Helen Han is a renowned pianist, conductor, musician, and music educator. She is the founder and artistic director of the CIMC-MOMA Canadian International Music Competition, as well as the founder of the MoMA Multicultural Music and Art Education Center. She has been actively involved in the international music scene, making significant contributions to piano performance, choir and orchestra conducting, music education, cultural exchanges, and the cultivation of young musicians. She has been invited to give concerts, conduct masterclasses, and deliver lectures and workshops in China, Canada, and other countries. She has also been invited to hold piano masterclasses at professional music institutions such as Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. Her rigorous artistic approach, profound musical knowledge, and international educational perspective have earned her widespread recognition in the industry. As an artist active in the international music scene, Helen Han has been dedicated to promoting international music education exchanges and the development of choral arts. She has planned and organized numerous international music competitions and large-scale music events, fostered numerous talented young musicians, and made significant contributions to promoting cultural exchanges and the dissemination of classical music between China and the West. She has also served as a judge for international music competitions on multiple occasions, including in China, the United States, Taiwan, and Canada. She enjoys a good reputation among music circles at home and abroad.

Vena Lin： is a Canadian violist recognized for her versatility as an orchestral musician, chamber performer, and recording artist. She performs regularly with Esprit Orchestra, Brantford Symphony Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Ontario Philharmonic, Casa Loma Symphony Orchestra, Ontario Pops Orchestra, and Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and has also served as Guest Principal Viola with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra. An active orchestral musician, Vena has toured Montreal and Ottawa with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra through the TSYO Side-by-Side Concerts. She has also performed alongside many internationally acclaimed artists, including Josh Groban (Harmony Tour), Michael Bublé (Higher Tour), Ms. Lauryn Hill (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour), Smokey Robinson (Legacy Tour), Kygo (World Tour 2024), Richard Clayderman (Timeless Romance Tour), and IL VOLO (World Tour 2025), appearing at prestigious venues such as Budweiser Stage, Scotiabank Arena, OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, Caesars Windsor, and Vancouver Orpheum Theatre. Vena received her Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from the University of Toronto on full scholarship, where she studied with renowned violists Teng Li, Principal Viola of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Theresa Rudolph. She later earned both a Master of Music and an Advanced Certificate Diploma in Viola Performance under the guidance of distinguished violist Rémi Pelletier. Dedicated to both performance and music education, Vena continues to appear as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer while inspiring the next generation of young musicians through teaching and artistic mentorship. In addition to her performing career, Vena serves as the Orchestra Manager of the Artists Symphony Orchestra, where she is actively involved in artistic planning, orchestra operations, and concert production. Combining her extensive performance experience with arts administration, she is committed to promoting orchestral music and fostering artistic collaboration within the community.

Han Mengguo is a renowned Chinese conductor and music educator. He is also one of the key founders of the music scene in Hubei Province. He enjoys great prestige within the music community in Hubei and nationwide, and is revered by many music professionals as a master of Hubei’s music scene. He has dedicated his career to symphonic music, choral arts, and music education, and has helped cultivate numerous talented individuals for the development of professional music in Hubei Province. Some of his key experiences include: - Enrolled in the Lu Xun Institute of Fine Arts for Music Studies in Jizhao-Reiao in 1947. In 1949, he joined the military and traveled south to Wuhan. From that point on, he established roots in Hubei Province and dedicated decades to the music scene in Wuhan and Hubei. - Previously served as the director of the Wuhan Orchestra and vice president of the Wuhan Musicians’ Association. He has been actively involved in organizing and conducting symphonic concerts, choral performances, and major music events for an extended period. - Received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Music in Hubei, one of the most prestigious lifetime honors in the Hubei music community. - Served as an academic advisor for the School of Music at Jianghan University and the Wuhan Institute of Urban Music Culture, continuing to contribute to the development of young music talent and academic initiatives. Mr. Han Mengguo is not only an outstanding conductor but also a highly respected educator. He has consistently emphasized that music should remain true to the original work and respect the principles of art. He places particular emphasis on the overall tone, language treatment, emotional expression, and collective cooperation spirit in choral performances. His influence has been profound on generations of choral conductors, vocal teachers, and music professionals in Hubei Province.

Review Chairman As one of the most influential conductors in China and a Singaporean conductor active on the international stage, he was invited to conduct the 15th Anniversary Gala Concert of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel National Symphony Orchestra, the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany. He was invited to appear as a guest principal conductor for the fourth time at the Tuscia Opera Festival in Italy. Mr. Liu is a cultural foreign expert appointed by the Wuhan Municipal Government and has served as the music director and principal conductor of the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra since 2004. Since 2011, he has also been the artistic director of the Wuhan International Piano Festival, creating the first Wuhan International Piano Festival, which invites pianists from all over the world every June. In 2011, he taught as a conducting researcher at Michigan State University in the United States and became a distinguished professor in the conducting department at the University of Denver in 2016. He is also the principal guest conductor of the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra in Colorado, USA, and the principal guest conductor of the Tuscia Opera Festival in Italy, while concurrently serving as the artistic director of the Global Outstanding Chinese Artist Association. He is a judge for the final round of the Global Outstanding Chinese Artist Youth Piano Competition and a judge for the finals of the Taiwan Yunxiang International Piano Competition. Mr. Liu frequently appears as a guest conductor on the international music stage, having conducted the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the Aachen Symphony Orchestra, the Thuringian Symphony Orchestra, the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Poland, the Zabrze Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Israel National Symphony Orchestra, the Cyprus National Symphony Orchestra, the Oita City Symphony Orchestra in Japan, and many more. He has collaborated with artists from all over the world. In May 2017, he recorded the first album of works by composer An-lun Huang with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and again in 2018 with the same orchestra for the second album. In 2004, Mr. Liu led the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra to Oita, Japan, to participate in the anniversary celebration of the sister city relationship between Wuhan and Oita, marking the first successful foreign tour of the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2009, at his recommendation, he personally led the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra to Tokyo, Japan, for the 9th Asia Symphony Week as the only Chinese orchestra performing a perfect symphonic concert in the Tokyo Opera House, receiving high praise from Japanese media. In 2011, under the organization of the Poly Theatre Management Company in Beijing, he led the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra on a tour in 13 cities in China. During his tenure, Mr. Liu planned musician exchange programs with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany, the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Poland, the Tuscia Opera Festival in Italy, and the Oita Symphony Orchestra in Japan, and successfully conducted joint concerts with these orchestras, receiving high praise from the government and media for promoting international exchange activities. Mr. Liu has received numerous honors, including the Excellent Music Contribution Award from the Japanese Association, the Cultural Special Contribution Award from the Wuhan Municipal Culture Bureau in 2005, and the Chime Bells Award from the Hubei Provincial Government in 2006. He was listed as one of the Top Ten Foreign Experts Contributing to the Economy and Culture of Hubei Province, China. In 2010, he received the Cultural Contribution Award from the Hubei Provincial Radio Film and Television Bureau, the 2010 Cultural Contribution Award from the Wuhan Municipal Culture Bureau, and the Cultural Contribution Award from the Wuhan Municipal Publicity Department in 2011. He was awarded the Yellow Crane Friendship Prize by the Wuhan Municipal Government in the same year, recognized as one of the Top Ten Foreign Experts Making Outstanding Contributions to Wuhan. In 2016, he was selected as a cultural and artistic talent by the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee and Government to enter the 'Yellow Crane Talents Plan'. Mr. Liu was born into a musical family (his grandfather was the first compiler of a Chinese music dictionary). He studied at the Utrecht Conservatorium (Hongeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) in the Netherlands and Michigan State University in the USA, under the guidance of his father Liu Yan, Elias Arizcuren, Michelle Rohe, Victor Liberman, Leon Gregorian, Gustav Meier, and Larry Rachleff.

Review Chairman; Adjunct Professor Sam Yeung leads a diverse life as a violist and entrepreneur. He completed his undergraduate studies in violin performance at the University of Toronto under David Zafer. Due to a shortage of violists, Sam studied violin and viola simultaneously from his third year onward. The switch to viola became permanent when Sam left Toronto to pursue his graduate studies in viola performance at Manhattan School of Music on scholarship. During his time in New York City, Sam studied with Leonard Davis, the former principal violist of the New York Philharmonic. Sam’s time in New York enriched his musical life greatly as he worked with artists such as Pinchas Zukerman, David Geber, and Karen Dreyfus. In addition to his studies with Davis, Sam pursued supplementary studies with world renowned viola soloist, Emanuel Vardi. Vardi invited Sam to become his Teaching Assistant at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. After Vardi tore his rotator cuff in an accident, Sam assumed Vardi’s teaching responsibilities while completing his Master Degree on full scholarship. Sam returned to Toronto and founded his first business, Candle with Care. Candle with Care, later evolved into Floret, a wedding decoration business that Sam has operated for the past 20 years. In addition to owning his own business, Sam is an invested pedagogue who passionately believes that the language of music is universal. In his teaching, he strives to instill in his students the value of holistic independent thinking in interpreting music.

Review Chairman; Chinese-American violinist After the reform and opening up in China in 1980, she was among the first group of students sent to study at the renowned International Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland. In 1982, she performed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing alongside the world-renowned violin master Yehudi Menuhin, playing Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, and other violin double concerto pieces, and performed Mozart's Violin Concerto in collaboration with the Central Orchestra. In 1984, she won first place in the violin competition at the Aspen International Music Festival in America. Ms. Zhang's musical and artistic career is extraordinarily rich. Since 1990, she has been appointed as the associate concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and has performed various violin concertos such as Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Bach at international music festivals around the world, collaborating with prominent artists such as Thomas Brandis (principal of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Glen Dicterow (principal of the New York Symphony Orchestra), Norman Carol (principal of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra), as well as renowned pianists like Claude Frank, Ilana Vered, and Gilbert Kalish. As both a performer and associate concertmaster, Zhang Le Yi also teaches violin. She has taught at McGill Conservatory of Music in Canada and has been giving lectures and workshops at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and its affiliated schools. In 2006, she was invited by Professor Ding Zhinuo of Shanghai Conservatory of Music to give lectures and workshops at the Huangshan and Lin’an International String Summer Camps. To explore various technical problems arising from bodily tension during violin performance and common occupational diseases among orchestra musicians, she has continuously studied and researched body awareness in movement and applied it to violin performance and teaching over the years. Her lecture 'Body Awareness and Development of Violin Techniques' has indicated and helped numerous professional performers and students to address many common issues in violin performance, gaining significant attention and praise from teachers, students, and parents as a scientific and practical teaching method. In 2000, Zhang Le Yi moved to Europe and toured in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France performing solo and chamber music. In 2003, she initiated and established the first 'Forest Classical Music Concert Series' in Limburg, the southern region of the Netherlands, bringing beautiful classical music into the scenic forest areas of Limburg, which was well received by the local government and music enthusiasts. Meanwhile, she also conducted 'Genius Children Violin Training Class' in various places in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, offering local children, particularly many of Chinese descent, opportunities to learn and advance their violin playing. Ms. Zhang studied at the affiliated primary school of the Central Conservatory of Music, under the guidance of Professor Han Li. She demonstrated musical talent at a young age, becoming a soloist with the Shanghai Children's Broadcasting Orchestra at age 11 and collaborating with the Shanghai Broadcasting Orchestra and the Shanghai Ballet. In 1980, Zhang graduated from the affiliated primary school of the Central Conservatory of Music and was soon sent to study at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland. In 1984, she received the honor certificate awarded by Maestro Yehudi Menuhin from the International Menuhin Music Academy. That same year, she won first place in the violin competition at the Aspen International Music Festival, which drew the attention of renowned violin pedagogue Dorothy DeLay, leading to her scholarship admission into the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where she studied under Professor DeLay's class. She won first place twice in the College Conservatory of Music Violin Competition. In 1987, she obtained the Artist Diploma from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, and she continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York with a full scholarship under Professor DeLay and renowned violinist Masao Kawasaki. In 1989, she earned her Master's degree from the Juilliard School of Music.

Review Chairman Alexander Boyd, a young British pianist born in 1972, showed extraordinary musical talent from a young age, collaborating with conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk at 11 to perform Mozart’s First Piano Concerto. Since his debut at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2001, he frequently performs at world-class concert halls and international music festivals. In the coming year, he will hold concerts across the UK, including London’s South Bank Centre, Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, Conway Hall, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and the Barber Institute in Birmingham. He will also hold concerts for the first time in the USA, Spain, Italy, and Mexico. He returns to Australia every year for many important music festivals and concerts. In 2020, he will have several solo performances, including the premiere of his new work 'The Bride Suite,' inspired by the art of his grandfather Arthur Boyd. Boyd is also an artist with the Abbas record label, with recordings including works by Chopin, Debussy, and Schumann, as well as pieces released recently by Claudio Records in Spain. His performances of Goyescas by Granados and the Iberia Suite by Albeniz have been described by International Piano Magazine as 'riveting, compelling and utterly haunting, full of poetry, technical virtuosity, and Spanish atmosphere.' He is said to have played, 'immaculate playing by this highly gifted artist; there are several rival versions of this wonderful music but none finer than this.' In 2019, he released a CD exploring the 'Fandango' for Brancusi Classics, including works that had never been recorded before and specially arranged for piano. He will also record the 4 Ballades by Chopin and the 24 Preludes by Debussy with Claudio Records. Boyd has composed music for three films: 'Galatea,' 'Sogni d’Oro,' and 'Art in Heaven,' broadcast on BBC Radio and ABC Radio among others. In 2020, he was invited by Steinway Pianos to become part of their international roster of Steinway Artists. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Paul Berkowitz and James Gibb. After graduating with distinction in 1995, he went on to study in Israel with Alexander Volkov and Pnina Salzman at the Rubins Academy in Tel Aviv.

Review Chairman; Mexican-Canadian baritone Cesar Bello is a Mexican-Canadian baritone who began his vocal training with Professor Enrique Jaso at the Conservatory of Music in Mexico. In 2009, he was chosen by the prestigious Accademia d’Arte Lirica Osimo in Italy, where he studied with Raina Kabaivanska, William Mateuzzi, Alla Simoni, Sergio Segalini, and Vicenzo de Vivo. In Italy, he sang at Teatro dell'opera di Roma in 2013 in the production of 'NOS' (The Nose) by Shostakovich under the direction of Peter Stein, 'L'elisir d'Amore' by Donizetti as Belcore, 'La Passione secondo Marco' by Perosi, 'Choral Fantasy' by Beethoven, and numerous concerts. In Mexico, he performed Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni as Alfio, Pagliacci by Leoncavallo as Tonio, Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini as Figaro and Fiorello, Carmen by Bizet as Morales, Don Giovanni by Mozart as Masetto, Rigoletto by Verdi as Ceprano, Carmina Burana by Orff, Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, Requiem by Fauré, and Requiem by Mozart. In Canada, he sang 'La Serva Padrona' by Pergolesi in 2018, and 'La Boheme' as Schaunard in the Brott Music Festival, as well as 'Romeo et Juliette' by Gounod as Mercutio.

Review Chairman; Yangqin dulcimer master First Yangqin Master’s Degree (1985) in China Was the youngest Yangqin Associate Professor in China (1993) Graduated from Central Conservatory of Music (Middle School), China Conservatory of Music (Bachelor, Master), he became one of the first Master Degree students in Yangqin in 1985. He stayed at the China Conservatory of Music as a Yangqin teacher and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993, being the youngest Associate Professor in the institution with over 300 faculty/staff members that year. He performed at the International Youth Arts Festival in Hong Kong in 1980, receiving high praise from the media in Hong Kong. In 1981, he participated in a three-member 'Chinese Musicians Group' touring West Germany. In 1988, Gyorgy Ranky, regarded as Hungary's most accomplished composer after Kodály, visited Beijing. After being deeply moved by Xu's performance of the 'Yangqin Concerto,' he arranged a Hungarian folk song for Xu, inscribing: 'Dedicated to Pingxin, with admiration and friendship.' Academically, Xu Pingxin is the first person to conduct a comparative study on the Yangqin around the world. His paper 'Development and Comparison of Yangqin at Home and Abroad' (1987) first proposed the theory 'three major systems of Yangqin in the world', which is now widely adopted in the field of music. During his ten years as a professional teacher at the China Conservatory of Music (1983-93), he achieved remarkable success in Yangqin teaching, with students winning top prizes in national Yangqin competitions. In 1993, Xu Pingxin represented China at the 'World Yangqin Congress' held in the Czech Republic, and in 1995 at the 'Yangqin Arts Festival' in Munich, Germany, followed by the Yangqin Arts Festival in Switzerland and in the Czech Republic. In 1997, Xu Pingxin was invited as a principal performer at the 'World Yangqin Arts Festival' held in the Czech Republic, receiving enthusiastic praise from attendees. During his time living in the UK (1993-99), Xu Pingxin quickly became one of the most popular and busiest Chinese musicians there, being invited to perform in over 60 towns across the UK and nearly performed in all the major music halls. His audience has included three British prime ministers: Edward Heath, John Major, and Tony Blair, as well as members of the British royal family. Since the mid-1990s, Xu Pingxin has become a true international musician, performing to audiences reaching hundreds of thousands. He is the first Yangqin player widely recognized on the international stage in 400 years of Yangqin history in China. His concerts have been broadcast numerous times on radio and television stations in many countries, and his solo albums have been published by ARC International Music Company, distributed globally. Many media outlets have reported on and praised Xu Pingxin's Yangqin performances.

Review Chairman; first-class horn player of the China Philharmonic Orchestra First-class Horn Player of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, member of the China Musicians Association. He began his studies at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music and proceeded to the Central Conservatory of Music. He has performed extensively in the US, Europe, and has participated in significant tours, showcasing his expertise on the horn. In recent years, he has also been involved in teaching and shaping the next generation of horn players in China.

Review Chairman Master of Music Education from the China Conservatory of Music, she completed her studies in 1993. She has been involved in various music education research projects and has served as a judge in many music competitions, training numerous successful students.

Review Chairman; cellist A cellist with a master's degree in music performance, she began her solo career at 13 and was active in symphony orchestras. She has been awarded numerous accolades and was previously a professor of cello at an arts academy in China.

Review Chairman; expert in Chinese plucked instruments She studied Pipa under renowned musicians and has dedicated herself to the education and promotion of traditional Chinese plucked instruments over the years.

Review Chairman; Dizi, Dongxiao, Xun, and Paixiao musician He has participated in numerous cultural events and has contributed significantly to the promotion of traditional Chinese music.

Review Chairman; baritone from England He graduated from Xinghai Conservatory of Music and engaged in various performances internationally.

Review Chairman; Erhu performer She has contributed to the promotion of Erhu music and teaching over the years.

Soprano and vocal educator Renowned soprano Tang Hong graduated from Central Minority University. She has developed a successful vocal school and trained numerous young talents.

Dizi performer Dizi Performer: Wang Ping has been active in various cultural exchanges.

Flutist Flutist Tan Wei began learning flute at age 10 and trained extensively.

Young Guzheng musician Young Guzheng Musician: Cao Lina has performed nationally and internationally.

Guzheng performer Guzheng Performer Jiao Ping has extensive teaching experience and has received awards.

Pipa virtuoso Linhong Li, a pipa virtuoso, leads the Li Linhong Chinese Music Ensemble in Las Vegas.

Percussionist and founder of the Li Wang Music School & Drum Center Percussionist Wang Li, founder of the Li Wang Music School & Drum Center, incorporates various music styles in her performances.

Erhu and Guqin educator Erhu and Guqin educator Wan Lanzhen graduated from Wuhan Conservatory of Music.

Guitarist specializing in improvisation Alexandr Nabokov has been playing guitar for over 20 years, specializing in improvisation.

Vocal performer and educator Yuki Zhong studied vocal performance in China and is involved in music education and competitions.

Pipa, Zhongruan, and Liuqin educator Liu Lei, an educator of Pipa, Zhongruan, and Liuqin, has contributed significantly to Chinese music education in Canada.

Songwriter and music producer Famous songwriter UEC graduated from the University of Toronto and is actively involved in music production.

Young Guzheng artist Young Guzheng artist Vanessa Li has been promoting Guzheng music and education in Toronto.

Oboe player Oboe player Zhang Ming comes from a musical family and has performed internationally.

Guzheng and Xinzheng performer and educator Li Huan is an actress with the Oriental Female Guzheng New Guzheng Orchestra, a member of the Chinese Guzheng New Guzheng Research Association, a member of the Huludao Guzheng Association, an outstanding guzheng instructor of the China National Orchestral Music Society, a certified professional guzheng teacher by the Beijing Classical Music Institute, a guzheng level examiner certified by the Art Development Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and she went to the United States in 2011 to establish the California Serre College. Li Huan has loved music since childhood, with a particular fascination for the guzheng. While studying, she systematically learned vocal theory and guzheng performance theory, and practiced guzheng playing in strict accordance with scientific guzheng theory. Under the meticulous guidance of Teacher Zhao Bo-nan at the Guzheng Island New Guzheng Academy, her theoretical knowledge of guzheng teaching and her practical performance skills have both significantly improved. Li Huan’s foundational skills in playing the guzheng are solid, her techniques are highly proficient, and she seamlessly integrates emotion and technique, achieving a perfect harmony between her mind and hands. She effectively conveys the content of the music and reveals the profound themes of the pieces. Not only is she skilled in playing traditional guzheng, but she is also proficient in playing the more complex changsheng guzheng. She has systematically studied the innovative changsheng guzheng performance theory and operational methods created by Master Wang Tianyi, as well as the large-scale new changsheng guzheng solo and ensemble pieces composed by Master Wang. She has participated in numerous domestic and international guzheng and new guzheng performances and concerts, receiving widespread acclaim from audiences. Under the guidance of Master Wang Tianyi, Li Huan has dedicated herself to promoting and spreading Chinese folk music culture. She has taught guzheng and new guzheng in Beijing and California for many years, achieving remarkable results. Her students have achieved outstanding results in various national art competitions, and many have been admitted to music academies. Li Huan herself has received numerous awards for her outstanding teaching. Li Huan has also participated in major special performances such as the China Oriental Symphony Concert, which was broadcast live by CCTV. She received praise from various circles. In August 2006, she was sent by the state to perform at the Wang Tianyi Original Works Concert at the Golden Hall in Vienna and was awarded by relevant authorities. In 2011, Li Huan traveled to the United States, where she conducted systematic guzheng education for hundreds of American young students. She led the students in performances in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, which were well-received. This helped spread traditional Chinese culture and contributed to Master Wang Tianyi’s goal of making the sound of the guzheng heard worldwide.

Yangqin performer and educator A graduate of the Chinese Conservatory of Music, where she majored in the Yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer) within the Department of Traditional Chinese Instruments, Wu Wenyin served as the Principal Yangqin Player for the Traditional Chinese Orchestra of the China Broadcasting Art Troupe following her graduation. In 2005, she published and released a comprehensive instructional guide and accompanying recording titled *Starting from Scratch: An Introduction to the Yangqin*. In 2008, she performed the Yangqin at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. After relocating to the United States, she gave performances at venues such as the Los Angeles Grand Theater and the "California White House," delivering brilliant solo performances at both the California Grand Theater and New York’s Carnegie Hall. In 2021, she collaborated with the renowned San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for their Lunar New Year Celebration. That same year, she competed in the National Yangqin Championship held in Kansas, winning both the Grand Prize in Yangqin Performance and the Original Composition Award—making her the sole Chinese national among the award recipients. In 2022, she participated in the prestigious "Dunhuang Cup" National Instrumental and Composition Competition in China; her original composition, *Su Qin* (Telling of Qin), won First Place (Silver Award) among overseas contestants, while her arrangement for Yangqin duo, *Feng Qing* (Romantic Charm), received the Grand Prize for New Composition and Arrangement. In 2024, at the invitation of UC Davis, she presented her debut solo Yangqin recital in the United States. In 2025, she was invited by Stanford University to serve as a judge for a global instrumental music competition. In 2026, under the supervision and recording expertise of the renowned American audio engineer—and master of the guitar and banjo—Dale Barcellos, she is set to release her solo Yangqin album, *Wenying Pavilion: Spring Radiance*.

Ms. Xiao Weiyu is a promoter abroad of the guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument, and of traditional Chinese music. She completed her undergraduate studies at the School of Music of Nanjing Normal University and her graduate studies at the School of Music of Shanghai Normal University. Prior to 2009, she worked as a music teacher at an adult continuing education college directly affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. In 2009, she moved to Canada and founded Yuzhengfang Guzheng Art Studio, which she has continued to run ever since. She has served multiple times as an invited judge for the Youth Chinese Arts Competition, the Canadian “Fenghua Cup” International Chinese Instrument Performance Competition, and the “Why Not Meet” Classical Music event. She has received several awards, including the Outstanding Teacher Award from the China Nationalities Orchestra Society, the “Outstanding Teacher” Award from the Canadian Youth Activities Foundation, the Outstanding Teacher Award at the 2018 Canada International Chinese Instrument Performance Competition, the Outstanding Teacher Award at the 2022 “Fenghua Cup” International Chinese Instrument Performance Competition, and the Teacher Award at the 2024 MOMA Canada International Music Competition.

Ms. Macie Ho is a renowned pipa and guzheng performer and music educator. She graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she studied under Mr. Ye Xuran and Mr. Lin Shicheng. She formerly served as principal pipa performer at the Fujian Provincial Song and Dance Theatre. She is currently President of the Toronto Chinese Music Academy, Director of the North America Chinese Orchestra, and Vice President of the Ontario Chinese Music Research Association. In 2007, she founded the “Toronto Chinese Music Academy.” In 2008, she founded the “Chinese Music Research Association of Ontario, Canada.” In 2011, she established the North America Chinese Orchestra, devoted to promoting and carrying forward the transmission of Chinese music overseas. In 2014, she received the “New Fengcai” Arts Entrepreneurship Award. In 2015, at the invitation of the Ontario Arts Council, she served as a music adjudicator, and in the same year received the media award “Chinese Media Award.” In 2016, she received the “Top Ten Outstanding Women Award” presented by the Canadian government. In 2017, she was invited to visit and subsequently performed on tour in countries including Portugal, Spain, and Japan, receiving high praise from local governments, media, and foreign friends. In the same year, representing the municipal government of Markham in Toronto, she led a delegation to visit five major cities in China for sister-city performances and artistic exchange activities. In 2018, she formed a youth Chinese orchestra made up entirely of members under the age of 20: the “North America Chinese Orchestra Youth Orchestra.” In 2022, she opened the Richmond Hill branch of the Toronto Chinese Music Academy, continuing to advance and develop in the field of the arts. From 2007 to the present, she has continuously organized large-scale Chinese music solo-theme concerts, inviting renowned performers from mainland China and North America as guest artists, and has long received recognition from mainstream media and all sectors of society. From 2010 to the present, she has served as an examination adjudicator in North America for the “China Nationalities Orchestra Society.” From 2018 to the present, she has served as an adjudicator for successive editions of the “Canadian International Chinese Instrumental Music Competition.” While studying and improving her performance techniques, Ms. Macie Ho has also long remained committed to frontline teaching, learning through teaching. She has also achieved abundant results in teaching pipa and guzheng. Students taught and guided by her are found throughout the Greater Toronto Area. The pipa and guzheng students she has taught have won awards in music competitions both in China and abroad.