Lou Chen '19
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Lou Chen '19
Tags: Arts Administrator, Arts Educator, Musician
Pronouns: He/him/his
Department: Music
Certificate(s): Music Performance, American Studies
Student Group(s): Trenton Youth Orchestra, Princeton University Sinfonia
Bio
Originally from San Bernardino, California, Lou Chen is a social entrepreneur and arts educator. He currently serves as CEO of INTEMPO, a Stamford, CT-based nonprofit that provides music education and youth development services for children from immigrant backgrounds. Before that, Lou was at Princeton University for ten years: four as undergraduate student, six as staff. As a sophomore, he started a youth orchestra composed of Trenton high school students and Princeton student volunteers. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in music (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Lou was hired by Princeton to grow the orchestra into a larger arts outreach initiative connecting the Trenton and Princeton communities, now known as Trenton Arts at Princeton.
For his work championing arts education, Lou has received the Tiger Entrepreneur Award, Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts, and A. James Fisher, Jr. Memorial Award, among other distinctions. In 2023, he was selected as one of three faces of Princeton’s “Making Audacious Bets” advancement campaign, alongside Nobel Prize winner David MacMillan and artist/researcher Mimi Onuaha. Lou is a frequently invited speaker and lecturer, having spoken on panels alongside thought leaders such as conductor Gustavo Dudamel and Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp. He serves on the Princeton University Concerts Committee, Board of Trustees for Young Audiences NJ & Eastern PA, Board of Advisors for Princeton Arts Alumni, and Stamford Arts and Culture Commission.
I’d like to share my expertise with:
Alumni
Students
I would like to:
Speak on a panel
Conduct a workshop
Share advice via phone or coffee chat
Let someone shadow me (1 day)
Hire an intern/apprentice (a few weeks/months)
Offer Pro Bono Services