Conductor of:

Greenwood Primary Choir

Radin Mas Primary School Choir

Fernvale Primary School Choir

First Toa Payoh Secondary School Choir

NUS High School Choir

Huimin started singing in the choir and performing at the age of 6 and undergo classical voice training at the age of 13.

At the age of 15, Huimin also started conducting as a student conductor in CHIJ Toa Payoh Secondary School and Catholic Junior College.

As the president of CHIJ Secondary School Choir 2001-2002 she has been to Australia International Music Festival, Sydney and received Gold award.

In her own solo singing, she has also presented Singapore at 7th international arts and music competition, Japan, Takasaki, at the age of 15 with a Merit award and traveled to Hong Kong with the Singapore Police Force as student ambassador. At the age of 15, Huimin also started conducting as a student. In addition; she has been featured on the Chinese newspaper and straits times as a young classical performer and a song writer when she was 17.

Being an active performer, Huimin is also part of NANU™ as one of their soloist in 2006, one of the top and only female a cappella group in Singapore in many events.

She has been featured in various performances such as MOSAIC at Esplanade and as the backup singer for Dont Forget The Lyrics, Mediacorp, Channel 5, Channel 8 ,APEC and session for stars such as Anita Sarawak, Ismail Haron.

Huimin has also received the National Arts Council Bursary Award in 2007. Currently, she is a full time choral director. In the most recent SYF 2010, all the schools under her guidance received silver awards.

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Members in attendance

1. Jason Ong
2. Francis Liew
3. Foong Hak Luen
4. Yong Chee Foon
5. Angela Lee
6. Angila Tan
7. Susanna Pua
8. Darius Lim
9. Kwek- Puah Hwee Khee
10. Lim Tiong Kiang
11. Joyce Lim
12. Emmanuel Qiu

CDAS President Jason Ong reported on the major events that the committee organized from Dec 2009 to June 2010.

- The Score-reading session organized for primary school conductors was a successful one. The participants found the session very helpful and beneficial for their preparation for the primary SYF competition 2010.

- The Conductor’s retreat originally planned to be in Jan 2010 was cancelled due to a lack in the number of participants.

- Divertimento 2010 was a huge success. 33 primary school choirs took part in this event held at the Victoria Concert Hall. Many conductors who took part said that the event was very helpful in giving the students invaluable performance experience before the SYF competition in April.

- A workshop entitled ‘How to manage choirs more effectively’ was organized for choral conductors and choir teachers-in-charge in May. Many of the participants gained much from the workshop aimed at tackling the non-musical aspects of handling choirs. Among the guest speakers were conductor Ms Lim Bee Na and Mdm Goo Lay Hoon teacher-in-charge of TKSS.

Feedbacks for Divertimento from the members

- Divertimento was very helpful. However 2 hours may be too long for primary school children to sit through the performances. There was a suggestion to make it a 1 and a half hour performance slot for schools to watch the choirs perform.

Feedback on how to make attract more conductors to join CDAS

- Provide more privileges, give more priority for events and other choir matters to members of CDAS.

- Collaboration with CCAB to organize choral workshops and events.

Give feedback to CCAB on choral issues and problems faced by choral conductors

- Request for meetings with CCAB music officers on a regular basis instead of waiting for CCAB to ask.

The Treasurer, Mr Yong Chee Foon then present his report of the CDAS accounts.

Members in attendance then voted for the Executive Committee for 2010/2011.

Results of voting:

Executive Committee 10/11

Chairman : Francis Liew
Vice-Chairman : Foong Hak Luen
Secretary : Yong Chee Foon
Treasurer : Angela Lee
Committee Members:
Angila Tan
Darius Lim
Benedict Goh
Jason Ong

Membership Matters

The committee would like to take this chance to remind our members to process payment for membership renewal as soon as possible.

* All membership paid between 1st July 2010 and 30th June 2012 will only expire on 30th June  2013.
Renewal of membership is $96. Cheques should be addressed to “Choral Directors’ Association (Singapore)”.

Please send all payment to:

Mr Yong Chee Foon
Secretary, Choral Directors’ Association Blk
105, Towner Road, #24-380 Singapore 321105

Please  indicate with a note inside the envelope your full name and contact  number.

Thank you

SYF 2010 Results

Conductor of:

Rivervale Primary School Choir

Juying Primary School Choir

Queenstown Primary School Choir

North Vista Primary School Choir

Blangah Rise Primary School Choir

Hougang Secondary School Choir

Assistant Conductor of:

Bedok North Secondary School Choir

Boon Lay Secondary School Choir

Shaun has always loved singing since the age of 5 and has been training his vocals since then. He began his choral training in River Valley Primary School choir and later on in Catholic Junior College choir. Upon Graduation, he went on to pursue a Diploma in Songwriting and Music Production at The School Of Music and the Arts. He studied Vocals under the tutelage of Ms Khor Ai Ming. His passion in singing also led him to being a member of the Singapore Lyric Opera Youth Choir in the year 2009.

Shaun started his conducting career in at the age of 21 in year 2008 and was Assistant Conductor to Bedok North Secondary School, Boon Lay Secondary school and Jurongville Secondary school. In year 2009, he started taking his own choirs as a Resident Conductor and in 2010 led Rivervale Primary School Choir and Juying Primary School choir to the SYF Primary School Central Judging 2010 for the very first time. He managed to help the schools attained a Silver award and a Bronze award respectively.

Shaun has attended numerous choral workshops and symposiums to help him improve even more in his conducting skills and also to hone his musical skills to a higher level. The most recent workshops that he attended were in year 2010, Emotions workshop for singers and choirs By Professor Branko Stark and in year 2009, Kodaly Asia Seminar Level 1.

Shaun believes firmly in making every single practice of his choirs a fun and loving one. He also believes that good music comes from understanding every bit of it and performing it out from the bottom of the heart. Shaun is a music educator who aims to have every individual singer from his choirs to be a versatile singer that can do well in Choral Works, Musicals, Pop songs and also be confident enough to be a soloist at any point in time of their musical journey in life.

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