【Dr. Qianwen Cen】

Kansas University Vocal and Chamber Music Organization

Co-founder of International Chamber and Vocal Music Institute

Soprano Dr. Qianwen Cen holds the position of Music/Communication Director at KU Chamber and Vocal Organization and   is   also   a member   of Pi Kappa   Lambda Honor   Society.   In her   illustrious career   as   a professional   classical    singer,    she   has    performed   as    Miss    Silberklang   in    Mozart’s   opera    Der Schauspieldirektor, Pamina and one of the Spirits in The Magic Flute, Sister Genovieffa in Puccini’s opera Suor Angelica, Drusilla in Monteverdi’s opera L’incoronazione di Poppea and solo soprano in Handel’s Messiah. She recently completed her Doctor and Music Arts (D.M.A.) degree at the University of Kansas in May, holds a Master of Music degree in voice from California State University of Northridge, a Bachelor of Music degree in voice at Shanghai Normal University in China.

She is deeply committed to academic research as well. In 2022, she participated as a presenter at the 71st   Midwest Conference of Asian Affairs, where she delivered a dissertation on the topic Music in the Cultural   Revolution.    Her   proposal    for    2023 academic conference    at    The   University    of   Illinois to give her presentation of her   research   on   Khoomei:   The   Vocal Tradition that Resonatesfrom the Steppes of Central Asia.

Qianwen has performed in New York, California, Kansas, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, etc. She had participation in esteemed programs such as International   Opera   Program   at   The   Julliard   School,   NY,   Soprano   Shigemi   Matsumoto   Master   Class Program in California, and Lawrence Opera Theater program in Kansas.