Sarah Shin is a vibrant and eclectic performer, educator, and collaborator. She is the Lecturer of Flute at Princeton University and a member of the Richardson Chamber Players, affiliated with Princeton University Concerts. She is an international recording artist and can be heard on all streaming platforms with her solo album under Sony Classical, “Mozart Concertos For Flute and Orchestra No.1 & No.2” with Conductor Christian Schulz and members of the Savaria Symphony Orchestra. Her solo performing career has taken her to halls such as Musikverein Golden Hall in Vienna, Austria, Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul, South Korea, Smetana Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. Noteworthy performances include sharing the stage with Lizzo at the 2023 Met Gala, performing a tour with the Budapest MAV Symphony Orchestra in Konzerthaus Klagenfurt and Mozarteum Großer Saal in Salzburg, Austria, performing with the Savaria Symphony Orchestra in Das MuTh Konzertsaal and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria and performing with the Prague Radio Chamber Orchestra in Smetana Hall. Along with being a soloist and educator, Sarah is an avid chamber musician and collaborator. She is a founding member of the Emissary Quartet and has served as President of the New Jersey Flute Society (USA) and Assistant Program Chair of the National Flute Association's 2024 Convention (USA).

A native of Ames, Iowa, Sarah made her concerto debut at age 16, playing Jacques Ibert’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with the Central Iowa Symphony Orchestra. She then moved to Boston, MA to attend the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, where she performed in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra under conductor Frederico Cortese. She is also an honorary alum of the Young Artist Program at the Boston Flute Academy. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors in Flute Performance from Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, a Master of Music in Flute Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. She is grateful for her teachers and mentors Jeanne Baxtresser, Alberto Almarza, Bart Feller, Thomas Robertello, Judy Grant, Marianne Gedigian, and Sonja Giles.