Category archives: People

YST STORIES Research Stories: Asst Prof Kat Agres People Tell us more about yourself? Hi, I’m Kat Agres, an Assistant Professor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. I teach classes on music cognition, the psychology of music performance, and soon will be offering a new module at the Yong Loo Lin School of […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways 2021: Taking Flight People Our annual Charting Pathways series captures the musical journeys and photo moments of some members of our graduates in a series of stories. This year, we caught up with members of the Class of 2021 and looked back on their four years in memories and photos. To […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Caleb Yoong Musical Journeys People CALEB YOONG (’21, Audio Arts & Sciences) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? A significant project would be Riverlife Church’s upcoming live album Behold – the first full-length album that I am working on – where I’ve been responsible […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Tseng Chieh-An Musical Journeys People TSENG CHIEH-AN (’21, Violin) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? The most significant experience in my four years at YST would be being in the 2019 Conservatory Concerto Competition grand finals. It was such an amazing performing opportunity and […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Elizabeth Low Musical Journeys People ELIZABETH LOW (’21, Piano) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? My second and third years in YST were the busiest and most meaningful. I took part in two competitions – the 2019 Conservatory Concerto Competition, where I had the […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Danilo Ignacio Contreras Osorio Musical Journeys People DANILO IGNACIO CONTRERAS OSORIO (’21, Trombone) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? Brassissimo Brass Quintet, formed with a few like-minded YST friends, was definitely my most important project over the past four years. I owe to it […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Priscilla Fong Musical Journeys People PRISCILLA FONG (’21, Voice) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? I have been honoured to be a part of many wonderful initiatives at the Conservatory, but the project that allowed me to grow most significantly would be Unmask – […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Pualina Lim Musical Journeys People PUALINA LIM (’21, Piano) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? My chamber group WAN Trio went for the 2020 Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University in Canada! I remember being so inspired […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Eriko Miyagawa Musical Journeys People ERIKO MIYAGAWA (’21, Violin) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? A significant project for me would definitely be my senior recital. I really wanted it to be a meaningful personal achievement before I graduate from YST, and chose repertoire […]

YST STORIES Charting Pathways ’21 – Lee Yu Ru Musical Journeys People LEE YU RU (’21, Percussion) What has been a significant experience from the past four years? In Year 2, I went on tour with the Conservatory Orchestra where I was soloist in our premiere of Asst Prof Chen Zhangyi’s Triple Concerto for Erhu, […]