費明儀早年習琴，啟蒙老師丁善德教授，1948年就讀南京國立音樂學院，隨易開基教授繼續 主修鋼 琴，1950年在香港隨趙梅伯教授專習聲樂。1956年赴法國里昂音樂學院，主修聲樂；稍後轉學巴黎 Schola Cantorum，隨世界著名女高音軒納夫人繼續深造。
費明儀女士曾任【香港藝術發展局】委員及音樂小組主席，【明儀合唱團】音樂總監及指揮、【香港 合唱團協會】主席、香港大學亞洲研究中心【名譽研究院士】、【香港民族音樂學會】會長、【香港中華 聖樂團】董事、音樂總監/指揮、【香港中樂團】資深顧問等。費女士在2011年榮獲委任為中國文聯全國 委員會榮譽委員，2001年及2012年獲香港特別行政區行政長官頒授銅紫荊星章和銀紫荊星章。2008年 6月、2010年3月和2013年9月獲香港演藝學院、香港教育學院及香港浸會大學頒授【榮譽院士】之名銜。 2011年被任為維也納世界和平合唱節之藝術顧問。
2013年7月更獲香港各界婦女聯合協進會頒授【香港六 藝卓越女性】之榮銜。
2016年獲北京中華文化促進會頒授【2015中華文化人物】。
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
l956,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”.
