Alex Chen is a portfolio artist with a wealth of artistic and administrative skillsets. As a baritone, collaborative pianist, and vocal coach, he brings fresh perspectives on a diverse body of musical works. On faculty at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, he fosters the development of developing and professional artists. Through an administrative lens, he wears many hats to support projects for organizations such as Pacific Opera Victoria and the Gay4Nature Collective.

Recent professional highlights include summer festival performances in Toronto & San Francisco with Tafelmusik & American Bach Soloists (respectively); grant & short film production success on Gay4Nature’s Green (based on Debussy’s Ariettes oubliées, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts); and performing in the mighty avian chorus in Pacific Opera Victoria’s premiere of Walter Braunfels’ The Birds.

On the topic of birds, Alex has a secret zoology background that surfaces in projects such Dear Birds through POV’s Civic Engagement Apprenticeship Program (Dear Birds – Pacific Opera Victoria).