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Joyce Ho, mezzo-soprano, Chinese (Mandarin)
Taiwanese Mezzo-soprano Joyce Kuan Yi Ho started her music training in very young age by study piano and cello. At age 17 she began her voice training and continued at the UBC School of Music, majoring in opera. Joyce debuted with the UBC Opera Ensemble at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. As a member of the Opera Ensemble, She was chosen to sing in masterclasses with international music figures such as Judith Forst, Malcolm Martineau, Stuart Hamilton and Irving Guttmann, and she was also a finalist in the UBC Concerto competition. Joyce had her debut at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with Vancouver Opera in their Voices of the Pacific Rim concert. In August 2014, Miss Ho was the mezzo soloist in Chinese Culture Arts Festival in Queen Elizabeth Theatre. In October, she performed for a Thanksgiving concert with Taiwanese Canadian Culture Society and was also invited by Canadian immigration department and Tzu-Chi Foundation to perform the national anthem. In November, Joyce was the guest soloist for the Vancouver Morning Star Choir. She continues and active career in teaching music and the performing arts.