Richard Tang Yuk

Senior Lecturer in Music; Associate Director, Program in Musical Performance

Dr. Tang Yuk holds conducting degrees from The Mannes College of Music, the Indiana University School of Music and is a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (UK). He studied conducting with Amy Kaiser, Robert Porco, Thomas Dunn and Helmut Rilling; Harpsichord and continuo studies with Elizabeth Wright at the Early Music Institute at Indiana. He was Chorus Master & Assistant to the Artistic Director at the Opera Festival of New Jersey (1995-2003) where he has conducted a few operas.

He was Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Trinidad and Resident Conductor for Trinidad Opera Company before coming to the United States. He is currently Artistic Director of The Princeton Festival and is on the Music Department faculty at Princeton University as Director of Choral Music and Associate Director of the Program in Musical Performance. He teaches Opera Workshop, classes in Conducting, and Vocal Performance. He has served as choral clinician for the New Jersey Regional Schools Council. He has worked with a variety of vocal ensembles, including community, college, symphonic and chamber choirs, as well as, professional opera choruses. His choirs have performed in several European and North American cities, South America and the Caribbean.

Oratorio credits include the Johannes Passion, Matthew's Passion, Le Roi David, The Creation, Elijah, Symphony of Psalms, Carmina Burana, Mass in B minor and Ein Deutsches Requiem.