Sunderman Conservatory of Music

Award-winning Chinese tenor Dr. Liangjun Shi is an active recitalist and accomplished vocologist. He currently serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Voice at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College. As the Founding President of the Mainland China Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), Dr. Shi is dedicated to fostering cultural exchange and strengthening the musical bridge between Mainland China and the United States. Dr. Shi is the recipient of the 2026 NATS Emerging Leaders Award. He is the Chinese translator of Your Voice: An Inside View 3 by Dr. Scott McCoy and a recording artist for the textbook Bel Canto of China, to be published by the People’s Music Publishing House in China. Experienced in the Western canon, Dr. Shi also maintains a dedication to advancing Chinese art songs and repertoire from other underrepresented cultures.

Dr. Shi has performed widely across China and the United States. His stage roles include Don Quixote/Cervantes in Man of La Mancha (dir. Joseph Graves), the Priest and Man in Armor in Die Zauberflöte (dir. Peer Boysen), Remendado in Carmen, and Wang Xuan in Coming for You: The Song of Wang Xuan (《为你而来·王选之歌》), among others. He has appeared at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Great Hall of the People, Peking University Hall, Fujian Grand Theatre, and Clarice Performing Arts Center. As a Singing Health Specialist and NCVS-trained Vocologist, Dr. Shi has observed surgical laryngology and clinical speech-language pathology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Actively engaged in current research, Dr. Shi has presented at national and international conferences, including the NATS National Conference, the Voice Foundation Annual Symposium, the National Bel Canto of China Forum (Beijing, China), and the North Carolina Music Teachers Association Annual Conference. He has given invited lectures at the University of Maryland, The Ohio State University, Campbell University, and Peking University.

Grounded in vocal health and in-depth artistry, Dr. Shi’s teaching helps students develop a systematic understanding of their voices through both scientific principles and artistic expression. His students have gone on to perform in Broadway productions and to work with such professional organizations as Opera Philadelphia, The Washington Chorus, The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and Baltimore Choral Arts Society. His students have also been accepted into competitive programs at Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University, Williams College, Manhattan School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, The Ohio State University, the University of Maryland, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini Firenze (Italy), and Sichuan Conservatory of Music (China).

Dr. Shi holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Pedagogy from the University of Maryland. His interdisciplinary training at The Ohio State University includes a Master of Arts in Voice Pedagogy, a Master of Music in Voice Performance, and a Singing Health Specialization. He completed a Vocology Certificate through the National Center for Voice and Speech and the University of Utah. His previous education also includes a Master of Fine Arts in Drama (Opera) from Peking University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Chengdu University of Technology. His mentors include Scott McCoy, Carmen Balthrop, Delores Ziegler, and Ingo R. Titze.