Bio

Malaysia born, Toronto based Light Lyrical Coloratura Soprano Joyce Goh received her master of Music in Literature and Performance from University of Western Ontario, and graduated from York University, Toronto receiving B.F.A. with Specialized Honours in Music. Recipient of the Most Promising Award at NATS Ontario Chapter, Joyce Goh has been consistently garnering awards and scholarships at competitions. Other awards and honours included 1st place in First Year University Women,1st place in Fourth Year Women, 3rd place in Young Professional Women at NATS Ontario Chapter, winner of the Silver Tray Trophy at Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival, Finalist at the Ontario Music Festival Association Competition, and the recipient of Senior Scholarship of Newmarket voice festival.A finalist in the London Music Scholarship Foundation, and UWO concerto competition, Joyce had the opportunity to showcase her talent with UWO contemporary ensemble and UWOpera, singing the role of Lucia in Britten’s The rape of Lucretia. Joyce also sang the role of Fanchette in Offenbach’s Le Marriage aux Lanternes and Ännchen in Weber’s Der Freischütz. As an active member of her community and church, Joyce is dedicated to serves in Church music ministries, she regularly gives charity recitals to her church to help with local and oversea missions. 

Mezzo-soprano Janet Ho holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) majoring in Voice Performance. She studied vocal with Ms Rao Lan and Ms Margaret Yim, and piano with Dr Amy Sze. Janet is an active singer, piano teacher, choral conductor, pianist and voice teacher. As a singer, Janet has participated in various opera productions at the HKAPA and Opera Hong Kong. She performed in the Flying Dutchman, Merry Widow, The Cunning Little Vixen, The Midsummer Night’s dream, L’incoronazione di Poppea and Magic Flute, etc. She led a chorus of over 7,000 singers in 2014, in the “World-record breaking event” Ode to Joy presented by Opera Hong Kong, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Group and Radio Television Hong Kong. 

Originally from Hong Kong, Daniel Lam studied piano with Ms. Katherine Huang, and obtained his piano performance diplomas (A.T.C.L, L.R.S.M) from Trinity College of London, and the Royal Schools of Music. Daniel began his vocal training with Mr. David Lui and later with Prof. David Hottmann at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance, and Prof. Catherine RobisonRanney at The University of Akron. Daniel performs frequently, mostly in oratorio, lieder, art song, and vocal ensemble settings, and was featured in multiple solo recordings. In addition, Daniel teaches voice lessons, and other music workshops, and has been on faculty with the Chinese Christian Church Music Institute of Worship for over 10 years. Daniel is the conductor of Chicago Chinese Christian Chorale since 2006.

Lyric baritone Axel Van Chee graduated from the University of Toronto with a Masters in Landscape Architecture. He has appeared on opera and concert stages in North America and Asia and has garnered praises for his interpretations from Opera News, San Francisco Chronicles, and The New York Times. 

Axel is happy to return to Toronto again to sing with ATCECM, marking his first return to the stage after Covid, which he spent working back in the Bay Area, California in the pharmaceutical industry. He hopes everyone in Toronto has been doing well, and is grateful to be invited back.

EMMANUEL LIMSIONG is a Toronto-based community musician whose professionalism, versatility, collaborative skills and experience collectively make him a highly sought after accompanist of choral ensembles and church services. Having served the Chinese Canadian Choir of Toronto, Ontario CrossCultural Music Society Choir, Toronto Chinese United Church and Saint Stephen’s Parish (Manila) in the past, he is currently accompanist-in-residence of the Toronto Cantata Chorus, Agape Ensemble and the North York Chinese Baptist Church. His performances, which spans a broad range of genres and styles, have been heard in Barbados, Canada, Hong Kong, Jamaica, and the Philippines. Emmanuel has studied piano and organ with Patricia Lim, Jose Balingit and William Wright, and holds a Bachelor of Music (with honours) degree from the University of Toronto, as well as the ARCT diploma in organ performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. When not making music, he works as a software development consultant for the financial services industry.

Born in Hong Kong, Clement Kam began his musical journey by participating in children's choirs in his church, school, and community, as well as under the influence of his family. Even after immigrating to Canada, his love for music persisted. In 1987, he started to serve and be trained at the choir of North York Chinese Baptist Church, and joined the Association of Toronto Chinese Evangelical Church Musicians the following year. There, he received further training under the leadership of Dr. Richard Lin, who demonstrated the humility a servant in church music should embody. In 2007, encouraged by Madam Giulietta Tam, Clement auditioned for the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir as a first tenor and has successfully re-auditioned until now, gaining rehearsal and performance experience of many classic choral repertoire with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, among others, and under different conductors.

Clement is grateful to God for the gift of his voice and musical talent, and various opportunities to serve.

Liping Xia is a native of Weihai, China. She started to play the piano at the age of five. Liping received her bachelor in Shandong University, studied with Professor Yuanji Fan. Since 2014, she moved to America, studied with Dr. Reena Berg Natenberg. Liping finished her master’s degree with Outstanding contribution as a Graduate Student and received the Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistant Award at Pittsburg State University. She received her DMA with the highest scholarship in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the tutelage of Dr. Paul Barnes (the premiere pianist of Philip Glass’s piano compositions) in piano performance. Recently, she gave the world premiere of Anlun Huang’s Chinese Rhapsody No.13 LingDingYang Op.96 in Toronto.

Liping enjoys herself as a concert pianist and a chamber musician. Spreading and sharing music with others brings her great happiness. Her performance experience includes recitals in America (Saint Louis, Pittsburg, Kansas City, San Marcos, Lincoln, New York City); in China (Weihai, Chengdu, Qingdao, Linyi, Yantai); in Austria (Vienna). Recent years, besides many solo recitals, Liping has been performed with Pittsburg State University Wind Ensemble in the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in New York City; Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 with Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra in Bicknell Center; Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 with UNL Symphony Orchestra at Kimble Recital Hall. 

Liping believes that there is no boundary in music, and music has the power to express the unspeakable feeling. As a Christian pianist, she became the youngest church pianist and worked with the choir in Weihai Christian Church since she was thirteen years old. Influenced by classical music, traditional Chinese music, and Christian music, Liping devotes herself to promote Chinese Christian composers’ compositions around the world. She has connections with some Chinese Christian composers and musicians. Liping believes that the integration of Chinese music will enrich western music in the future.