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KELLY TANG (born Singapore,
1961) received his undergraduate training at York
University (Toronto). He was awarded a
Masters' degree in Composition by Northwestern
University in 1991, and received
his PhD in Music at Michigan
State University
in 1995. In 2008, he was
conferred the COMPASS Artistic Excellence Award by the
Composers’ and Authors’ Society of Singapore. For his contribution in the Arts, Tang was conferred the Cultural
Medallion in 2011 by the President of Singapore.
Works for Symphony Orchestra
Tang’s symphonic poem Apocalypso was
premiered by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra at Singapore Arts
Festival 2000, conducted by Kazimierz Kord. In February 2008, Apocalypso
was performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Finnish maestro Okko Kamu.
The Russian National Orchestra performed Sinfonia
Concertante at the Esplanade Concert Hall in 2004, conducted by
Christian Gansch. Sinfonia Concertante was
originally commissioned by the Singapore National Youth Orchestra in
1999 for its President’s Charity Concert performance at Victoria
Concert Hall, conducted by Lim Yau.
Tang’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra was
premiered by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with pianist Lim Yan at
the Esplanade on 11 February 2010, conducted by Lim Yau. It is
the first piano concerto composed by a Singaporean.
Montage - Three Movements for Jazz Piano &
Chinese Orchestra was commissioned by the Singapore Chinese
Orchestra for its Season Opening Gala Concert in August 2010, featuring
soloist Jeremy Monteiro and conducted by Tsung Yeh. Montage
is the first Jazz concerto composed for Chinese Orchestra.
Symphonic Suite on a Set of Local Tunes was
commissioned by the National Trades Union Congress for the Singapore
Symphony Orchestra’s 2004 May Day Esplanade performance, conducted by
Lim Yau. Since then, the SSO has performed Symphonic
Suite at venues as diverse as Vivocity Amphitheatre, Nanyang
Auditorium, Toa Payoh Square and
the Botanic Gardens Shaw Symphony Stage. In May 2008, the SSO
performed Symphonic Suite at the Tan Chin Tuan Centennial
Memorial Concert.
The Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra performed Symphonic
Suite on a Set of Local Tunes at the Esplanade in November
2006, conducted by Tatsuya Shimono. In August 2007, Symphonic
Suite was performed by the Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra at
the Victoria Concert Hall, conducted by Brazilian maestro Veiga
Jardim. In that same month, Symphonic Suite was
performed by the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra at the Hanoi Opera
House.
During its
2008 concert tour of Italy,
the Singapore National Youth Orchestra performed Symphonic Suite at
the Church of St. Stefano (Florence), Montecatini Terme and the
Auditorium di Milano. Symphonic Suite was also
performed at the SNYO’s Singapore Youth Festival performance at the
Esplanade Concert Hall in June 2008. In November 2008, Symphonic
Suite was chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be Singapore’s representative at the ASEAN
Anthem Concert at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok, where it was performed by
the Royal Thai Navy Symphony Orchestra.
In March
2012, Symphonic Suite was again featured by the Singapore
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Darrell Ang, in a series of community
concerts. In August 2012, Symphonic
Suite will receive its German premiere with the Singapore
National Youth Orchestra conducted by Darrell Ang at the Young Euro Classic festival 2012,
Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt Square, Berlin.
Sketches of
Singapore was commissioned by the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra for a series of National Day concerts in August 2008,
conducted by Young Associate Conductor Darrell Ang. The National
University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra performed Sketches of
Singapore at the National Library Atrium in September 2009, and
at the University Cultural Centre on 12 September 2010. The
Millennial Orchestra performed Sketches of Singapore to
an audience of over twenty thousand at Asia Conference 2008 at the
Singapore Expo, and again at the Victoria Concert Hall in August 2009.
Tang’s
original orchestration of Majulah Singapura (Singapore’s
National Anthem) was commissioned by the Ministry of Information,
Communication and the Arts in 2000 and recorded by Lan Shui and the
Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Tang’s latest ceremonial
orchestration of Majulah Singapura was commissioned by
the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2010. It served as the grand
finale for the Victoria Concert Hall Gala Closing Concert on 25
July 2010, performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus,
conducted by Lan Shui.
Tang’s
orchestration of ACS Forever (the Anglo-Chinese School
Anthem) was commissioned for a performance by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
and Lan Shui at the Victoria Concert Hall on July 23rd 2009,
becoming the first school anthem to be played by the SSO.
Tropicatto
for violin and orchestra was commissioned by the Association
of Banks in Singapore
for the closing ceremony of the 2003 International SIBOS Conference at
the Esplanade Concert Hall. It was premiered by violinist Min Lee
with the NAFA Orchestra, conducted by Richard Adams. In March
2011, Tropicatto II was performed by the Mihail Jora Filarmonica
in Romania,
featuring violinist Stephan Epuran and conducted by Adrian Tan.
On April 22nd 2011, Tropicatto II was featured in a
Composers’ Symposium at the Esplanade Concert Hall, performed by Lan
Shui and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
The
Singapore Symphony Orchestra has premiered several other works by Tang,
including Largo for Piano and Orchestra (2001) and cog-NI-sense
(2003). Yuletide Rhapsody was
commissioned for the SSO’s Chopard Christmas Concert in 2005. In
December 2006, Yuletide Rhapsody was performed by the
Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra, conducted by Zechariah Goh.
Tang’s
orchestration of Dick Lee’s Home was commissioned by the
Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a special concert tribute to president
SR Nathan at the Esplanade on October 2nd 2011. In commemoration of the 10th
anniversary of Esplanade Theatres By The Bay, Three Symphonic Dances
has been commissioned for a premiere by the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra in October 2012.
Chamber
Music
Duo for
Violin and Piano was given its US premiere at Carnegie Hall (New York) by
violinist Tang Tee Khoon at her EWA International Prize-winner's
Recital on April 3rd 2005, accompanied by Taiwanese pianist Pei
Shan Lee. They also featured Duo at their New
England Conservatory recital that year. Duo for Violin and
Piano was premiered in Singapore by Foo Say Ming
(violin) and Shane Thio (piano) at the YMS Auditorium in 1999.
Serenade
for Winds was premiered by the Ensemble Contemporain of
Montreal at the Montreal-Singapore Exchange in 2002, conducted by
Veronique Lacroix. The Magnetic Band performed Serenade for
Winds at the Esplanade in August 2005. On 1 November
2009, Serenade for Winds was featured in the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra Chamber Series, performed by SSO musicians Roberto Alvarez
(piccolo), Tang Xiao Ping (clarinet), Bettina Crimmins (Cor Anglais),
Gao Jian (Horn) and Shannon Pittaway (trombone), conducted by Darrell
Ang.
Quintet for
Piano and Strings was commissioned for a Command
House performance hosted by President Ong Teng Cheong in 1996,
featuring an ensemble of prominent young musicians led by violinist Min
Lee. In 2004, Quintet was performed at Nanyang Technological University
by pianist Dr Eleanor Tan with musicians from the Russian National
Orchestra. In 2005, Quintet for Piano and Strings was
featured in No Strings Attached, a television documentary series
on Classical music, performed by the T'ang Quartet with pianist Shane
Thio.
In August 2008,
Quintet for Piano and Strings was performed at the
Esplanade Recital Studio by Take Five, featuring Lim Yan
(piano), Foo Say Ming (1st violin), Lim Shue
Churn (2nd violin), Chan Yoong Han (viola) and
Chan Wei Shing (Cello), where it garnered an encore performance.
Trio for
Oboe, ‘Cello & Piano premiered at the Japan-Singapore
International Exchange Concert on March 9th 2006 at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, organised by
the Japan Federation of Composers. It was performed by Yoshioka
Obata (Oboe), Sawako Ota (Piano) and Tomoki Tai (Cello) from the Tokyo
National University of Fine Art.
Piano Trio was
premiered in 2001 by Shane Thio (piano), Chan Wei Shing (cello) and Foo
Say Ming (violin) at YMS Auditorium. In 2006, Piano Trio
was performed by the NAFA Contemporary Music Ensemble at the 27th
International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference, held
at the KL Convention Centre.
String
Quartet Opus Minus 1 was premiered
by the Magnetic Band at the Esplanade in August 2005, and performed
again by the Artsylum Quartet at the Esplanade on 2nd September 2011.
Based on
traditional Malay folk song motifs, Three Folk Dances for String Quartet was commissioned
by the T’ang Quartet for its education & outreach performances in
2011. In January 2012, the
T’ang Quartet performed the Feet Unbound Suite and Three Folk Dances for String Quartet at the Cultural Diversity in Music
Education (CDIME) International Conference.
Music for Special Events
By special
invitation, Eight Decades: A Violin Fantasy was
commissioned for the 80th Birthday Dinner Celebration of
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Shangri-la Ballroom on September 16th,
2003. It was premiered by violinist Min Lee.
Kallang Uproar was
commissioned for a Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games premiere by the
Teng Company. In November 2010, Kallang Uproar was performed for the closing ceremony
of the Singapore Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
Triptych:
Three Passages Through Home was commissioned by the National
Heritage Board for the Opening Ceremony of the Singapore Heritage
Festival on 15th July 2011. Featuring three
computer-generated dance movements, Triptych portrays the major
historical stages outlining Singapore’s growth as a
nation.
Jazz
Two Jazz
compositions, T'ang-ology and Momentum,
were commissioned for a 2009 Singapore Arts Festival premiere by the
Jeremy Monteiro Trio with Grammy-winning Jazz legends Randy Brecker
(trumpet) and Ernie Watts (saxophone) from the USA, together with the
T’ang Quartet.
In October
2009, the T'ang Quartet performed T'ang-ology during the
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival at the Reardon Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
On 8th
& 9th October 2010, Jeremy Monteiro performed the solo piano
rendition of Ballad (the 2nd movement of Montage)
for his Esplanade solo piano recital, Alone Together.
Film Score
Tang
composed the music score to the Australian feature film Feet
Unbound, produced by Long March Films in 2007. The score was
recorded by the T’ANG Quartet. Feet Unbound received
its world premiere at the 19th International Documentary Film Festival
in Amsterdam (IDFA) where it was placed in the highest category: the
Joris Ivens Competition.
Feet
Unbound has screened at prestigious festivals worldwide,
such as the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2006 (Greece), the
Adelaide Film Festival 2006, the Yerevan International Film Festival
2007 (Armenia), the Singapore International Film Festival 2007, Cinema
Digital Seoul 2007, the DocNZ Festival 2007 (New Zealand), the Sydney
Film Festival 2007, the Montreal World Film Festival 2007, the
Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival 2007 (Germany), the Leeds
International Film Festival 2007 (UK), the Mexico City International
Documentary Film Festival 2008, and the Hawaiian International Film
Festival 2008 (USA).
In October
2008, the T’ANG Quartet performed the Feet Unbound Concert Suite for
President’s Star Charity 2008, a Mediacorp charity event which
was broadcast live on prime-time television. In November 2009, Feet
Unbound Concert Suite was performed by the T’ANG Quartet
for Singapore Encore at the Museum
of Musical Instruments in Brussels, Belgium.
Feet
Unbound screened at the Cathay Picturehouse for an
unprecedented three-week extended run from 17th April to 7th
May 2008. In July 2008 and September 2009, Feet Unbound received
encore screenings at the Sinema Old School. Feet Unbound was
released commercially on DVD in June 2008.
Compositions
for Wind Band
Three
Portraits for Symphonic Band was commissioned by the
Ministry of Defence to commemorate “50 Years of Military Band Service
in Singapore”.
It was jointly premiered by the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band
with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band at the Esplanade
in November 2008. On 25 July 2010, the Republic Polytechnic
Symphonic Band performed Three Portraits for Symphonic Band at
the Singapore International Band Festival, Esplanade
Concert Hall.
Shining
Light was commissioned for the opening ceremony of the
World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)
International Conference 2005 at the Esplanade Concert Hall. It was
premiered by the Singapore Youth Wind Orchestra conducted by Takehiro
Oura. Shining Light has been performed by the
National Institute of Education Symphonic Band, the ACJC Concert Band
and the Nanyang Polytechnic Wind Orchestra. The Australian
premiere of Shining Light was given by the Queensland
Conservatorium Wind Orchestra during their 2006 Coast-to-Coast concert
tour, conducted by Ralph Hultgren.
Decathlon was
commissioned for the 10th Anniversary Concert of the
Philharmonic Winds at the Esplanade in April 2010, conducted by
Zechariah Goh. It has also been performed by the Saints Alumni Band
conducted by Benjamin Yeo, and the Victoria Junior College Concert
Band.
Blue
Horizons was commissioned by the Singapore Police Force Band
for its 85th Anniversary performance at the Esplanade
Concert Hall on 20th December 2010.
Highlandler
Overture was commissioned for the 160th anniversary of St.
Margaret's Secondary School in 2001. It has since been performed
by the Philharmonic Winds, the National Institute of Education
Symphonic Band, the Audio Image Wind Ensemble, the ACS (Independent)
Wind Ensemble and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Wind Ensemble.
The Next Octave was commissioned for the 80th anniversary
of Geylang
Methodist School in 2003.
Two
Overtures for Wind Band was the commissioned set work for
the Singapore Youth Festival 2009 Central Adjudication of Concert
Bands, where it was performed by over 170 school bands. Tang is
the first Singaporean in seventeen years invited to compose for this
prominent annual event. Both Overtures 1 & 2 have
received award-winning performances worldwide.
In July
2009, Overture no. 2 was selected for a Sydney Opera
House command performance by the Singapore Management University
Symphonia at the 20th Australian International Music Festival,
conducted by David Glosz. In August 2009, Overture no. 2 was
performed at the 16th World Music Competition in Kerkrade,
Holland,
by both the Nanyang Technological University Symphonic Band as well as
the Mus'Art Wind Orchestra.
Overture
No. 2 was performed by Kasetsart University Wind Symphony
(Bangkok)
and TK Band at the Esplanade on 29th November 2009.
That same day, Overture No. 1 was performed
by Maris Alumni Wind Ensemble at the Thailand International Wind
Ensemble Competition. On New Year's Day 2010, Overture no.
2 was performed by the National Institute of Education
Symphonic Band at the Chiaying International Band Festival in Taiwan.
Two Overtures for Wind Band was performed
by the Audio Image Wind Ensemble at Singapore Wind Music Showcase on
10 January 2010.
On 18 July
2010, Overture no. 1 was performed by the West Winds at
the 2010 Conn-Selmer Institute Conference, conducted by Philip
Tng. In 2011, Overture no. 1 was featured in the
Mediacorp television drama series Tale of Two Cities.
Ignition! was commissioned
by the award-winning Desford Colliery Brass Band (United Kingdom) for a Brass
Explosion! Festival Gala Concert premiere at the Victoria Concert
Hall on 31st May 2010.
Wind of
Change was commissioned by the National Trades Union
Congress for its 50th Anniversary Celebrations at the 2011 May Day
Rally held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It was performed by the
Philharmonic Winds.
Choral Works
Solitary
Reaper was commissioned by the National Arts Council for
the 1999 National Choral Seminar, where it was premiered by the
Victoria Chorale conducted by Nelson Kwei. The Singapore Youth Choir
performed Solitary Reaper for the 2001 Asia Pacific
Symposium on Choral Music at the Victoria Theatre.
Solitary Reaper was performed by the Philharmonic Chamber
Choir for Asia Choral Days at Tokyo
Opera City
in October 2002, and the Windsbacher Knabenchor (Germany) at Singapore Arts
Festival 2001. Solitary Reaper was featured in a
master class by Jennifer Tham at the 2005 Karuizawa Choral Festival in Tokyo.
A Synchrony
of Psalms was commissioned for the 40th
Anniversary of the Singapore Youth Choir and premiered at the
Esplanade in December 2004.
In 2005, the SYC performed Synchrony at
the 2nd Symposium on Church Choral Music in Java. A
Synchrony of Psalms was performed by Jennifer Tham and the Gaia
Philharmonic Choir at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space on October 23rd
2011.
Other
commissions by the Singapore Youth Choir include the contemporary
motets She’s Out of My Life, performed in January 2009 at the
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, and Flying Without Wings,
performed in January 2011 at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines.
The Snowman was
commissioned by the Anglo-Chinese Junior College Choir for an Esplanade
performance in May 2007. Land of Dreams was commissioned
by the ACJC Choir for the opening of the ACJC Centre of Performing Arts
in May 2008. In August 2008, The Snowman and Land of Dreams
were featured by Jennifer Tham in her master class at the Summer Academy
for Choral Conductors in Lithuania. Land Of Dreams
was performed by Dr. Joel Navarro and the Calvin College Capella during
their 2012 tour of Asia.
Tyger!
Tyger! Burning Bright was commissioned in 2001 by soprano
Dr Eugenia Yau and pianist Prof. Christian Matijas for a series of
recitals at the University of Michigan, Olivet
College, the University of Texas,
Northwestern University and Iowa Wesleyan
University.
Following that, Tyger! was sung by Dr Yau at Nanyang Technological University
and the National University of Singapore, accompanied by Shane
Thio. In April 2010, Tyger! Tyger! Burning Bright was
performed by the Sing Song Club at the Esplanade Recital Studio.
The
Daffodils was the commissioned set work for the 2006
Singapore Youth Festival Central Adjudication of Choirs, where it was
performed by over 120 school choirs. The Singapore Lyric Opera
Children's Choir performed The Daffodils at the Esplanade
Concert Hall in May 2007, December 2008 and July 2011. The
Daffodils was presented by the Sing Song Club at the Esplanade
Recital Studio in February 2011.
My Shadow was the
commissioned set work for the 2010 Singapore Youth Festival Central
Adjudication of Choirs at the Victoria Concert Hall, where it was sung
by more than 120 school choirs. On 4 July 2010, My Shadow was
performed by the Jakarta Youth & Children Chorus with the CHIJ
Choir for The Spirit of Indonesia at the Esplanade
Recital Studio, conducted by Jennifer Tham. My Shadow was
presented by a combined schools’ choir of over 400 singers, including
the Hong Kong Children’s Choir, at the grand finale of the 2010
Singapore Youth Festival Choral Presentation at Singapore Conference
Hall, conducted by Kathy Fok.
The Wind was the
commissioned set work for the 2011 Singapore Youth Festival Central
Adjudication of Choirs at the SOTA Concert Hall, where it was performed
by 129 school choirs. The Wind was featured in Celebrating
Youth, a television documentary series on the Singapore Youth
Festival, broadcast on the Okto Channel in June 2011. An
expanded version of The Wind for choir and wind symphony
was commissioned for the Finale of the Singapore Youth Festival Choral
Presentation on 15 July 2011. In
November 2011, The Wind was
performed by a combined choir at the closing concert of the
International Youth Choral Festival, conducted by Lim Yau.
Six
Significant Landscapes was commissioned by The Singers
Vocal Ensemble for their Made in Singapore recital at the
Esplanade in August 2008. The Singers performed Six
Significant Landscapes for the World Youth Choral Festival at
the Victoria Concert Hall in December 2008.
The Angel was
commissioned by Jennifer Tham and the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus
(Toa Payoh Choir) for the Internazionale in Riva
del Garda, choral competition in Italy,
April 2012. Where Go The Boats? was commissioned for a 6th
anniversary premiere by the Singapore Lyric Opera Children’s Choir in
July 2012.
Opera
The Chinese Theatre Circle
presented the opera Intrigues in the Qing Imperial Court on
January 27th 2007, inspired by traditional Cantonese tunes
and featuring a symphonic score composed by Tang. Starring
Cultural Medallion winner Joanna Wong as the Empress Dowager and
conducted by Joshua Tan Kang Ming, Intrigues made history
as the first Chinese opera to be sung in English and performed with a
symphony orchestra.
Music for
Strings
Two
Contrasts – Concerto for Solo Violin & String Orchestra was
premiered by violinist Foo Say Ming and the Re:mix String Ensemble at
the Esplanade on 26th July 2009. Re:mix performed Two
Contrasts at the Shangrila Ballroom (Kota Kinabalu) in
September 2009. In October 2009, Two Contrasts was
performed by Re:mix at the ARTSingapore Exhibition, Suntec City
Convention Centre.
Spring!
Year of the Rabbit was commissioned by the Re:mix
String Ensemble as part of Seasons of Singapore, a collaborative
project which premiered at the Esplanade Concert Hall on May 1st
2011.
The Re:mix
string ensemble commissioned Shanghai Suite and Nat
King Cole Suite for a world premiere at Prince
Songkla University
in Thailand, and a Singapore
premiere at the Esplanade in December 2007. Both suites have been
widely performed by Re:mix, and by the string orchestras of Nanyang Technological University
and Singapore Institute of Management. The Singapore National
Youth Orchestra performed Shanghai Suite at the Kangxi
Emperor: Treasures of the Forbidden City exhibition in March 2009,
at the Asian
Civilisations Museum.
Hollywood
Magic Suite was commissioned by the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra for its 2008 Benefit Dinner Concert at the Saint Regis Hotel
Ballroom.
Contributions
to the Arts
In 2001,
Tang was appointed to the founding Board of Directors of the Arts House
at Old Parliament. From 2001 to 2004, he served in the committee
for establishing the School of the Arts (SOTA), appointed by the
Minister for Communications and the Arts. As a member of the
National Arts Council Resource Panel from 2001 to 2009, he was
appointed to committees for the Singapore Arts Festival, the NAC Arts
Awards, the Shell/NAC Scholarship Awards and the Arts Research and
Development Funding Scheme.
Since 2008,
Tang has served on the Board of the Singapore National Youth
Orchestra. In March 2006, he was
appointed by the Singapore
Ambassador to the Russian
Federation as part of a cultural
delegation tasked with forging links with prominent Russian composers
and arts institutions. He served as chairman of the
committee for the 2011 National Piano & Violin Competition.
Tang’s
works are taught as part of the school music curriculum, being a
featured Singaporean composer in music textbooks prescribed by the
Ministry of Education. These include Music Alive! Exploring
the World of Sound (2007) and First Steps to Music (2008).
In 2009, three volumes of Tang's recorded works and a collection of
scores were digitally archived by the National Library Board for public
access.
Tang’s
impact in music education runs the entire gamut, from lecturing at Northwestern University
and Michigan State University
in the USA, to
teaching at Raffles Junior College and St. Theresa's Convent in Singapore.
Tang has served as advisor to the Ministry of Education in designing
the GCE 'A', 'O' and 'N' level Music syllabus. He also served on
the Music Curriculum Development Committees for Nanyang Academy of Fine
Arts and LaSalle
School for the
Arts.
Tang has
mentored young composers and conducted composition workshops at Anglo-Chinese
Junior College, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Raffles Junior
College, Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls’ School, National Junior
College, Temasek Junior College, Dunman High School, Cresent Girls’
School and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He has composed and
orchestrated the anthems of over a dozen schools.
Grounded
upon a wide array of contemporary composing techniques, Tang's eclectic
style springs from a confluence of diverse sources including
Schenkerian Theory, Parametric Analysis, Dodecaphonic procedures,
Classical form and Baroque Counterpoint. His music draws
inspiration from his multi-faceted experience in Rock album production,
Jazz performance, Chinese/Malay folk song orchestration and South
Indian drumming under the tutelage of legendary Mrdangam virtuoso
Trichy Sankaran.
Tang was
keynote speaker for the Cultural Diversity in Music Education
(CDIME) International Conference in January 2012. From 1996 to 2011, he served as
Associate Professor of Music at the Nanyang Technological University,
National Institute of Education.
He takes a new appointment in November 2011 as Dean of Arts at
School Of The Arts (SOTA), Singapore. Î
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