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Ong Lin Wei

Best Graduate Award

Ong Lin Wei | Diploma in Music

Profile

Awards and Achievements

  • 2025, 1st prize, ‘Classical Music Stars’ International Competition (online), Poland (Jan)
  • 2025, Awarded a fellowship by the New Sights Fellowship Programme 2025, organised by Pasat Merdu, Singapore
  • AY2024/2025, NAFA Merit Award (Diploma)
  • Dean’s List Award, AY2023/2024 Semester 1

Events, Exhibitions and Activities

  • 2024 and 2025, Music arranger, Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Mother’s Day Concert
  • 2025, Orchestrated The Wall concert for Welcome to the Machine
  • 2025, Composer of Suite 1965 for Tampines Hub Festival 2025
  • 2025, Co-composer for music, AI Generative Art t, a NAFA-UOB collaboration project
  • 2025, Programming of personal composition Battle of Bukit Chandu piece by Macpherson Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 2024, Selected as one of 6 participants for Singapore Symphony Orchestra Composition Workshop, with composition read and performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
  • 2024, Composer for the Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra’s National Day Concert
  • 2024, Co-arranged Carmen Fantasy, for a marimba and saxophone quartet, Suzhou International Winds Festival 2024
  • 2024, Coached the ensemble for the Lions Befrienders concert 2024
  • 2024, Music arranger, Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Christmas Concert

Performance Roles

  • 2025, Performer (Erhu) for the High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur with music ensemble, Artusik
  • 2025, Performer (Erhu) for Voices of Singapore concert
  • 2024, Violinist, Anugeraki Mendaki Orkestra Melayu
About the Award

The Best Graduate Award is a prestigious honour presented to students with strong academic performance throughout their studies at NAFA. In addition, recipients should be responsible students who display good attributes such as discipline, resourcefulness and leadership qualities. They should also possess a record of contribution towards the respective department and the Academy.