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Yong Wee Loon

Certificate in Western Johann Koh En Kai, Luo Tianze,
Abstract Painting Danielle Ong Min Lee and
Bantoc Breyann Lennard Taganahan
Yong Wee Loon, a part-time student
of Certificate in Western Abstract Diploma in Music
Painting, won the Silver Award in
the Emerging Artist Category at the
prestigious UOB Painting of the All four students are members of the NAFA Saxophone Quartet, coached by
Year 2017 competition, for his work Senior Music Lecturer and Head of Composition Studies, Dr Goh Toh Chai.
Dreaming of Old Shanghai. In 2017, the Quartet performed overseas at Soochow University School of Music
and Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In addition to overseas performances, they
were also involved in performances as part of the National Environmental Agency
and Singapore Flyer’s community outreach programmes.

The NAFA Saxophone Quartet also participated in many performances on the
NAFA campuses, including during His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales’ visit
to NAFA; NAFA Open House 2018; and the Launch of NAFA’s 80 Anniversary
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Celebrations & Campus 1 Tower Block Opening Ceremony.
Most notably in March 2018, the Quartet’s concert proposal was accepted by
the organiser of the World Saxophone Congress, and in July 2018, these talented
artists will be performing a recital of an all-Singaporean programme in Zagreb,
Croatia at the Congress.

Chen Yue

Bachelor of Music (Hons) Chloe Chua

Gifted Young Violinists Course
Chen Yue was awarded First
Prize (Professional Category) at a
prestigious 2017 piano competition 11-year-old Chloe Chua won several
organised by Steinway & Sons, held awards in 2017 including First Prize
in China. In February 2018, Chen, in the Violin Junior category at the
joined by musicians on the oboe and National Piano & Violin Competition
percussion, presented an evening 2017; First Prize in Category A at the
of solo, duo and chamber repertoire 24 edition of the Andrea Postacchini
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as part of the NAFA-Kris Foundation International Violin Competition 2017;
Fund Concerto Competition Finalists’ and third place at the 2 Zhuhai
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Showcase, at the Esplanade Recital International Mozart Competition 2017.
Studio. As the Grand Prize Winner
of the NAFA-Kris Foundation Fund Her most significant achievement to date was winning Joint First Prize in the Junior
Concerto Competition 2018, Chen Section of the prestigious 2018 Menuhin Competition in Geneva, Switzerland,
was featured as the concert soloist dubbed the ‘Olympics of the Violin.’ She is the second Singaporean to have won
in the NAFA 80 Anniversary Arts this award, after Ning Kam won it in 1991. OUR TALENTS
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Festival Concert, held at the Victoria
Concert Hall. She is a recipient of the
Leong Yoon Pin Scholarship (Degree).

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