Wei Chi Vicky Su

M.Ed

Wei Chi Vicky Su is the founder and president of the Alberta Chinese Zither Association. Vicky earned a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Calgary and a degree in Chinese GuZheng (Chinese Zither) Music from the National Taiwan University of Arts (formerly the National Taiwan Academy of Arts). She has represented her country on the world stage, performing in Germany, Hungary, Australia, Singapore, Canada, the USA, and other countries to promote Chinese GuZheng music.

Before immigrating to Canada in 1997, Vicky was the principal GuZheng performer for the Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) Chinese Music Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan. (The BCC Orchestra has the longest history of any Chinese orchestra, having been founded prior to the Chinese Civil War in 1949.) She has also performed at national banquets for the Republic of China (Taiwan), recorded GuZheng music for movies and TV dramas, and been invited to adjudicate national high school music auditions in Taiwan.

Since moving to Calgary in 1997, Vicky has performed many GuZheng concerts and organized numerous performances. In 2019, she performed an improvised set at the Moon Festival, playing the GuZheng alongside Swapan Da (Sitar) and Juwell (Tabla).

Vicky is also a passionate and creative educator. In addition to her work in music education, she held the position of principal and instructor at the Chinese School of Calgary and the University of Calgary , sharing her knowledge of Chinese culture and language.

In her personal life, Vicky studies religion, philosophy, Chinese literature, poetry, singing bowls, meditation, and Cha Dao (The Way of Tea).