A native of Hong Kong, Elaine Kong is a conductor, singer, and music educator. Outside of Hong Kong, she has performed on international stages in China, Italy, Taiwan, and the US. She has conducted multiple ensembles spanning from primary school to university choruses. As an active choral musician in Hong Kong, she has performed with SingFest and Fluente Chorus. Currently, she is serving as the conductor of the Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School Choir.
Additionally, Elaine is dedicated to promoting choral music from Hong Kong to the international community. She directed non-Chinese speaking choirs to perform choral works in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. She has also been invited to contribute to publications by GIA Publications, Inc., and the American Choral Directors Association (Western) on choral music and composers from Hong Kong.
Elaine graduated with a Master’s Degree of Music in Choral Music from University of Southern California Thornton School of Music under the tutelage of Dr. Cristian Grases, Dr. Tram Sparks, Dr. Lucinda Carver, and Prof. Sharon Lavery. She also holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Azusa Pacific University (California, USA) under the direction of Ms. Angela Balsi.
