Wei Feng is world-renowned soprano, teacher, and vocal coach. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Shandong Qufu Normal University, a Master’s degree in Voice Performance from the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University, and a Master’s degree in Education from East Tennessee State University. Upon receiving her Bachelor's degree, she was the principal soloist for The Shandong Song & Dance Theatre. After pursuing her graduate education in the United States, she was a faculty member of East Tennessee State University's Music Department.
As a performer, Wei Feng played leading roles in opera productions Gianni Schicchi, Carmen, Turandot, La Boheme, Don Giovanni, and The Ballad of Baby Doe. In 2012, she performed Handel's Messiah as the soprano soloist with the Greater San Diego Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Angela Yeung. The Greater San Diego Chamber Orchestra also accompanied Wei Feng in her 2013 solo concert at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts and in 2014 at the California Center of the Arts in Escondido. She performed in a China tour in the fall of 2014, and performed a solo concert at the Shandong Lishan Theatre in October 2015, entitled "Singing Across the Pacific".
After more than 30 years of professional experience as an opera singer, Wei Feng founded Wei Feng Vocal Studio to offer professional vocal training to students of all ages. She is also a guest instructor at Hua Xia Chinese School in San Diego, CA.
Education:
B.A. Music Education - Qufu Normal University, Shandong, China
M.M. Vocal Performance - Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois
M.Ed. Educational Media and Technology - East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Memberships:
Music Teachers Association of California
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Awards:
1984 - 1st Place, Vocal Competition of China's Art Academies
1989 - Shandong Province Vocal TV Grand Prix Award
1993 - 1st Place, Chicago International Singing Festival
2014 - Recognition of Outstanding Contributions in the Preservation and Promotion of Asian Pacific American Culture and Heritage
2015 - Diploma of Recognition, American Protégé International Vocal Competition
2017 - First Place Winner, Professional Singers Broadway/Musical Theatre Category of the American Protégé International Vocal Competition