I have loved music as long as I can remember. I know its cliché to say so, but it's true! :)

For me, having parents of different ethnicities and siblings that were much older than me, I was heavily impacted by the wide variety of music to which my family members listened. The force of this crayon box of rhythms and sounds captivated and affected me so much that it is the key experience that I draw from in making my own music today.

I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska (a small town in the center of the state) so my only option for entertainment and fun was getting involved in the arts! I started performing at a very young age as both a dancer and a musician. I studied classical ballet, modern dance, hip hop and street dance, and world dance traditions throughout my formative years, which helped me to gain rhythmical fluency. I started my formal music training when I began to play the cello. From then on, I was hooked on the sound and I immersed myself in music as much as I could;...

Piano and cello have been quintessential in my life for the past 40 years. I have been fortunate to share my passion and love of these two instruments with young musicians in the past 30 years, to develop their own interests and skills in music.

Music Background
Born from a musician’s family in Beijing, China, Grace started music lessons at the age of 5. She has enjoyed the process of learning, performing and teaching piano and cello. After graduating from the China Conservatory of Music, Grace happily joined the world-renowned Beijing Symphony Orchestra. In 1988, she showcased in two solo concertos with the Australian Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

As an established young musician, she moved to the United States in 1989. Since then, she has worked as a free-lance musician and taught master classes at the Kingwood Music School in the greater Houston area. Grace also served as an adjudicator for the Texas Solo and Ensemble Festival up until 1995. From 1995 through 2002,...