by Carolyn Hung | Oct 22, 2022 | Interviews |
Johann Koh En Kai (b.1998) is a Bmus4 Saxophone student in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). He is currently under the tutelage of Dr. Leslie Wong Kah Ho, one of Singapore’s most prolific saxophonists and pedagogues. He first picked up the saxophone at the age... 
by K K | Oct 21, 2022 | Interviews |
Quek Jun Rui (b. 2001) began playing the oboe at the age of 10 under the tutelage of Simon Lee and Elaine Yeo. He was an oboist with the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO) since 2013, and was appointed Principal Oboe in 2017. As a soloist, he made his debut... 
by Editor | Oct 12, 2022 | Interviews |
Solomon Ho started learning the trombone at the age of 13, from Bedok South Secondary School Symphonic Band under the baton of Music Freelancers Tay Kai Tze and Nigel Leong. Solomon was also under the tutelage of Singapore Symphony Orchestra Section Trombone, Sam... 
by K K | Sep 23, 2022 | Interviews |
David Zechariah Kwek graduated from the Royal College of Music, London, with First Class Honours in collaboration with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. He has performed internationally in various ensemble settings, putting up well-received concerts in London,... 
by Editor | Sep 22, 2022 | Interviews |
David R. Holsinger, twice the recipient of the prestigious Ostwald Composition Prize of the American Bandmasters Association, was educated at Central Methodist College [Now Central Methodist University], Fayette, Missouri; Central Missouri State University [Now... 
by Editor | Sep 19, 2022 | Interviews |
Prizewinner of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Solo Competition in 2013, Lau Wen Rong completed his Master’s Degree with Raymond Mase at The Juilliard School under the Frieda and Harry Aronson Scholarship. Wen Rong received his Bachelor of Music Degree from the... 
by Editor | Sep 10, 2022 | Interviews |
Darren Sng is a Singapore-born composer living in London, whose works span a range of genres and medium including film, orchestral, electronic and experimental concert music. Having been occasionally talked out of writing overly-ambitious music in his earlier years as... 
by Editor | Sep 7, 2022 | Interviews |
Born in 1982, Hideaki Miura studied composition at the Tokyo music & media arts Shobi under Etsuo Kawasaki, Masataka Matsuo and Hideki Shinozaki. After graduating in March 2004, he has arranged wide genres of music for symphony orchestra, wind band, and commercial... 
by Editor | Sep 1, 2022 | Interviews |
Tan Yun Qu is a Singaporean saxophonist and a recent graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)/Royal College of Music (RCM) Bachelor of Music (Honours) Programme. As a soloist, Yun Qu has clinched awards at numerous competitions locally and internationally... 
by Editor | Aug 30, 2022 | Interviews |
Italian trombonist Peter Steiner’s playing has been described as “beautifully controlled with a vocal sound” and he is recognized around the world as “a new trombone star within his generation” who “plays with total control”. In 2019 he was honoured as a Prize Winner...