Jump to content

Phyllis Gomda Hsi: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Added more categories.
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 51: Line 51:


== Early life, family, and education ==
== Early life, family, and education ==
Hsi was born in [[Beiping]]<!--http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/myl/languagelog/archives/000583.html states that during the Chiang Kai-shek rule of Mainland China, Beijing was known as Peiping --> (now Beijing) but spent her childhood in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 March 2020 |title=Mezzo-soprano {{!}} Phyllis Gomda Hsi |url=https://www.moc.gov.tw/en/information_234_109035.html |website=Ministry of Culture-Taiwan Cultural Portal}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=席慕德-生平 |url=https://musiciantw.ncfta.gov.tw/people?uid=2&pid=85 |website=臺灣音樂群像資料庫}}</ref> An [[Mongols|ethnic Mongol]],<ref name=":0"/> [[Chahar Province]], in [[Inner Mongolia]], was her ancestral home. Her father was {{ill|Xi Zhenduo|lt=Rashidonduk|zh|席振鐸}} (Hsi Chen-tuo), a member of the {{ill|National Political Council|zh|国民参政会}} from Chahar.<ref>(40)台統(一)字第405號(1951.12.11)，《總統府公報》第325號 {{inlang|zh}}</ref> Her sister is the writer and painter [[Xi Murong]], and her niece is the pianist [[Solungga Liu]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name="cnaengdeath"/>
Hsi was born in [[Beiping]]<!--http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/myl/languagelog/archives/000583.html states that during the Chiang Kai-shek rule of Mainland China, Beijing was known as Peiping --> (now Beijing) but spent her childhood in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 March 2020 |title=Mezzo-soprano {{!}} Phyllis Gomda Hsi |url=https://www.moc.gov.tw/en/information_234_109035.html |website=Ministry of Culture-Taiwan Cultural Portal}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=席慕德-生平 |url=https://musiciantw.ncfta.gov.tw/people?uid=2&pid=85 |website=臺灣音樂群像資料庫}}</ref> An [[Mongols|ethnic Mongol]],<ref name=":0"/> [[Chahar Province]], in [[Inner Mongolia]], was her ancestral home. Her father was {{ill|Xi Zhenduo|lt=Rashidonduk|zh|席振鐸}} (Hsi Chen-tuo), a member of the {{ill|National Political Assembly|zh|国民参政会}} from Chahar.<ref>(40)台統(一)字第405號(1951.12.11)，《總統府公報》第325號 {{inlang|zh}}</ref> Her sister is the writer and painter [[Xi Murong]], and her niece is the pianist [[Solungga Liu]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name="cnaengdeath"/>


In 1958, Hsi majored in vocal music and minored in piano at the Department of Music in [[National Taiwan Normal University]]. Being a prize student of professors Chiang Hsin-mei and Chang Tsai-hsien, she also studied music theory under professor Hsiao Erh-hua.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1962, she was awarded a scholarship from the government of Germany and went on to study at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Munich|Hochschule für Musik und Theater München]]. After her graduation in 1966, she launched her performance career and became a soprano singer for the [[Theater Regensburg]] in Germany the following year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
In 1958, Hsi majored in vocal music and minored in piano at the Department of Music in [[National Taiwan Normal University]]. Being a prize student of professors Chiang Hsin-mei and Chang Tsai-hsien, she also studied music theory under professor Hsiao Erh-hua.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1962, she was awarded a scholarship from the government of Germany and went on to study at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Munich|Hochschule für Musik und Theater München]]. After her graduation in 1966, she launched her performance career and became a soprano singer for the [[Theater Regensburg]] in Germany the following year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Line 80: Line 80:
[[Category:Taiwanese women music educators]]
[[Category:Taiwanese women music educators]]
[[Category:National Taiwan Normal University alumni]]
[[Category:National Taiwan Normal University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Music and Performing Arts Munich alumni]]
[[Category:University of Music and Theatre Munich alumni]]
[[Category:Deaths from falls]]
[[Category:Deaths from falls]]
[[Category:Taiwanese expatriates in Germany]]
[[Category:Taiwanese expatriates in Germany]]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 9 May 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsi.
Phyllis Gomda Hsi
席慕德
Hsi in 1969
Born(1938-03-03)3 March 1938
Beiping, China
Died20 June 2023(2023-06-20) (aged 85)
NationalityTaiwanese
OccupationMusic educator
Years active
  • 1966–1980s (as performer)
  • 1971–2003 (as educator)
FatherRashidonduk
RelativesXi Murong (sister)
Solungga Liu (niece)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Chinese name
Chinese席慕德
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXí Mùdé
Wade–GilesHsi2 Mu4-te2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSit Bō͘-tiak

Phyllis Gomda Hsi (3 March 1938 – 20 June 2023) was a Taiwanese vocalist and music educator.

Early life, family, and education

[edit]

Hsi was born in Beiping (now Beijing) but spent her childhood in Hong Kong.[1][2] An ethnic Mongol,[1] Chahar Province, in Inner Mongolia, was her ancestral home. Her father was Rashidonduk [zh] (Hsi Chen-tuo), a member of the National Political Assembly [zh] from Chahar.[3] Her sister is the writer and painter Xi Murong, and her niece is the pianist Solungga Liu.[1][4]

In 1958, Hsi majored in vocal music and minored in piano at the Department of Music in National Taiwan Normal University. Being a prize student of professors Chiang Hsin-mei and Chang Tsai-hsien, she also studied music theory under professor Hsiao Erh-hua.[1][2] In 1962, she was awarded a scholarship from the government of Germany and went on to study at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. After her graduation in 1966, she launched her performance career and became a soprano singer for the Theater Regensburg in Germany the following year.[1][2]

Career

[edit]

In 1969 and 1971, Hsi was dispatched twice by the Goethe-Institut München to tour the German Art Songs (Lieder) Vocal Recital in Southeast Asian countries. This experience made her one of the first non-German artists who participated in cross-cultural exchange tours in Southeast Asia.[1][2]

In 1971, Hsi returned to Taiwan and taught vocal music and German art songs at her alma mater, National Taiwan Normal University. She also taught at Soochow University and the Music Department of Chinese Culture University.[1][2]

In 1975, Hsi engaged in advanced studies with Eleanor Steber in New York. In 1982, she recorded a solo album covering Western classical music and Chinese folk songs in the United States, which was catalogued at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.[1][2]

In 1985, Hsi returned to her alma mater to lecture on vocal music, interpretation of German art songs, and singing voice. From 1999 to 2006, she served as the director of the Association of Vocal Artists of R.O.C for seven years. During her tenure, she devoted herself to promoting vocal music, including developing vocal music certification and holding competitions.[1][2]

Later life

[edit]

After retiring from her full-time position at the music department of National Taiwan Normal University in 2003, Hsi continued to promote vocal music education. She published various types of works, including music essays, performance critiques, songbook compilations, and lyric translations, which became important reference materials for local vocal music students.[1][2]

Hsi served as a judge for professional competitions both domestic and abroad, planned and produced music concerts, and published multiple articles in music magazines. These efforts played a significant role in promoting and advancing vocal music arts.[1][2]

Hsi died on 20 June 2023 from complications of a fall, at the age of 85.[5][4] She had moved to a nursing home earlier that month.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mezzo-soprano | Phyllis Gomda Hsi". Ministry of Culture-Taiwan Cultural Portal. 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "席慕德-生平". 臺灣音樂群像資料庫.
  3. ^ (40)台統(一)字第405號(1951.12.11)，《總統府公報》第325號 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ a b c Chao, Ching-yu; Lo, James (22 June 2023). "Esteemed Taiwanese 'lieder' vocalist and music professor dies at 85". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ 知名聲樂家席慕德睡夢中過世　享壽85歲！家屬不捨：上周還高歌一曲 (in Chinese)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phyllis_Gomda_Hsi&oldid=1223007743"