CHEE KONG HO (b 1963 )
Singaporean composer Ho Chee Kong has received numerous awards and commissions for works that have been performed internationally and locally. His compositions include works for both Western and Asian ensembles. In 2005, he was the organizer for the Composers Exchange Concerts between Singapore and Japan and was the Chairman of the organizing committee for the 29th International Computer Music Conference in Singapore in 2003. He was music advisor to the award-winning Huqin Quartet and was composer-in-residence with the Philharmonic Chamber Choir. He served as Vice-President and Regional Director for Asia/Oceana on the Board of the International Computer Music Association from 2004 to 2007. Recently, he is appointed to the Board of Directors for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and is the founding President of the Composers Society of Singapore. He is currently Associate Professor and Head of Composition at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore.
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