Expertise • Enthusiasm • Excellence

Jane Wong
Piano, Voice

Jane grew up in Hong Kong where she studied Cantonese Opera, including singing and acrobatics. She has a Diploma in Performance Studies from the University of London, and a MMus from Boston Conservatory.

Jane is Choral Teaching Artist and Accompanist for the Cantata Singers, Boston, since 2016, rehearsing singers for performance, accompanying rehearsals on piano, and conducting performances. She was previously Teaching Artist for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, teaching choral technique to students, conducting and accompanying, and training other teaching artists in the Dalcroze method.

She was also the pianist for the Boston Ballet School from 2014 – 22, accompanying classes and performances, and working with choreographers to select music for showcases.

Jane has maintained a private studio since 2014, teaching piano and voice to students age 4.5 – adult, preparing students for ABRSM and RCM examinations, and coaching chamber ensembles. She believes in maintaining close contact with families to ensure consistent home practice.

Jane is also a composer, arranger and electronic music artist. Outside of the studio, Jane enjoys working with voices that are often ignored by society. For example, in partnership with Carnegie Hall in New York she created the Lullaby Project, helping single moms in prison in writing lullabies for their newborns.

Meet Jane

1. How/what age did you start your instrument?
   I started ballet when I was 5, and piano at 6 years old.
2. Did you come from a musical family?
   My family did not have music training; I was the first in my family to go to college. I went to a Catholic school from age 3 to 17, and there was music every day.
3. Best or funniest (or even worst!) musical memory from childhood?
   My brother and I used to make recordings of our made-up songs, impersonating Cantonese pop stars performing them. We would record over and over again, until we were fully satisfied with the songs.
4. A highlight or two from your performing career:
   I played for an opera that I composed in the Puccini International Opera Festival in Lucca, Italy. It was an outdoor performance on a summer day. I opened my mouth slightly to get more air, and a bug flew in. I could not stop playing, so…I swallowed the bug!
5. What do you love about teaching?
   I love working together with students and families to bring out the best in each student. It is rewarding to see that my students and their families enjoy music.
6. What would you like your students to know about you?
   That I am interested in knowing every one of you as a person.
7. Can you share a non-musical fun fact about you?
   I am learning Arabic, and watched (too) many Arabic television shows!