席慕德(1938-2023),次女高音聲樂家、音樂教育家。出生於北平(今北京)。成長於香港,自小喜愛歌唱。1958年入臺灣省立師範大學(今國立臺灣師範大學)音樂學系,1966年畢業於德國慕尼黑音樂院,旅居歐美演唱近二十年。曾兩度由德國歌德學院慕尼黑總部選派巡迴東南亞各國,演唱德國藝術歌曲,是第一批參與德國文化交流的非德籍藝術家。聲樂演唱與音樂專題講座足跡遍及美加、新加坡、香港等地。旅美期間,於1982年在紐約出版個人演唱專輯。她文筆流暢,出版品涵括音樂散文、演唱評論與歌譜編選、譯詞等,提供聲樂學子重要參考資料。曾任國立臺灣師範大學音樂系教授(1985-2003專任,2004起兼任),中華民國聲樂家協會理事長(1999-2006),對於推展德文藝術歌曲及現代中文藝術歌曲不遺餘力。
HSI, Gomda Phyllis (XI Mu-De) is an internationally renowned mezzo-soprano. She was born in Beijing on March 3, 1938. A graduate of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei and the Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater Muenchen, Germany, Ms. Hsi has sung professionally throughout Europe and the United States for more than 20 years. And under the sponsorship of the Goethe Institute in Munich (Goethe Institut Muenchen), Ms. Hsi twice toured southeast Asian countries, giving recitals and lecture concerts on German art songs. She was also invited to give recitals by the cultural institutes of Singapore and Hong Kong on many occasions. Besides her teaching and concert activities, Ms. Hsi also writes reviews and articles on music for newspapers and art magazines. Her publications include books on singing and selected German Lieder albums.