Barbara Fei began her music studies as a piano student under Professor Ding Shan-de and later with Professor Yin Kai-chee at the National Music Conservatory, Nanjing, China, In 1950, she came to Hong Kong and started vocal lessons with Professor Chao Mei-pa, In 1956,Fei went to France to refine her art at Conversatoire.

Barbara Fei is at once the Chairman of the music committee of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council; Music Director and Conductor of the Allegro Singers; Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Choral Societies; Honorary Research Fellow of the Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong; Chairman of the Hong Kong Ethnomusicology Society; Music Director and Conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Oratorio Society; Senior of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, etc. In year 2011, Barbara Fei appointed by PRC as Honorary Member of the National Committee of“The China Federation of Literary and Art Circles”. In June 2008, March 2010 and September 2013 awarded“The Honorary Fellowship”by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Institute of Education and Hong Kong Baptist University respectively. She was also appointed as Artistic Adviser to the Vienna World Peace Choral Festival 2011. In July 2001, Barbara Fei was awarded the“Bronze Bauhinia Star”and“Silver Bauhinia Star”in July 2012 by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
In July 2013 again awarded “Hong Kong Women of Excellence in the Six Arts”by The Hong Kong Federation of Women.
In January 2016 awarded one of the tenth “Chinese Culture Figures of 2015”.