ABOUT ME

Mike (Zhuo Chong) Liu is a musician based in Toronto. His many musical interests include playing electric and classical guitar, performing tuba, writing songs, and conducting ensembles and hosting clinics. Oh. And also playing sheng if you couldn't tell.

Mike’s main interest at the moment is conducting. His journey began in 2017 when he found himself co-conducting the navy cadet band at HMCS York. Conducting was never a path he considered until the experience thrust itself upon him. This opened the door for Mike to explore the world of conducting and since then, his time has been spent holding regular clinics at various high schools, leading choirs, string ensembles, bands and orchestras around the GTA. Mike was also chosen to be a conducting delegate at the York Conducting Symposium in 2022. His main teachers are Dr. Gillian MacKay and Maestro Uri Mayer of the University of Toronto, and Dr. Chih-Sheng Chen of the Little Giant Chinese Orchestra in Taiwan. His other musical passions include playing the tuba, performing Chinese music, and teaching private lessons. As a performer, Mike regularly promotes his love of Chinese music either as a conductor of ensembles or playing gigs on his various sheng. 

Mike currently holds a Bachelor of Music Education with honours from the University of Toronto
and a Master of Teaching at OISE.