Mr. Shiuan
Performing Arts Dept. Chair & Director of Bands
Jason Shiuan is the Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Bands at Saratoga High
School in Saratoga, CA. Shiuan manages all aspects of the Saratoga High School Music
Department, involving nearly 40% of the 1,300 students enrolled at SHS. In addition, he
oversees the SHS band program, including the competitive marching band, three concert bands,
two jazz bands, the percussion program, and frequently works with the schools advanced
orchestras, Saratoga Strings and the Saratoga Symphony Orchestra. He also currently serves as
the President of the Santa Clara County Band Directors Association.
Prior to his appointment at Saratoga High School, Shiuan worked with students at Lincoln Park
High School in Chicago; Skokie-Washburne Junior High in Winnetka; and the Cook County
Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago. Internationally, Shiuan served as an ASTEP Artist in
Residence at the Shanti Bhavan Residential School in Tamil Nadu, India. In 2015, Shiuan was
awarded the Presser Undergraduate Scholar by the Bienen School of Music. In the same year,
he was also accepted as a Fulbright ETA Scholar. In 2019, Shiuan was selected to represent
California for the 22nd annual “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” by School Band and
Orchestra Magazine. In 2022, Shiuan received the CMEA Bay Section Gilbert T. Freitas Annual
Memorial Band Award.
Shiuan completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude in Music Education, Saxophone Performance, and a Certificate in Integrated Marketing and Communications. At Northwestern, he studied under the tutelage of renowned saxophonists Dr. Fredrick L. Hemke and Dr. Timothy McAllister, and under the baton of Dr. Mallory Thompson and Dr. Ryan T. Nelson. Shiuan was born and raised in Saratoga, CA, and is a proud graduate of Saratoga High School.
School in Saratoga, CA. Shiuan manages all aspects of the Saratoga High School Music
Department, involving nearly 40% of the 1,300 students enrolled at SHS. In addition, he
oversees the SHS band program, including the competitive marching band, three concert bands,
two jazz bands, the percussion program, and frequently works with the schools advanced
orchestras, Saratoga Strings and the Saratoga Symphony Orchestra. He also currently serves as
the President of the Santa Clara County Band Directors Association.
Prior to his appointment at Saratoga High School, Shiuan worked with students at Lincoln Park
High School in Chicago; Skokie-Washburne Junior High in Winnetka; and the Cook County
Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago. Internationally, Shiuan served as an ASTEP Artist in
Residence at the Shanti Bhavan Residential School in Tamil Nadu, India. In 2015, Shiuan was
awarded the Presser Undergraduate Scholar by the Bienen School of Music. In the same year,
he was also accepted as a Fulbright ETA Scholar. In 2019, Shiuan was selected to represent
California for the 22nd annual “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” by School Band and
Orchestra Magazine. In 2022, Shiuan received the CMEA Bay Section Gilbert T. Freitas Annual
Memorial Band Award.
Shiuan completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude in Music Education, Saxophone Performance, and a Certificate in Integrated Marketing and Communications. At Northwestern, he studied under the tutelage of renowned saxophonists Dr. Fredrick L. Hemke and Dr. Timothy McAllister, and under the baton of Dr. Mallory Thompson and Dr. Ryan T. Nelson. Shiuan was born and raised in Saratoga, CA, and is a proud graduate of Saratoga High School.