Helen Leung
Summary
Choral Conductor / Music Educator / Soprano / Arts Administrator
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Teacher
Carmel Pak U Secondary School
01.2022 - Current
- Top rank school of district
- Senior Secondary Music: Form Coordinator - Curriculum design
- Training student conductors and pianist in interclass choral competition (more than 10 choir conductors each year)
- Director of Handbell Ensemble
Choir Conductor
Carmel Pak U Secondary School
01.2022 - Current
- Two choir, a mass choir with 120 participants, and an auditioned choir with 50 members
- Co-conduct choir with Music Panel Head, Voice coach of both choirs
- Gold Award in C2 and C1 in World Choir Games 2024 in New Zealand with Senior Choir
- Collaborated with Dr
- Pawasut Jodi Piriyapongrat (Thailand) under the Artist-in-Residence Program hosted by Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus
- Invited to perform at Hong Kong 2024 Hong Kong International Music Education Symposium and Annual Performance of Hong Kong Education University Chorus
- Repertoire: Ola Gjeilo - Tundra, Britten - This Little Babe, Yida Zhang - Picking Tea Leaves, Darius Lim - The Fire Dance of Luna
Founder and Conductor
Sapphire Bell Hong Kong
01.2021 - Current
- Auditioned 13-member handbell group composed of experienced youth ringers
- Oversaw artistic planning and programming
- Organized 3 full concerts
Assistant Conductor
Hong Kong Yuen Long Children's Choir
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Auditioned treble choir with 60 members
- Assisted the music director in overseeing music affairs, including rehearsal, audition and programming
- Award Gold Award in Grand Prix of Nations Gothenburg 2019 & 4th European Choir Games
- Repertoire: Kodály - Mountain Nights, Stephen Leek - Impossible Bird, Ivo Antognini - Wah-Bah-Da-Bah-Doo-Bee
Assistant Conductor
Hop Yat Ma On Shan Church Youth Choir
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Youth SATB choir with 20 members
- Led warmup sections, conducted in rehearsals and worship
- Repertoire: Sibelius - This is My Song, Gounod - By Babylon's Wave
Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Hallelujah Singers
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Auditioned mixed-voice youth choir in Hong Kong with 24 singers
- Oversaw artistic planning and programming
- Repertoire: Leavitt - Missa Festiva, Powell - Non Nobis Domine
Opera Chorister
Musica Viva
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Major work performed: Donizetti - L'elisir d'amore
Chorister
Hong Kong Bach Choir
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Major work performed: Bach - Mass in B minor
Chorister
Ponte Singers
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Major work performed: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem
President
EdUHK Chorus
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Mixed-voice choir for music freshmen with 70 singers
- Assisted the music director in organizing rehearsals, leading part rehearsals, auditioning singers, evaluating student conductors, and part leaders
- Designed curriculum and set weekly rehearsal plans
- Oversaw all administrative duties, daily operations, and organized all performances
- Selected to perform in the UNESCO Peacemakers' Cultural Celebrations and participated in an exchange with Nara University of Education (Japan)
- Repertoire: Elgar - Three Bavarian Dances, Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, Bach - Dona Nobis Pacem, etc
e-Orchestra Instructor
KreativeLab
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Taught iPad orchestra (using 'e-Orch' app and GarageBand) ensemble training courses with the award-winning 'grid notation'
- Designed the curriculum and lesson plan, including score reading, musicianship, and ensemble training
Student Conductor
EdUHK Singers
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Auditioned mixed-voice show choir with 30 singers
- Repertoire: Davison - Ritmo, The Greatest Showman - This Is Me, etc
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Creative Arts and Culture (Arts Administration), Bachelor of Education (Honors) (Music)
The Education University of Hong Kong
08-2022
Skills
- Choral education
- Training young conductors
- Choral conducting
- Vocal techniques
Honorsawardsscholarships
- World Choir Games 2024, Gold Award (Category C2: Children's Choir, Category C17: Music of Spirit and Faith), 2024
- Hong Kong School Music Festival, Champion, Senior Girls Choir Chinese; 1st runner up, Junior Girls Choir Chinese; 2nd runner up, Junior Mixed Choir, Foreign Language, 2024
- Hong Kong Interschool Choral Competition Cum Masterclass, Gold Award, 2023 & 2024
- Hong Kong International Handbell Olympics, Gold Award, 2023 & 2024
- EdUHK Academic Excellence Award, 2018-2022
- EdUHK Dean's Honour List, 2020-2022
- Choral Partnership School and Community Scholarship, 2018 & 2019
- Student Pro-Artist, 2019-2021
- ABRSM Grade 8 Singing Diploma, 2016
Videoreferences
- Sydney Guillaume: Koudjay, World Choir Games 2024 (Category C2: Children's Choir), Link
- Hugejifu(呼格吉夫): The Summer Vacation of Stars (星星的暑假）, World Choir Games 2024 (Category C2: Children's Choir), Link
- Jim Papoulis: We are the Voices, World Choir Games 2024 (Category C17: Music of Spirit and Faith), Link
Additionalstudies
- Choral Advancement Program (Hong Kong), Mentee of Prof. Thomas Caplin (Norway) and Dr. Law Po Kwan (Hong Kong), 2024-2025
- NOEMA (Hong Kong), Masterclass with Sanders Lau, Artistic Director of NOEMA, 2023 & 2024
- Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival, Choral Workshops with Dr. Cristian Grases, Elise Bradley, Dr. Darius Lim, Susanna Saw, 2022-2024
- CEO Academy (Hong Kong), Conducting Class with Felix Yeung, 2021
- Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival, Conducting Masterclass with Apollo Wong, 2021
- CEO Academy (Hong Kong), Conducting Class with Patrick Chiu, 2019
- Taipei International Choral Festival (Taiwan), Conducting Class with T. J. Harper, 2018
Choralsingingexperience
- Musica Viva, Professional Opera Chorister, Donizetti - L'elisir d'amore, 2021-2022
- Hong Kong Bach Choir, Chorister, Bach - Mass in B minor, 2021-2022
- Ponte Singers, Chorister, Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, 2021-2022
Timeline
Music Teacher
Carmel Pak U Secondary School
01.2022 - Current
Choir Conductor
Carmel Pak U Secondary School
01.2022 - Current
Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Hallelujah Singers
01.2022 - 12.2022
Founder and Conductor
Sapphire Bell Hong Kong
01.2021 - Current
Opera Chorister
Musica Viva
01.2021 - 12.2022
Chorister
Hong Kong Bach Choir
01.2021 - 12.2022
Chorister
Ponte Singers
01.2021 - 12.2022
Student Conductor
EdUHK Singers
01.2020 - 01.2021
Assistant Conductor
Hong Kong Yuen Long Children's Choir
01.2019 - 01.2023
Assistant Conductor
Hop Yat Ma On Shan Church Youth Choir
01.2019 - 01.2023
President
EdUHK Chorus
01.2018 - 01.2022
e-Orchestra Instructor
KreativeLab
01.2018 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Creative Arts and Culture (Arts Administration), Bachelor of Education (Honors) (Music)
The Education University of Hong Kong