Creative,
results-oriented, motivated and dedicated teacher, vocalist, conductor,
performer with 25+ years of experience in teaching and performing. Effective in
building voices, teaching song repertoire, organizing and conducting choirs,
providing leadership to students in guiding them to learn and to perform in an
inspiring and rewarding musical environment.
EDUCATION
Doctoral Candidate, Arizona State University [Conducting]
Masters of Arts, Texas Woman University 2003 [Music Vocal Pedagogy]
Conducting Workshops at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey 1995
Bachelor of Arts, Queens College, CUNY 1981 [Home Economics & Music]
Conducting Workshops at Manhattan Music School, New York City 1978
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, NYC 1977 [Voice]
Major Music Teachers:
Voice: David Britton, Joan Wall, John L. Motley, Ellie Mok, Chung Mou Zhu, and Camilla Williams.
Coaching: John L. Motley, Shirlee Emmons, Hugo Weisgall, Kenneth Newburn, Mara Waldman, and Zhi Lan Gao.
Conducting: John L. Motley, Hugh Ross, Chung Mou Zhu, and Melanie Jacobson.
Private voice studio, Chandler, AZ, 2005-present
Private voice studio, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2003-2005
Texas
Woman University, Denton, TX, 2002-2003
Hillwood Middle School, Fort Worth, TX, 2002-2003
Keller High School, Fort Worth, TX, 2000-2002
Watauga Middle School, Haltom Middle School, Fort Worth, TX, 1998-1999
Private
voice studio, Fort Worth, TX, 1998-2003
Provide
private voice instructions to students including building the voice, selecting
appropriate song repertoire for studying and contests, competitions, learning
the music, sight-singing, theory and how to apply the voice in singing and
performing in an expressive, beautiful and effective manner. Conducted master
classes and organized recitals for students. Taught vocal repertoire in English,
Latin, Italian, French, German, and Chinese.
Choral
Director
Organized,
planned, directed and instructed programs of choral music for performances and
learning in school, community as well as professional environment for over
300-performances.
Soprano Vocalist Performance Highlights:
Solo CD
recordings released by YEA Records
1.
Love
& Faith C2000 [Jazz, Folk, Gospel]
2.
The Art of Yayu Khoe Vol. I C2003 [Western Arias & Art Songs]
3.
The Art of Yayu Khoe Vol. II C2003 [Chinese Art & Folk Songs]
Solo recitals in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Merkin Concert Hall, Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall, CAMI Hall and at the Algonquin Hotel off Broadway, in New
York City; Irons Recital Hall, UTA, Margo Jones Performance Hall, TWU, and St.
Andrew Methodist Church, Texas.
Soloist appearances with major music groups and music festivals in the U.S. and
in Europe, including Newport Jazz festival at Carnegie Hall with Dizzy
Gillespie; American jazz European tour with Max Roach and his quintet; New York
City Walk-a-thon opening ceremony; Asian Music festivals in Lincoln Center;
Dallas International Music Festival; CBS and NBC Christmas shows; Sands Hotel
& Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. Performed for President Jimmy Carter and served
as ambassador for New York City singing for foreign dignitaries.
Opera roles performed with Brooklyn Lyric Opera, Aquarius Opera, 92nd
Street Y Summer Opera, NYC; Regal Opera, Texas and contemporary jazz opera with
Fred Ho Productions in NYC and San Francisco.