As a pianist and an academic researcher , yu has given lecturesrecitals at the canadian university music society and the west coast conference for theory and analysis in the usa . she was also pianist of the bloomington symphony orchestra and the columbus indiana philharmonic 除指挥外，余颂恩曾于加拿大大学音乐协会及美加西岸音乐理论及分析会议中演讲并演奏，并曾担任美国布林明顿管弦乐团及印第安纳哥伦布管弦乐团的钢琴师。
With the bernard van zuiden overseas performance studies scholarship and the indiana university school of music full fee scholarship , yu pursued graduate music studies at the indiana university at bloomington , usa , majored in music theory and piano performance 毕业后，余氏获万瑞亭海外演奏奖学金及美国印第安纳大学研究生全费奖学金、于该校修读音乐理论及钢琴演奏，期间曾获多个奖项，包括美国国家音乐荣誉协会phikappalambda大奖等。
