Joyce Ng- Piano
Joyce earned her Master Degree in piano performance at Hunter College, the City University of New York. She was a student of Peter Basquin, an American pianist and the winner of Montreal International Competition. As a pianist, Joyce was welly trained in music teaching. She began her teaching career in 2000. During the past twenty years, she has devoted her time to researching piano pedagogy and music education by reading books, articles and attending various workshops. She focuses on keeping her teaching resources updated. She believes that the process of learning is just as important as the outcome –the performance.
Throughout her teaching years, many of her students won 1st Prize and Gold Medal Awards in the piano category such as Crescendo International Competition, American Protégé International Competition, Golden Classical Award Competition, Grand Prize Virtuoso Music Competition, The American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented Music Competition. Her students were also invited to perform at renowned concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Glaserner Saal, Musikverein (Vienna).
She will tailor her teaching method accordingly to the characteristic and personality of the student. She focuses on creativity teaching, especially for young children. She has a unique ability to make the process of becoming a highly disciplined musician both enjoyable and fun.
Ti Chung- Flute
Dr. Ti Chung is a versatile flute performer and educator resides in New York City area. She holds her D.M.A. in the flute performance at Texas Tech University, M.M. Degree from SUNY Purchase College and a B.A. from SUNY Stony Brook University. Dr. Chung is a Suzuki certified teacher on flute and Early Childhood, and currently serves as the faculty member in Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, La Scuola D’Italia, and Joyce Music Center. Dr. Chung also instructs piano and music theory classes.
As a performer, Ti appeared as a soloist to play the Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 with Queensboro Symphony Orchestra and Liebermann’s flute concerto with Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra as the winner of concerto competition. She regularly performs with Queensboro Symphony Orchestra and Hilltops Music Collectives, and a number of recitals within the past few years in a variety of settings in collaboration with artists from many disciplines, including The Chelsea Symphony, Mise-En Ensemble, New York Electroacoustic Music Festival, Musiktage Festival in Austria, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Education Woodwind Quintet, and the convention of National Flute Association with Texas Tech University Flute Choir. In 2013, Ti Chung coordinated a cultural exchange project with Peking University, China and presented as guest artists with Dr. Lisa Garner Santa.
As an educator, her students include a broad level of students from the beginner to high school intermediates and adults. In 2011-2014, she had been the teaching assistant in the flute studio of Texas Tech University. Dr. Ti Chung’s teachers include Dr. Lisa Garner Santa, Dr. Tara O’Connor, Dr. Conor Nelson, Kaori Fujii, and she performed in the master classes by Tatjana Ruhland, Paula Robinson, Carol Wincenc, Susan Milan, Christina Jennings, Claudio Barile, Pamela Youngblood, Ayako Oshima.
Wei-Chun Chen- Violin/Piano
Wei-Chun Chen, born in Taiwan, began her music study with piano at age 6 and violin at age 14. In 2007,Chen received her Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from Soochow University in Taipei. During her college years, she studied violin with You-Yuan Chen, Katz Lynn and Zong-Cheng Chen, and had been performed in the National Concert Hall and Japan with the Soochow Symphony Orchestra.
In 2008, she moved to New York City, continued her violin studies with Wei Chung Chiang (the concertmaster of Taipei Symphony Orchestra) , Emil Israel Chudnovsky (concert soloist, winner of Paganini violin competition), Daniel Phillips (faculty member of The Juilliard School and the member of Orion String Quartet), Richard Chang (the member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra), Ordin Rathnam, Shu-Ting Yao and Jonathan Carney (the concertmaster of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra).
In 2016, She became the member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Americas, as a member of orchestra, performed at Elebash Recital Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Merkin Concert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Beside performance, Chen also focuses her time in teaching. Through her instruction, many of her students perform successfully in several festival events and auditions, included NYSSMA, ABRSM, Youth Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music precollege...etc.
Steven Shen- Piano
Steven Shen began learning music at the age of 4 with renowned piano teacher Li YiFan. In 2008, Shen came in second place in the Beijing International Open Piano Competition. In 2010, he won the gold medal in the Hong Kong/Asia Open Piano Competition. In 2014, he graduated from the Shanghai Si-Fan University with a BA in Music, concentration in piano performance, educational psychology and music education.
Afterwards, he was accepted into the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music, where he studied piano performance and music education with Dr. Donald Pirone. It was during this time that he was awarded his MA in Music. In recent years, he has gained substantial experience with solo and orchestral performance, playing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and LeFrak Concert Hall.
Aside from his extensive performance experience, Steven Shen has over ten years under his belt teaching music to children and students of varying ages. He has also helped prepare students in the past with on-stage performance and music exams. It is his sincere hope that through his teaching, students can grow to love the piano and refine their playing skills and technique.
Jingxuan Zhang- Piano
Jingxuan Zhang began to play the piano when she was four years old. As a child she was very interested in music. She studied with the famous Chinese Pianist Xuehui Chen and well-known singer Li Tang. Growing up, Jingxuan Zhang participated in many piano competitions such as the International Youth Piano Competition, the Guangzhou Children’s Art Competition and Steinway Junior Piano Competiton. She also used to perform solo performances in the Concert Hall of Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Guangzhou University Concert Hall, Guangzhou Beilei Theater, New York Lefrak Concert Hall and New York Steinway Concert Hall.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where she studied with pianist Dr. Donald Pirone.
Jingxuan Zhang has been passionate about teaching since she was eighteen. She has taught piano, choral coaching and music theory. She has extensive music education experience. When teaching the piano, she believes that training a student’s sight singing and dictation plays a key role in enhancing a student's music comprehensive ability.
Yongze Li- Piano
Yongze Li began learning piano when he was 6 with Yao Wang who is the head of the
piano department at Shandong College of Arts. In 2010 January, Li won the Second
place in Beacon-CSU Stanislaus international piano competition organized by US
Beacon Artists Association at California State University. During the same year, Li
achieved the Golden Price in National Youth Talent Show. In 2014, Li accompanied the
school choir and won a First Prize in the school choir competition in Shandong Province.
In 2015, Li held a solo recital in the recital hall of Shandong College of Arts.
In 2017, Li attended the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music for
Undergraduate. Li started studying Piano Performance and Chamber music with
Professor Morey Ritt; Dr. Donald Pirone; and learning Keyboard Accompany with Pro.
Gerald Robbins, and Pro. Youn Kim. During 4 years of studying, he gained an excellent
experience in solo performance and accompanied with many different instrumentalists. In
2021, Li received his BM degree from Aaron Copland School of Music and played Piano
solo recital in New York Steinway Concert Hall and New York Lefrak Concert Hall. Li also
is a member of Steinway Teacher & Educational Partner Program.
Yongze, Li has begun his teaching career more than six years. He taught Piano, Music
Theory, and Aural training. During his teaching career, he is very patient in helping
students solve difficulties with piano and keeping students interested in piano. His
students attended many piano competitions and won Gold/Silver Prices such as the
Young Maestro International Competition, and also successfully perform in piano exams
and pre-college programs such as NYSSMA, ABRSM, Pre-college in Mannes, and MSM.
Giovanni Xu- Voice
Chinese American tenor Giovanni Xu is an active performer, educator, and arts administrator in the New York area.
Gio’s previous credits include Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio), Le nozze di Figaro (Don Basilio), Die Zauberflöte (First Armored Man), and scenes from Die Vershworenen (Udolin), Naughty Marietta (Captain Dick), L’etoile (Ouf), Cenerentola (Don Ramiro), and Amahl and the Night Visitors (King Kaspar). He also performed in recitals as part of Warren Jones’ Singers’ and Pianists’ Seminar.
In the 2018/19 Season, Gio made his Carnegie Hall debut as a tenor soloist in Vaughn Williams’s Serenade to Music in MSM’s Centennial Gala Concert under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. He was also a tenor soloist in Manhattan School of Music’s Grand Reopening of Neidorff-Karpati Hall .
Gio has attended L’Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice. Prior to this, he participated in Classic Lyric Arts: La Lingua Della Lirica, where he performed in concerts throughout Bologna, Italy. He recently attended the Bel Canto Institute as a scholarship recipient. He has performed in masterclasses at The Metropolitan Opera Guild. He also attended Bard College’s Vocal Arts Summer Institute where he worked closely with Stephanie Blythe and Kayo Iwama. He has studied acting with Mary Birnbaum at the Movement Theater Studio.
An avid chorister, he has worked with such notable conductors as Vladimir Jurowski with the New York Philharmonic, and John Williams with the Boston Pops. Gio is an alumnus of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artist Vocal Program.
An in demand voice teacher, Gio specializes in the training of young and emerging singers. His students have gone on to perform at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, LeFrak Hall and others. They have also been selected participants of the NYSSMA All-County Choruses and gained admission at Mannes Preparatory Division. Most recently, he has been selected to participate in the New York City-National Association of Teachers of Singing Mentor Teacher Program. He is an active member of the National Association for Music Education and the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA). He was formerly on the faculty at New York Music & Arts as the sole voice instructor on Long Island.
Gio holds a BM in Voice Performance from Manhattan School of Music where he was a student of Cynthia Hoffmann (The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, and The Curtis Institute of Music - Adjunct). He is a member of the National Society of Arts & Letters and is a co-chair of the Winston Classical Voice and Dorothy Lincoln Smith Classical Voice Competitions for the NY Chapter.
Serena Wang -Soprano
Taiwanese Classical Soprano Pei Ying Serena Wang achieved the Advanced Diploma in vocal performance at Aaron Copland School of Music, CUNY Queens College. Ms. Wang completed her Bachelor’s degree at National Pingtung University and graduated from Taiwan National Sun Yat-Sen University with a master’s degree in vocal performance with first prize scholarship. Currently, she studies with Dr. Sherry Overholt and got the L. Rosenfeld Music Scholarship Fund at Aaron Copland School of Music. In 2018, she was the Silver Award winner of the New Tang Dynasty Televison 7th International Chinese Vocal Competition. As a young artist, she has performed the roles of operas in Queen of Night and first spirit from “Die Zauberflute” with Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra, Lucia and Alisa from “Lucia di Lammermoor” with New York Opera Forum, Cherubino and Babarina from Le Nozze di Figaro with New York Opera Forum. Almirena from “Rinaldo” with New York Opera Forum, Clotilde from “Norma” with New York Opera Forum, Azema from “Semiramide” with New York Opera Forum. Yum-Yum from “Mikado”, Rosalinde from “Die Fledermaus”, Adina and Giannta from “L’elisir d’amore” with Orchestra of NSYSU, Annio from “La Clemanza di Tito” with Queens College Opera Studio. In 2019, Ms. Wang performed at the Carnegie Hall with Queens College Vocal Ensemble. In 2017, Ms. Wang performed “Messiah” chorus at the Carnegie Hall with Tokyo Simon Orchestra. She was a semi-finalist at the New York lyric opera competition. In addition, she attended North Shore summer music festival for Opera Chorus “L’elisir d’amore” in Long Island.
In 2014, Ms. Wang won the prize of “Rising Star New Voices” in a competition and was awarded the music scholarship held by Association of Vocal Artists of Taiwan, and she was invited to perform at the “Rising Star New Voices” concert in National Recital Hall. She got the first prize from the Kaohsiung region and second prize for nationwide in The National Student Competition of Music. In addition, she worked with Orchestra of NSYSU and stood out in an annual Concerto Competition for voice. In the same year, she won the third prize and fourth prize in Chinese Folk Song contest held by Taiwan Rotary Clubs Association. Her first premiere of Broadway musical play was Doreen in “Kiss Me Kate”. In 2013, she represented Taiwan to attend the voice competition held by CCTV in Beijing, and she performed with Hebei Orchestra. In 2012, a famous Taiwanese folk song composer invited her to be his partner to perform a concert at the United States from west coast - Los Angels, University of California, San Diego to east coast – New York and New Jersey. After moving to the United States in 2015, her recent concert engagements include in New York Taiwan center and Taipei Economic and Cultural office in New York. Besides the busy performing schedule, Ms. Wang is also a dedicated teacher. She teaches vocal lesson and piano lesson in New York City.
Shuyi Zhang- Cello/Piano
Shuyi Zhang, a cellist from Shenzhen China, began her cello lesson with Artem Konstantinov and Haichang Huang.
She commenced her musical studies at the age of four, having as the primary instrument, the piano. In 1996, she was selected to participate the Hongkong Piano Open Competition and earned the best performance prize.
Later on she studied under Weiping Chen and Chienan Chen in Shanghai Conservatory of Music. During this time, she got the third prize of chamber music(Linhua) competition in Shanghai, and played the cello solo in Yi Xu's media composition, The Goddess, world premiere.
After graduating with a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she joined the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra where she was a member from 2010 to 2015. In the fall of 2015, she received the Artist Certificate Program scholarship at Azusa Pacific University to study cello performance under Dr. Marek Szpakiewicz. In 2018, she recieved the scholarship for Master Degree from Aaron Copland School of Music in Queens College under Professor Marcy Rosen.
She played Bach Cello Suites No. 3 and No.1 in the Bach Collaboration Recital organized by Professor Midori Goto at the Bob Cole Conservatory, California State University in Long Beach on February 27th, 2016 and at the United University Church, USC on February 16th, 2017.
During the summer of 2016, she participated in the Montecito Music festival with scholarship, and she had the opportunity to have masterclass with Professor Ko Iwasaki.
In the Fall of 2016, she decided to complement her musical studies by taking conducting lessons, and to the present she is taking them under the tutelage of the Professor Christopher Russell.
Yuhao Wu-Violin
Yuhao Wu began to learn violin at the age of 5 in China. He has rich experience in orchestra, and he thinks that orchestra is of great help to violin students, and even has a good exercise for music theory and ears. During my high school years, He studied in Shenzhen Senior High School and participated in many competitions and performancesin Shanghai and Vienna Golden Hall with the Student Symphony Orchestra of Shenzhen Senior High School.
He studied in the Department of Music Performance, South China University of Technology, China. He studied under Yue Wang, the student of Xian He, director of the International String Art Center and deputy director of the OrchestraDepartment of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. During this period, he participated in the Guangdong YouthSymphony Orchestra and participated in the Asian tour of the Guangdong Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2017. In 2018, he went to Vienna again for learning and exchange with the Vienna State Conservatory of Music. He studied for his master's degree at the Mannis School of Music in New York under the tutelage of renowned Taiwanese
violinist Mingfeng Hsin and Mannis School of Music professor Qian Wen.
Wu Yuhao has many years of violin teaching experience, he can face students of all ages, students of different ages have different problems, he believes that no one can be perfect, all students need to work hard on the violin.
Juney Li- Soprano/Piano
Juney Li is a New York City based vocalist, band leader, and music educator. She first gained recognition as a female front vocal with her rock band “Juney” in 2016. Since then, the band has performed in music venues around New York City and had shared stages with celebrated artists like Michael Angelo Batio and John 5.
As a singer, Juney participates in competitions, festivals, and concerts in the United States and has received numerous awards. She sings different genres of music in Chinese and English, and other Germanic languages, such as classical, jazz, pop, and rock music. As an educator, Juney tailors her teaching for students at different levels. She believes that learning music is for everyone at any age and should be an enjoyable process. Juney is currently studying with soprano Jane Olian along with pianist Donna Gill. She is pursuing Master of Music at the Aaron Copland School of Music of Queens College, and holds a Bachelor of Music Diploma from the City College, where she studied Classical Vocal Performance.