Presenting “A Taste of Malaysian Folk-Based Choral Music for Treble / Women’s Choirs”! Thank you for the invitation, Marian Dolan and Morna Edmundson!
Geneviene Wong Jen-Pei graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly known as Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), Scotland) with First Class Honours and received the “Rhona Reid Scholarship” to pursue the MMus (Performance) in Piano Accompaniment with Jean Hutchison. Upon completion of the Masters, she was awarded the “Broadwood Junior Fellowship for Piano Accompaniment” at the RSAMD.
In Glasgow, she accompanied the Glasgow Youth Choir and the Glasgow Philharmonic Male Voice Choir, performing in various venues throughout Britain, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Vivian Chua studied piano and violin at the Royal College of Music London from September 1994 to July 1996. She transferred to the Royal Academy of Music London in September 1996 to continue with her piano professor Frank Wibaut where she graduated with honours in piano performance in 1998.
Vivian’s first foray into composition began by being one of six young composers for the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra’s (MPO) Young Composers Forum and this resulted in ‘Water – Moods and Reflections’ for chamber orchestra, premiered on 30 March 2003 at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas conducted by Kevin Field.
I am learning how to do the work, and I invite you to join me if you feel our values align 🙂
“Equity is the precursor to renewed societal relevance in all western classical forms of music.” – panelist, Andrew Adridge, co-founder Opera InReach. Over the past few years, the topic of diversity in choral music has reached a tipping point and has emerged as one of the most important facets to fostering inclusivity, relevance, and positive…
Juliette Lai was awarded the prestigious Federal Scholarship by the Malaysian Government to further her studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama from where she graduated, winning prizes for Best All-Round Student and for Harmony & Counterpoint.
While Head of the Music Department at the Malaysian Teachers College in Johor Bahru (Malaysia), she also served as Chairman of Committees for Curriculum Planning for Malaysian Teachers Colelges & Schools as well as the Chief Examiner for the Malaysian O-Level (Secondary School) Music Examinations.
Looking forward to meeting choral colleagues at concerts, interest sessions, and the Graphite Publishing Booth!
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If you would like an existing piece/song arranged specifically for your choir, please contact me and I will be happy to discuss the concept you have in mind and how we can best collaborate to create a unique choral arrangement!
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I am exploring how I can be an empowered voice for the various communities I identify with and represent. I envision my music from Page to Performance, through Pedagogy, and am finding ways to be supportive of those who are allies for cultural acknowledgement of repertoire programming of my music. Please take a moment to read more about my advocacy.