An exciting, dramatic baritone and the only Chinese-born American Grammy Award nominee.
Successfully performing many leading/major roles such as Tonio, Rigoletto, Giorgio Germont, Escamillo, Marcello, Sharpless, Count Almaviva and many others in both China and North America, his voice has been heard at Connecticut Opera, Opera Theater of Connecticut, Austin Lyric Opera, Baltimore Opera, Hawaii Opera and across the country.
Equally active on the concert stage, Mr. Yueh has been performed Beethoven… Show more 9th Symphony at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, Verdi’s Requiem at Jordan Hall, Boston, and The Yellow River Cantata at Carnegie Hall, New York, The Symphony Hall, The Jordan Hall in Boston, and the Woolsey Hall at Yale University, New Haven.
Mr. Yueh earned his Artist Diploma and Master of Music degrees with highest honor from The Hartt School, University of Hartford, and further studies at the Julliard School and Manhattan School of Music in New York.
Mr. Yueh performed the touching and challenging vocal piece: "The Letter from Italy, 1943", composed specifically for Mr.Yueh’s voice by his colleague, Prof. Sarah Meneely-Kyder, accompanied by The North/South String Quartet in 2002, and the compact disc of this wonderful work could be found in most of the major music/book stores across the United States.
Mr. Yueh has worked closely with many distinguished artists, directors, conductors such as Sir. Yehudi Menuhin, Gino Bechi, Sherrill Milnes, Nancy Milnes, Marlena Malas, Anton Guadagno, Adelaide Bishop, and received numerous awards in regional and international vocal competitions: First prize winner: Young Artist Competition in Chautauqua, New York; Finalist, Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition, First Prize winner, The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Eastern and New England region).
As a highly respected educator, Mr. Yueh was one of the youngest Chinese-born Assistant Professors teaching at University of Texas, and has been on the voice faculties at Wesleyan University, Trinity College, and The Hartford Conservatory, in which he also serves as the Chairman of the Voice Department since 1999.
Mr. Yueh is a member of the National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda; a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS); and based upon his contribution to the professional musical field, he has been honored into Who’s Who in America since 2000; Outstanding Professionals by America’s Registry since 2003; International Who’s Who of Professional Educators; and Who’s Who in The Historical Society.
Mr. Yueh has been serving as the Vocal coach of the Concert Choir at Wesleyan University, the Music Director of the Connecticut Women’s Chorale, the Artistic and Music Director of the Kang Hua Singers of the Greater Hartford and the SYGQ Chorus.
As the bass soloist, Mr. Yueh has performed Dvorak’s Mass in D in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague.
In 2011, Mr. Yueh has led his 170 member of the SYGQ chorus, along with Yale Symphonic Band ( Dr. Thomas C. Duffy, Director ), and Butler University's Wind Ensemble ( Dr. Robert Grechesky, Director ), successfully performed the historical Cantata: "Ask the Sky and the Earth" at Woolsey Hall, Yale University, Carnegie Hall, New York, Clowes memorial Hall, Indianapolis, and Strathmore Concert Hall, Maryland.
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