Artist
Conductor：Tiansheng Guo
Guo Tiansheng is a member of the Chinese Musicians Association and a national first-class conductor in China. He serves as an executive director of the China National Orchestra Society and the Conducting Professional Committee, a guest professor at the Affiliated High School of the China Conservatory of Music, an examiner for the China Conservatory of Music's social art grading system, and a guest conductor of the "Dazhong Youth Chinese Orchestra" in Taichung, Taiwan. He previously served as the chief conductor of the Hebei Provincial Song and Dance Theater National Orchestra for an extended period. Since 2012, he has been the music director and conductor of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association in the United States.
President, Erhu Performing Artist：Zhantao Lin
Zhantao Lin, the president of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association, a former associate professor at Guangxi Arts Institute, and an honorary council member of the Huqin Professional Committee of the China National Orchestra Society. Since moving to the United States in 1999, he has frequently participated in performances throughout New England. He was invited to perform at the Silk Road concert hosted by Yo-Yo Ma and to give lectures and performances at the Santiago String Association in Spain. Since 2012, he has primarily organized major concerts in Boston, including the "Dream of the Red Chamber Suite," "Liu Sanjie Suite," and "Ashima Suite." In 2018, he was invited to play the lead role in the short film "Chengxian" and provided Erhu music recordings for the film. This film won several awards, including Best Short Film at the Los Angeles Asian Film Festival and the Palm Beach International Film Arts Award. In 2019, he was awarded the title of Blodgett Visiting Artist by the Department of Music at Harvard University.
Orchestra Leader, Musician: Zhengshan Zhang
Zhengshan Zhang, the leader of the Chinese and Western Orchestra of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association and one of its founding members, also serving as an executive director. With over a decade of experience in professional art troupes and theaters, he is a full-time professional musician. He won the Excellence Award in a professional instrumental competition hosted by Guangdong TV. With decades dedicated to music, he studied under Professor Huang Jincheng at Xinghai Conservatory of Music, specializing in xiao and dizi, and also received training in instrumental arrangement from composers such as Xie Pan and Tang Kaixuan. He possesses comprehensive musical skills and is proficient in various Chinese wind instruments, and string instruments. After moving to the U.S., he founded the Silk and Bamboo Music School and a Chinese chamber orchestra, contributing to the promotion of Chinese culture and the cultivation of artistic talent. He was invited to perform at a 16-nation wind instrument concert hosted by the Boston Center for the Arts, receiving high praise. In 2013 and 2014, his students won first prizes in the Chinese and Western Instrumental Competition hosted by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Princeton International Instrumental Competition, earning him the "Best Teacher" award. Since the founding of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association, he has played a key artistic role in repertoire selection, adaptation, orchestration, directing, training, and organizing rehearsals. He has also served as the chief music planner for major concerts, including Resplendent National Style, The Dream of the Red Chamber Suite, The Third Sister Liu Suite, and Ashima Suite.
Youth Orchestra Leader, Yangqin Performer：Shaojian Huang
黄少坚．扬琴演奏家，音协乐团打击乐组负责人。毕业于广州星海音乐学院扬琴专科。来美后参与创办波士顿丝竹音乐学校和波土顿中国民族室内乐团；是波士顿华人音乐家协会创会理事，并兼任音协财务负责人。多年来积极参加各种演出活动和培训扬琴和打击乐学生，为乐团不断输送高水准的年轻新生力量。所教授的扬琴学生屡次在不同的比赛中荣获一等奖，并在音协乐团担任独奏演员和扬琴首席。目前同时担任音协青少年乐团副团长。
Secretary-General, Host：Xiaomei Wang
Xiaomei Wang, former national first-class host in China, former director and editor of CCTV's Economic program, and featured in The Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Broadcasters and Hosts. Now residing in Boston, USA, she is dedicated to planning, scripting, and hosting community public performances and concerts. She serves as the Secretary-General of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association (BCMA), having hosted various large-scale BCMA concerts and played lead roles in theatrical performances. Additionally, she has been recognized as an outstanding host for Seattle Chinese Radio and has been invited multiple times as a judge for the Global Chinese Recitation Competition.
