Would you like to find out more about the King Singers’ vocal techniques, tuning methods and rehearsal strategies? Have you wonder how they run the group and select their repertoire for performances and concerts?

The Choral Directors’ Association (Singapore) presents the King’s Singers Workshop!

This event is held at Commonwealth Secondary School Auditorium, 698 West Coast Road, Singapore (608784) on Dec 18th 11:30am - 1pm.

Tickets are priced $50 per adult, $10 per student (up to tertiary level) and must be paid at the door. This event is free for all CDAS members. If you are not yet a member of CDAS, the membership fee is included in the workshop price and if you meet the membership criteria, you can join us at no additional cost.

If you are keen, drop us an email at info@cdas.org.sg with your full name and contact details. Please indicate whether you are interested in signing up as a member of the CDAS. If you are a student, indicate the education institution you are currently with.

Confirmed participants can sign in at the door and make payment from 11am onwards on the day of the workshop.

An event not to be missed, see you then!

Chairman : Low Xu Hao
Vice-Chairman : Yong Chee Foon
Secretary : Terrence Toh
Treasurer : Angila Tan
Committee Members:
Angela Lee
Darius Lim
Benedict Goh
Foong Hak Luen

Conductor of:

Greenwood Primary Choir

Radin Mas Primary School Choir

Junyuan Secondary School Choir

Queensway Secondary School Choir

NUS High School of Mathematics and Science 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 travelled to Hong Kong with the Singapore Police Force as student ambassador.

Huimin has been featured on the Chinese newspaper and Straits Times as a classical performer and a songwriter when she was 17 as well as receiving her Associate Diploma (ATCL) in classical singing at 17. She has been featured in various performances such as MOSAIC at Esplanade. As well as doing backup singing for “Dont Forget The Lyrics”, Mediacorp, Channel 5, Channel 8, APEC and for international renowned stars.

Huimin has also received the National Arts Council Bursary Award in 2007 as an honors degree holder from Lasalle College of he Arts, majoring in classical voice.

Currently, she is a full time choral director. Schools under her baton have received Silver and Gold awards.

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Conductor of:

Meridian Junior College Choir

St. Andrew Junior College Choir

Commonwealth Secondary School Choir

Clementi Town Secondary School Choir

Tanjong Katong Primary School Choir

Music Talent Development Center Choir

Assistant Conductor of :

Tanjong Katong Secondary School Choir

The Vocal Consort

Hak Luen started his choral journey singing in one of Singapore’s premier community choir, The Vocal Consort, where he develops his knowledge of singing and conducting skills under the baton of Mr Nelson Kwei. He attended many conducting masterclasses and lessons around the world given by Mr Gabor Hollerung, Mr Eric Whitacre, Dr Joshua Habermann, Mr Leon Tong, Dr Jeffrey Carter, Prof. John Paul Johnson and Dr Zechariah Goh. Under the guidence of Mr Nelson Kwei and coupled with years of conducting experiences, Hak Luen received the Fellowship of London College of Music in Choral Conducting in May 2011. He also received voice coaching from Dr Wong Su Sun and Mr Thomas Kuek and has obtained Professional Performance Certificate (Baritone) and ATCL Recital (Counter-Tenor) from the Trinity College of Music, London.

In 2007, he led Tanjong Katong Secondary School Choir to win 2 Gold Awards and 1 Category Winner in the 3rd A Voyage of Songs, International Choral Competition in Pattaya, Thailand. Following the success in Thailand, he directed Tanjong Katong Secondary School Choir to its second Gold Award in the 2nd Grand Prix St Petersburg Choral Competition in Russia together with Mr Nelson Kwei in June 2008.

In April 2008, he led Catholic High School (Primary) Choir to their first Gold with Honours Award in the 2008 SYF Central Judging for Choirs (Primary). Hak Luen then conducted Meridian Junior College Choir in June to clinch 2 Gold Awards, 1 Category Winner and Overall 2nd Place in the 36th Festival Of Songs held in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Following that in July, he brought Commonwealth Secondary School Choir to compete in Orientale Concentus, International Choral Competition in Suzhou, China and clinched the Gold Award plus Category Winner for the Mixed Youth Choir category.

In 2009, Hak Luen led Commonwealth Secondary School Choir and Meridian Junior College Choir to attain Gold with Honours in the 2009 SYF Central Judging for Choirs (Secondary/JC) and became the first and only choral conductor in Singapore to have choirs receiving Gold with Honours Awards at the Primary, Secondary and Junior College level. He was then selected to be the deputy conductor for a new choir under the new Music Talent Development Center (MTDC) programme headed by the Co-Curricular Activities Board (MOE) to train young choristers in the west zone.

In July 2009, he brought The Vocal Consort to Hang Zhou, China to compete in Orientale Concentus II, International Choral Competition and not only did the choir emerge as Champions for both the Chamber Choir & Mixed Choir Category, they went on and claim the Grand Prize of the festival. Hak Luen was also awarded the Most Outstanding Conductor Award for his excellent results in the festival.

In April 2010, Hak Luen led Meridian Junior College choir to win a Gold Award and 1st Runner-up position in the 11th Concorso Corale Internazionale choral competition in Riva Del Garda, Italy.

Hak Luen currently conducts Meridian Junior College Choir, St. Andrew Junior College Choir, Commonwealth Secondary School Choir, Clementi Town Secondary School Choir, South View Primary School Choir and Tanjong Katong Primary School Choir. He is also the deputy conductor of Tanjong Katong Secondary School Choir, MTDC (West) Choir and The Vocal Consort.

He was recently voted as the Vice-Chairman for the Choral Directors’ Association (Singapore).

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Members can download the sequence for SYF 2011 Here

Members can downloan the results for SYF 2011 Here