He has also presented papers at various conferences in the area of music composition studies, and worked on research relating to music in modern society, music and organization, and music in multi-media productions. In 2009, he presented a paper titled, Composition Lessons–A Perspective from Southeast Asia, at the Reflective Conservatoire Conference at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He was an invited speaker at the Convene in Singapore Seminar, organized by the Singapore Exhibition and Conference Bureau, Singapore Tourism Board and the National Arts Council. In 2006, he was an invited Panel Speaker at the Nanyang-Inspired Chinese Orchestral Music Symposium. In 2012, he presented a paper titled, Searching the Heart of Nanyang, at the International Reflective Conservatoire Conference at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In the same year, at the Performer’s Voice Symposium held in Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, he presented a paper titled, Nanyang Music with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra by Composition Students. Ho’s profile as a composer is also listed in Singapore, The Encyclopedia, a National Heritage Board publication by Editions Didier Millet.
HO serves on various arts advisory committees locally and internationally. He was elected Vice-President and Regional Director for Asia/Oceana on the Board of the International Computer Music Association and was the Artistic Director and Co-organizer for the International Exchange Composers Concerts between Singapore and Japan in 2005 and 2006 respectively. In 2003, he was the organizing Chairman for the 29th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) held for the first time in Southeast Asia at the National University of Singapore. He is the founding President of the Composers Society of Singapore, which is a country member of the Asian Composers League. HO was elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Asian Composers League Executive Committee in 2012 and was the Chair of the organizing committee for the Asian Composers League Festival and Conference 2013 held in Singapore. He served on the Board of Directors for the Singapore School of the Arts and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and is currently a board member of the Ding Yi Music Company.
“Here is a rare and perfect marriage of Western and Chinese music, done right for once.”
– There and Back, Best Classical Work 2019, The Straits Times