Ng Tian Hui graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK in 2001 where he studied Composition with Vic Hoyland and Jonty Harrison, and Conducting with Andrew Constantine.
He led the University Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia, the Conductors’ Vocal Ensemble as conductor and as music director for a production of Stravinsky’s Opera The Rake’s Progress in the 2001 Birmingham University Summer Festival of Music. Moreover, Tian Hui was the music director for the Keele University Concert Band from 1999 to 2001.
Since his return to Singapore, Tian Hui has sung with the leading choirs in Singapore, including the Singapore Youth Choir, the Singers and The Philharmonic Chamber Choir among many other groups. His 2007 rendition of Grieg’s Fire Salme at the Esplanade Recital Studio, was described by the national paper, the Straits Times as a ‘fine Performance, exuding warmth and Nordic largesse’.
During his National Service, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company as an arranger and conductor for the choir. In 2002, he founded the group, Chamber of Sounds to promote chamber music and co-founded the group “Magnetic Band” to promote contemporary music in Singapore in 2003. More recently, he has led the Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore, in a collaboration with the Singapore Art Museum celebrating art and music from the 20th century, while his vocal quartet Curious Attacks has been repeatedly invited to perform at the Esplanade, Singapore’s national arts venue.
Tian Hui’s compositional activities embrace collaborative work with artists from diverse artistic disciplines and arrangement work. These interdisciplinary explorations include work with digital animation artist Yang Tien for an exhibition at EpSite@Wheelock, Singapore; movie soundtracks including two award-winning films, Crammed (2004), and Jia Fu (2005) by Ellery Ngiam; music for theatre and dance with Apsara Asia and other Singaporean companies. Notable arrangements include South-East Asian regional folksongs and popular music for Cantonese Pop Star William So.
In recognition for his work in music education, Tian Hui was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award in 2005 for his contribution towards the development of the arts in the school. In 2006, he was conferred the Associate of Teachers Network Singapore for his contributions to the music teaching community. 2006 also saw him leading a team that won the Silver Award at the National Arts Education Awards.
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