Baritone, Xiaoqing He 1983 graduated from the Talent Class of Chinese Central Conservatory of Music. His studied under the Chinese acclaimed vocal professors including Luo Xianjun, Lang Yuxiu, Shen Xiang, Wang Fuzeng and Li Weibo. He played the lead role in the Chinese opera “Buddha Geda”. Since 1997, Mr. He has been exploring the combination of classical singing with modern vocalism, which is well characterized in his own presentations. He has been performing not only in tri-sate areas, but also across the United States. On Oct 15, 2002, Mr. He was invited by the Ellis Foundation and U.S. Dept of the Interior to sing the American National Anthem at the celebration of the 116th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, an honor and privilege given to only few singers.
Soprano, Mingyun Li, Gaduated from Wuhan Music Institute in 1988 and became an actress in Beijing Central Opera Theater. She continued her vocal study under the well-know tenor, Alfredo Kraus. After came to the United States in 1993, Ms. Li enrolled in San Francisco Music College and graduated in 1996. She was the judge in the 2004 Eastern United States CCTV music competition.
Soprano Min Chen is a first rank actress in China, member of Chinese Musician Association and vice president of Sichuan Province Pop Musician Association. She graduated from Sichuan Music College and later studied vocal arts at the Chinese Central Music Conservatory. She worked at Chengdou Art Theater and taught at the Vocal Department of Mianyang Teaching College. She is a professor in the Drama Department of Sichuan Music College.
Tenor, Hong Dai, graduated from Tianjin Music College majored in vocal arts in 1985. He then became an actor in Beijing Central Opera Theater. He played various roles in many operas including Carmen, Madama Butterfly and The Taming of a Shrew in which he played the leading role. From 1991 to 1995 Mr. Dai studied in Israel Tel Aviv Music College.
Ms. Dihua Lin, Pianist and Professor of Keyboard Pedagogy Department, Tianjing Conservatory of Music, is a senior member of the China’s Association of Musicians and the winner of the Accompanist Award at the 3rd National Chorus Festival in Beijing in 1991. Professor Francis H. Baxter, Emeritus Professor of California State University in Los Angeles once complemented Ms. Lin’s work as “completely cooperative, technically proficient and very musical…sensitive to the demands of music.” Ms. Lin’s piano accompaniment is always so passionate, touching and understanding that it stirs every kind of emotion of the singers around her. “The piano talks once her fingers touch the keyboard.” Ms. Lin is currently the piano accompanist for Haiyun Chorus.
Tenor, Yong D. Chen, graduated from Nanjing Arts Institute majoring in vocal art. He started his professional career as a singer in the Singing and Dancing Troupe of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. He has continued his study of voice in the U.S. with renowned voice teachers including Professor Alice Mao and Yan Yan Wang, the most notable and internationally sought after soprano and artist came to the U.S. from China.
Soprano Ming Yuan, full time food scientist, had vocal training with the world acclaimed soprano Maria Pellegrini since 1995 in Ottawa, Canada. Her voice teachers include Professor Leon Leung, Professor Qiao Yu Wang, Laura Dziubaniuk, soprano Xiao-Ping Hu from Toronto and Professor Lynn Channing from Regina University. Ming Yuan had several successful recitals with pianist Jian Liu and composer/pianist I-Uen Huang in Connecticut during past years. Ming Yuan was the co-producer, show director for "Yale Chinese Cultural Night Gala" and the judge for ACSSY Karaoke contest in past five years. She is also the founder and director of Butterfly Chinese Dance Troupe. Now she is the vice principal in Southern Connecticut Chinese School.
Baritone Chai-lun Yueh, graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music of China with his bachelor, and got the MM and Artist Diploma from The Hartt School in CT. Performed as many leading/major roles such as Tonio, Rigoletto, Giorgio Germont, Escamillo, Marcello, Sharpless, Count Almaviva and many others in both China and North America, his voice has been heard at Connecticut Opera, Opera Theater of Connecticut, Austin Lyric Opera, Baltimore Opera, Hawaii Opera and across the country and at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center NY, Jordon Hall at Boston, at Carnegie Hall, New York and the Woolsey Hall at Yale University, New Haven, and also singing in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague. Mr. Yueh has worked closely with many distinguished artists, directors, conductors such as Gino Bechi, Sherrill Milns, Nancy Milns, Marlena Malas, Anton Guadagno, and received numerous awards in regional and international vocal competitions. He is the member of National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda and National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). As a vocal educator, Mr. Yueh has been teaching at University of Texas, Wesleyan University, Trinity College and The Hartford Conservatory. In recent years, Mr. Yueh has been serving as the Vocal coach of the Concert Choir at Wesleyan University, the Music Director of the Connecticut Woman’s Chorale, and the Kang Hua Singing Group of the Greater Hartford.
