Category archives: People

YST STORIES Jennifer Tham and Julian Wong appointed to YST Conservatory Governing Board People We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Jennifer Tham and Mr Julian Wong to the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music’s Governing Board, effective January 2025. Their extensive contributions to the arts and education will bring invaluable insights and […]

YST STORIES Nicholas Nash and Yvonne Tham appointed to YST Governing Board People From 1 November 2022, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) welcomes two new members to its Governing Board: Ms Yvonne Tham, Chief Executive Officer, The Esplanade Company Ltd; and Mr Nicholas Nash, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Asia Partners. Ms Yvonne […]

YST STORIES Alumni Postcards: Tan Chai Suang (’08, Horn) People In an ever-changing world of endless possibilities, Tan Chai Suang (‘14, Horn) encourages young musicians to “embrace every opportunity you have – you can never be too prepared!” Upon graduating from YST, Chai Suang furthered her studies at the Hochschule Luzern (HSLU), completing a Masters in […]

YST STORIES Alumni Postcards: Lu Yanmin (’08, Cello) People In this day and age, one could say that musicians are changemakers, spearheading new experiences in art and culture. For Lu Yanmin (’08, Cello) who continues his passion on both the baroque and modern cello, “musicians are sometimes also archaeologists!” Speaking about his post-graduation endeavours, Yanmin […]

YST STORIES Alumni Postcards: Miti Wisuthumporn (’08, Viola) People Ask Miti Wisuthumporn (’08, Viola) what his view on the future in the music industry holds, and he responds, “I have no idea, but I also have no fear.” These may sound like naïve or reckless words, but they resonate with a career that exemplifies resilience, […]

YST STORIES YST announces Dr Peter Tornquist as new Dean People Dr Peter Tornquist will be the new Dean of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. (Photo credit: Kyrre Lien) The National University of Singapore (NUS) has appointed Norwegian composer and researcher Dr Peter Tornquist as the new Dean to lead the Yong Siew […]

YST STORIES Two new members appointed to YST Governing Board People From 1 November 2021, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) Governing Board will welcome two new members – Mr Nicholas Chan, Director, PIFINvest Limited, and Mr Low Jia Hua (’07), Managing Director of the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra. Mr Nicholas Chan (on left) […]

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 […]