Biography

Dr. Yu-Feng Huang is a Taiwanese choral conductor, educator, and arts organizer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. His work is dedicated to connecting cultures, languages, and communities through choral music, with a particular focus on advancing the visibility and appreciation of Asian and Chinese-language choral repertoire in the United States.

Dr. Huang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Choral Conducting from the University of Utah and a Master of Music (M.M.) from National Taiwan Normal University. Before relocating to the United States, he conducted numerous university and community choirs in Taiwan. With more than fifteen years of experience in choral conducting and education, he has remained actively engaged in performance, teaching, and cross-cultural initiatives in the United States. At the University of Utah, he studied with Dr. Barlow Bradford, served as a teaching assistant for the University Chamber Choir and A Cappella Choir, and taught undergraduate choral conducting.

A central focus of Dr. Huang’s artistic work is the relationship between language, culture, and choral sound. His doctoral research developed systematic guidelines for Mandarin pronunciation and musical interpretation to help non-Chinese-speaking singers approach Chinese choral repertoire with greater linguistic and stylistic understanding. He also founded the Chinese Choral Repertoire Promotion Project, an initiative that uses Chinese literature and choral music to foster cross-cultural understanding while introducing contemporary Chinese-language and Asian repertoire to American singers and audiences.

In 2026, Dr. Huang founded Luna Chorus (月映女聲), a treble ensemble centered on Asian choral repertoire, women composers, and cross-cultural exchange. Through the ensemble, he explores diverse expressions of treble voices within contemporary choral music. He is also developing Chinese immersion choral education for children, integrating language learning, musicianship, and cultural experience to help a new generation build meaningful connections with Chinese and Asian cultures.

Beyond conducting and education, Dr. Huang is the founder of Note Is Publishing (專註出版), a U.S.-based music publisher dedicated to promoting and publishing Chinese-language choral repertoire and helping composers, conductors, and ensembles bridge linguistic and cultural boundaries. His work also extends into arts administration and organizational development. He currently works with Utah Chamber Artists in arts administration and serves as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Western Region.

Dr. Huang received his early choral and conducting training in Taiwan, studying with Dr. Ai-Kuang Sun (孫愛光) at National Taiwan Normal University and working extensively with Fang-Pei Lien (連芳貝) through the National Taiwan University Chorus. His experiences across Taiwan and the United States have shaped an artistic vision centered on choral music as a medium for cultural exchange—bringing people of different languages, backgrounds, and generations together through the shared act of singing.