Bixiao is a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance (Voice) in professor Nancy Gustafson's studio at Shenandoah University. She has performed as a classical singer throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Bixiao has been cast in the roles of Countess in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Celie in Mozart's Lucio Serra, Laurentia in John Duke's Captain Lovelock and Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.