Faculty
Hanbo Liu, Pianist and Composer (Director)
刘瀚博, 钢琴家和作曲家 (校长), 预科, 本科和硕士毕业于纽约茱莉亚音乐学院钢琴系, 师从世界著名的钢琴大师 Yoheved Kaplinsky。他是纽约杰出亚裔奖获奖者。已经在美国和中国表演了80多场音乐会, 重要演出场馆包括纽约林肯中心、卡内基音乐厅、纽约联合国总部安理会大厅、中央电视台、香港TVB、北京水立方奥运体育馆、安徽卫视春晚。他已经创作了近40首钢琴曲, 歌曲和电影曲, 并在世界范围发行。最近他和《流浪地球2》的美国合作制作公司Rollin Studios合作为他们创作了电影曲。他曾获得无数的音乐比赛奖项包括纽约茱莉亚钢琴协奏曲比赛冠军。
Hanbo Liu is a pianist and composer. He has peformed over 80 concerts in the United States and China, at important venues including the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and United Nations Assembly Hall in New York City, Hong Kong TVB, China Central TV (CCTV) in Beijing, Beijing Olympic Water Cube National Aquatics Center, and Anhui TV Spring Festival Gala. He has composed around 40 piano pieces and songs which are either included in his worldwide-released original albums, or for films such as the film music he has been working on recently for the Rollin Studios which is the US Co-Production company for the Wandering Earth 2 film. Hanbo is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City with a master degree, where he has been studying piano with Yeheved Kaplinsky since pre-college. He is the first place winner of the prestigious Juilliard Piano Concerto Competition in New York City. He received the Outstanding Asian Award in New York City.
Haeun Lee, Pianist
钢琴家 Haeun Lee 硕士和本科毕业于纽约茱莉亚音乐学院钢琴系, 博士毕业于纽约曼哈顿音乐学院钢琴系, Marian Garcia 钢琴比赛获奖者。她是美国著名的经典音乐节目《From the Top》受邀表演者, 也是这个节目颁发的Jack Kent Cooke青年艺术家大奖获得者。
Haeun Lee graduated from The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, with Master of Music (MM) and Bachelor of Music (BM) from The Juilliard School where she studied piano with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Doctor of Music Art (DMA) from Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Solomon Mikowsky. She also studied piano with Yong Hi Moon in the Peabody Preparatory. She is a winner of Marian Garcia Piano Competition and Four Corners Piano Competition, and also the recipient of Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award featured on From the Top.
Joseph Mohan, Composer
作曲家 Joseph Mohan 硕士和本科毕业于纽约茱莉亚音乐学院钢琴系, 他创作的音乐在世界各地的电影、连续剧和视频游戏中被广泛使用, 包括 Apple TV’s SUPER LEAGUE: THE WAR FOR FOOTBALL, Bravo TV's latest season of VANDERPUMP RULES, 和Telemundo's GAME OF LIES, 腾讯的REVERSE: 1999。他曾与Marvin Hamlisch合作为 Pittsburgh交响乐团和 Buffalo 交响乐团编曲, 也曾协助电影作曲家Elik Álvarez 和 Jason Akana 创作电影曲。2016年他成为茱莉亚音乐学院作曲教师。
Joseph Mohan is a composer whose work is featured in films, series, and video games worldwide. He began manufacturing music in Buffalo with symphonic pops arrangements before continuing to immerse himself in the theatrical world of New York, serving on productions of NEWSIES, IF/THEN, and SILVER SKATES. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2021, Joseph’s passion for creating music for the screen has seen him score BCC Media’s upcoming open-world game adventure release, GATE ZERO, Bill Posley’s horror feature, BITCH ASS, 2022 SXSW Audience Award winner (Quiver). His music is also featured in Apple TV’s SUPER LEAGUE: THE WAR FOR FOOTBALL, Bravo TV's latest season of VANDERPUMP RULES, Telemundo's GAME OF LIES, and he is one of the composers behind the eclectic and hyped score of REVERSE: 1999 (Tencent). Joseph has written and arranged several works for the concert hall, collaborating on projects with Marvin Hamlisch, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Buffalo Philharmonic, among many other awesome people and ensembles. He has also had the pleasure of assisting film composers Elik Álvarez and Jason Akana, contributing additional music and support to their projects. Classically trained as a pianist and violinist and enthused with non-classical ways of telling stories, Joseph has contributed orchestrations and score preparation to several projects including BABYLON (Paramount), ROSALINE (Hulu), and ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu). His expertise with contemporary vocal arrangement also saw him assist the music teams on CENTRAL PARK (Apple TV) and HOCUS POCUS 2 (Disney). Joseph received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Piano performance from The Juilliard School, and joined the faculty in 2016 teaching composition and ear training in the Preparatory and Extension Divisions.
Yi Ming (Sofyia) Xue, Singer
薛艺茗, 歌手, 本科毕业于美国波士顿伯克利音乐学院声乐系, 主修声乐表演, 词曲创作和音乐制作。她是美国迪士尼+/Disney+ 平台《Harmonious Live》音乐晚会嘉宾, 也是央视电视剧《青山不墨》的主题曲《我俩有嗑唠》演唱者。她已经获得了无数歌唱比赛奖项包括《中国好声音》2023北美总决赛冠军。她曾登上纽约林肯中心、北京水立方奥运体育馆、中央电视台的舞台。
As an aspiring singer, performer, and entertainer of the new generation, Yi Ming Sofyia Xue graduated with a Bachelor Degree from Berklee College of Music, the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world, located in Boston, Massachusetts, with concentrations on vocal performance, songwriting, and music production. Sofyia is a featured vocalist for Disney’s Harmonious Live 2022, now streaming on Disney+, and also the original singer for the theme song of CCTV drama “Qing Shan Bu Mo.” She has won numerous singing competitions including the first prize of The Voice of China 2023 New York, the Water Cube International Chinese Singing Competition in Beijing, US Supernova Singing Competition, and performed in many important events and venues including the Lincoln Center, NYC, China’s CCTV, Sinovision TV, and Water Cube Olympic Stadium.