Artistic Director and Conductor: Professor Dong Hegang
Professor Dong Hegang, a Chinese-Canadian, is a renowned baritone singer, vocal educator, master's supervisor, member of the National Opera Association of the United States, member of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations, and a registered music teacher. He currently holds the position of vocal professor at the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater Art College.

Professor Dong Hegang obtained a master's degree in vocal opera performance under the guidance of Dr. Robert Hansen. From 1995 to 2000, he participated in opera productions at the San Francisco Opera and the Santa Fe Opera. He also served as a judge for the final round of the 13th CCTV Young Singers TV Competition North America Division (San Francisco).
Throughout his over thirty years of teaching vocal music both domestically and internationally, Professor Dong Hegang has trained numerous singers and vocal teachers.
In his teaching, Professor Dong emphasizes the use of scientific vocal techniques. He also makes use of classical Italian songs, Chinese songs, operatic arias, German and Austrian art songs, as well as contemporary musical theater pieces and works of various styles as teaching materials. He guides students to understand and master the singing characteristics, vocal techniques, and artistic interpretation of different styles of repertoire found in the treasury of vocal art. He particularly emphasizes the accuracy of language in Italian and German songs.
As a professional vocal teacher, Professor Dong Hegang has devoted his entire life to studying and researching vocal pedagogy. He possesses unique insights into vocal techniques and addressing challenging issues for different voice types. His students have greatly benefited from his teachings and have shown significant progress.
艺术总监兼指挥:董禾刚教授
董禾刚教授,加拿大籍华人,留美硕士,男中音歌唱家,声乐教育家,硕士生导师,美国国家歌剧协会会员,加拿大联邦音乐教师协会会员,注册音乐教师,现任中国歌舞团艺术学院声乐教授。
董禾刚教授本科毕业于上海师范大学音乐学院,并在美国德州大学音乐学院获声乐歌剧表演硕士学位。曾在旧金山歌剧院和圣太菲歌剧院排演歌剧。曾获得美国Kt.基金会的杰出表演奖。他还担任了第13届CCTV青年歌手电视大奖赛北美赛区(旧金山)声乐总决赛的评委。
董禾刚教授在三十多年的国内外声乐教学中,培养出大批歌唱演员和声乐教师。在教学中,以传授科学发声法为基础,大量选用中国歌曲和古典意大利歌曲﹑歌剧咏叹调、德奥艺术歌曲和近现代音乐剧声乐作品以及各类不同风格的作品作为教材,指导学生去了解和掌握声乐艺术宝库中不同风格作品的演唱特点、发声技术和艺术处理,特别注重意大利语和德语歌曲的语言准确性。
作为专业声乐教师,董禾刚教授一生都在学习和研究声乐教学法,对不同声部的发声法和疑难问题都有其独到见解,学生受益匪浅,进步显著。目前研究课题:声乐模糊声部概念的确定意义以及声乐教学法理论方面。
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