply saddened to have lost one of our Peabody family, too soon,” Bronstein wrote. “I know that this loss will be a difficult one for us all to bear, and I know that we as a community will be helpful and supportive of each other in the days and weeks ahead.”
