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The Hong Kong Chinese, choral conductor and counter-tenor, Rex (Pak Yue) Man, completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Music at Hong Kong Baptist University (HBKU), where he studied conducting with Mimi Law and voice with Jimmy Chan. He has also trained with Ella Kiang and Sammy Chien. Among his solo appearances at HKBU are the bass roles in W.A. Mozart's Regina Coeli and Coronation Mass in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In addition, during the summer of 2017 he was appointed Assistant Conductor in The Hong Kong Bach Choir from the 2017-2018 season, where he studied and worked with the Music Director Jerome Hoberman. His previous teachers include Carmen Koon and Law Po Kwan. He has been an active participant in recent conducting master-classes with Gene Moon, Gesa Werhahn, and William Jones, and in international courses held by SingFest Academy (HK) and Voces Academy (UK) during the summer of 2017, in which he led the SingFest chorus and the London-based chamber choir, Evoke. Other conducting teachers and mentors include Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, and Robert Porco. Hae also studied piano with Tony Tsang and has achieved ATCL (Trinity College). Under the guidance of Sylvester Che, he obtained the AmusTCL in music theory.
Rex Man had been awarded a scholarship by the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), and obtained there his first Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting (August 2018-2020); and his second Master of Music degree in Music Theory. He has refined his singing skills while he aimed to be a professional conductor from 2018 to 2023. After devoting a significant amount of time in conducting and earning two advanced degrees from CCM, he has decided to be a professional singer instead (counter-tenor). He studied Vocal Performance at Lamont School of Music, University of Denver in the studio of Catherine Kasch, graduating with Certificate in Performance in 2024. Since April 2024, he studies Historical Performance (vocal emphasis) at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with Judith Malafronte. Previous voice teachers who have guided him since 2018: Matthew Giallongo, Quinn Patrick Ankrum (since 2020), Ian Howell, Catherine Kasch (until 2024).
Recent solo performances include Smeton in Donizetti’s Anna Bolena with Lamont Opera Theater, Martini’s Domine ad adjuvandum me Festina with Lamont Chorale, and Cole Thomasdon-Redus’ Yosef and the Counseling Angel (world premiere) with Holy Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver. In April 2024, he sang the leading role of Oberon in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Lamont Opera Theater.
Rex Man was the choir director at Greenmont Oak Park Community Church in Dayton, Ohio (2019-2020) and at Holy Trinity Episcoapl Church in Oxford, Ohio (2020-2021). He also served as the guest conductor for Cincinnati Camerata. He joined Immanuel Prebyterian Church in Cincinnati in the Fall of 2021 as the Music Director. He directs the choir and occasionally serves as the vocal soloist. Outside of music-making, he is a passionate cook who enjoys exploring a variety of cuisine. |
