DIRECTOR

Mr Kwei was the first choral scholar from Singapore. He was awarded a prestigious scholarship in 1990 by the Ministry of Education resulting in a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Choral Conducting Studies for the Post-Graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in London. Upon his return, he was appointed as a Choral Project Officer with the ECA Centre, Ministry of Education. During his service with the Ministry of Education. Mr Kwei had conducted many choral workshops for choir teachers and took charge of many national projects.

Besides conducting and singing, Mr Nelson Kwei also composes and arranges songs. He was the 5th Prize winner in an Asian Song Writing Contest in 1981. He was also the winner of the National Anti-Drug Campaign Song Writing Competition in 1980 and 1981. His choral arrangements are frequently performed by choirs both locally and abroad. In 1993, Mr Kwei was honoured with the “National Youth Service Award” , the highest Youth Award in Singapore, in recognition of his significant contribution in the field of choral art. In 1996, Mr Kwei was invited to be the Chorus Master for the International Grand Opera Production “AIDA” and the chorus was very highly commented for its splendid performances.

In 1998, Mr Kwei won the prestigious “Outstanding Choral Director Award” at the 3rd International Choral Competition in Germany. He is also the only Singaporean choral conductor who has received such honour.

In 1999, Mr Nelson Kwei was awarded with the “Culture Award” by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He later won his second international award “Outstanding Conductor Prize” at the 2nd International Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Choir Competition in Germany. All these international recognition has won him a place as a member of the Artistic Advisory Committee of the first ever Choir Olympic 2000 in Linz, Austria of which three of his choirs captured 2 Gold Medals and 4 Silver Medals in total. He is also a member of the Artistic Committee for the First Asia-Pacific Choral Symposium 2001.