The comprehensive teaching programme of the Department of Vocal Studies is designed to prepare students for careers as singers through giving them a broad experience of the vocal repertoire for solo recitals, concert arias, oratorios and operas. Apart from their intensive weekly major study vocal and technical lessons, students receive vocal coaching, professional accompaniment, diction, language tuition, vocal pedagogy and ensemble classes.
Students have opportunities to perform as soloists in department concerts and in opera productions, in the Academy Choir, in chamber music with instrumentalists and in the yearly Voice Fest concerts presented by the Department of Vocal Studies. All vocal students take part in the annual fully staged opera production in the Academy Drama Theatre in March under the guidance of eminent professional guest conductors and opera directors to the accompaniment of the Academy Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the fully staged opera presentation in the second semester, costumed opera scenes with piano are presented in the first semester of each year.
The curriculum is enriched with frequent masterclasses and workshops given by international visiting artists.
Academic Staff
Head of Vocal Studies
Associate Professor (Repetiteur)
HSU Wei-en
Lecturer (Vocal and Academic Studies in Music)
Timmy TSANG Wah-sum
Voice
* IP Po-ching
* Jovita LEUNG Chung-yee
* LIM Chun
* David QUAH
* Alex TAM Tin-lok
Coach and Accompanist (Repetiteur)
HSU Wei-en
Timmy TSANG Wah-sum
* Stephen WONG Wai-wing
* Lily YEUNG
* Arièle ZANINI
Choir
* Alex TAM Tin-lok
Diction
* Dr SZE Siu-wan
Voice Pedagogy
* David QUAH
*Part-time faculty