English Translation (Formal Artist Bio Standard, Singapore Performing Arts Industry Terminology)
Titles
Global Image Ambassador of Drum Rhythm
Image Ambassador of Singapore
Principal Percussionist, Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Deputy Secretary-General, Singapore Percussion Society
Co-Founder & Principal, Resonance Wind & Percussion Ensemble
Endorsing Artist for Innovative Percussion
Endorsing Artist for Pantheon Percussion
Competition Awards
2008 Singapore National Chinese Music Competition – Open Percussion Category: Champion
Jointly Organised by: International Association for Music and Dance Exchange, Chinese Musicians Association National Percussion Society, and Percussion Committee of China National Orchestra Society
2014 International Chinese Percussion Competition (Singapore)
- Gold Medal, Marimba Solo, Western Percussion Youth Group A
- Bronze Medal, Solo, Traditional Chinese Percussion Youth Group A
2017 Singapore National Indian Music Competition – Open Percussion Category: 3rd Prize
Education & Mentorship
2014–2016 Master of Performance with Distinction, Royal Academy of Music, London
2012–2014 Bachelor’s Degree with First Class Honours, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Singapore
He studied Traditional Chinese Percussion under Quek Yong Teck, former Principal Percussionist and current Resident Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
His Western Percussion tutors include David Hockings, Principal Percussionist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra; renowned international percussionist Wu Xinyi; and Matt Perry, Principal Timpanist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
Performance & Outreach Profile
An active and highly acclaimed Singaporean performer, Chong Wei has represented Singapore and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra at music festivals and concert tours across South Korea, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, China and more.
To advance the development of percussion music in Singapore, he has collaborated with the Ministry of Education and numerous local schools in recent years to deliver lectures and masterclasses.
He has been featured in exclusive profiles by media outlets including BR-Klassik (Munich Classical Radio), Channel NewsAsia, The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao.