Distinguished Alumni of ACSBRCO
Distinguished Alumni of ACSBRCO
Yang Ji Wei (Sheng, 1997):
1st Prize Winner in Ensemble Category of National Chinese Music Competition 2004
Recipient of prestigious Shell-National Arts Council Scholarship in 2005
Deputy Academic Director and Head of Faculty for Chinese Music at Singapore Raffles Music College
Music Director and Founder of Sheng Ensemble "Resonance"
Co-Founder of TENG Company
Worked with numerous Chinese Orchestras (see write-up)
Anek Phiphatboriphan (Bass, 1998)
Top O level student, ACS Barker Road 1998
Recipient of ACS OBA Meritorious Award (Gold) 1999
Gerald Teo Renggui (Cello, 1998):
1st Prize Winner (2000 and 2004) and Merit Award Recipient (2002) in Senior Ensemble Category of the National Chinese Music Competition
Worked with numerous ensembles (see write-up)
Dr. Henry Chua Teck Meng (Erhu, 1999)
Top Student in ACJC
PhD in Medicine from National University of Singapore
Currently working as General Practitioner (GP) at Forensic Medicine Division
Dr. Samuel Wong (Pipa, 1999):
1st Prize Winner in Ensemble Category of National Chinese Music Competition 2004
Recipient of Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award 2009
PhD in Ethnomusicology from University of Sheffield 2009
Music Advisor on Interview Panel for National Arts Council
Artistic Director of TENG Company
two-time Pipa champion at Singapore’s National Chinese Music Competition (2000, 2002)
Set up The Pipa Quartet in 2013 creating the world's first electo-acoustic pipa
Recipient of the Henry Worthington Scholarship
Recipient of the Singapore Institute of Management Teaching Excellence Award 2012
Recipient of Ngee Ann Polytechnic 50th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Award for Arts & Culture
Eugene Ang Puay Wee (Liuqin, 1999)
Top O Level student, ACS Barker Road 1999 (8 Distinctions)
Top student in ACJC
Recipient of DSTA full scholarship at Carneige-Mellon University, USA
Benjamin Lim Yi (Sheng, 2000):
Musician in SAF orchestra,
Studied at SOAS, University of London
2nd Prize National Chinese Music Competition 2004
1st Prize Winner in Ensemble Category of National Chinese Music Competition 2004
Benedict Tan Ming Jun (Zhongruan, 2001):
Former Director of the ACJC Chinese Orchestra
Guest performer with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO)
Currently working as First Secretary (Political), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lance Lim Wei Sen (Erhu, 2003):
Top 10 O Level students of 2003, with 7 Distinctions
Degree in Law from National University of Singapore
Jonathon Khoo (Erhu, 2003):
Top 10 O level Students of 2003, with 7 Distinctions
Bachelor of Science (Information & Systems Management) from Singapore Management University
Currently working as Analytics Executive at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Joel Chin (Dizi, 2014):
Top O Level students of 2014, with 8 Distinctions
Recipient of ACS OBA Gold medal in 2015
Recipient of Khoo Teck Quee Acs Medal in 2015
Top in A Math for O level in 2014 in ACS(BR)
Avery James Seto (Erhu, 2014):
2015 Republic Polytechnic Award recipient
Samuel Ng Rui Yang (Cello, 2015):
Top 6 O Level students of 2015, with 6 Distinctions
Joshua Tan (Bass, 2015):
2016 Singapore Polytechnic engineering Scholarship recipient
Gavin Leong (Ruan, 2015):
Top in A Math for O level in 2015 in ACS(BR)
Marcus Loy (Percussion, 2015):
Top in Combined Humanities (History) for O level in 2015 in ACS(BR)
Benjamin Toh (Percussion, 2016):
Top in Combined Humanities (Literature) for O level in 2016 in ACS(BR)