Xiang Yin Chorus Team
Bin Lu: Artistic Director and Conductor
A graduate of the Shanghai Music Conservatory in vocal art, Mr. Bin Lu performed as a vocalist and vocal coach with several major music organizations in Beijing, China, such as the Central Chinese Song and Dance Ensemble, the China Broadcast Chorus, The Chinese Symphonic Ensemble and the Chinese Central Opera House. Mr. Lu is an accomplished vocal teacher, many of his students have become renowned vocalists and university professors in China.
Mr. Lu has been actively involving in Chinese music research, especially in the area of the folk songs of ethnic minorities within China. He has published numerous articles in national journals and organized a number of symposiums on teaching and research of minority vocal arts. He was a main organizer of several national vocal competitions. Mr. Lu, with the collaboration of Mr. Hetong Guan and his colleagues at Cultural Minister, established the Association of Minority Vocal Arts and served as Secretary.
Having devoted most of his professional life to choral music, Mr. Lu has a great passion for this musical from. He has directed and taught at many professional choral groups in China at both the national and local levels.
Since he immigrated to the U.S. in 1999, Mr. Lu has been very active in providing art services and promoting choral singing in the community. He is the co-founder of Edison Chinese Chorus and has been serving as its Artistic Director and Conductor since its formation. Mr. Lu has devoted remarkable energy to the chorus to improve the vocal and artistic quality of its members.
Hengyi Aixinjueluo: Soprano, renowned Chinese Painter
Hengyi Aixinjueluo was a student of Wang Kun, a well-known soprano, in her youth in China and developed fine skills as a singer of Chinese folk songs that originate from the Northern Shanxi and Tibet areas of China. Her performances have drawn praise form audiences at various events.
Hengyi is also a renowned Chinese painter. She is a direct descendant of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, a background that have her access to the court tradition in Chinese paintings and opportunities to see numerous famous paintings held in the imperial palace at a very early age, providing her with a great foundation for her artistic talent. Growing up in Beijing,she was fortunate to have the care of China's last emperor, Puyi, and Puyi's brother Pujie. Over the years, Hengyi has had the honor of holding personal exhibitions in many countries and regions, such as China, United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. She has received enthusiastic comments from artists and critics around the world. Several museums have added her artwork to their permanent collections. Her works have also won various awards, both national and international.
