Ho Hwee Long
Music Director & Resident Conductor of NUS Wind Symphony

Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long is a widely recognised and respected figure in music circles. He posses a Master degree in Music Education from the Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, and has studied band conducting under the tutelage of the late Professor John Paynter. In 1967, he assumed the conductor's baton and has since been extensively involved in the evolution of Singapore's band movement. He was a French Horn player with the National Symphony Orchestra (1967-1967), and was the founder and conductor of the Singapore Polytechnic Band and the National Theatre Symphonic Band. He was the Music Director of the Singapore Teachers' Band from 1986 to 1991. In United States, A/P Ho conducted the Northwestern Wind Symphony and the Palestine High School Band in Chicago (1983-1985). In 2008, A/P was appointed Music Director and Resident Conductor of the NUS Wind Symphony. He is also the conductor of the National Junior College Symphonic Band and the National Institute of Education Symphonic Band. His love for music and belief in exacting standard has seen his bands make their mark in the local band scene.

A faculty member since 1974 in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, he is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Visual and Performing Arts Academic Group in NIE/NTU teaching Conducting and Music Education modules and is the coordinator and lecturer of the Special Diploma in Band Directing and Advanced Diploma in Band directing which are the training programmes for band conductor and music director.

Being an experienced and distinguished conductor, A/P Ho is often invited to participate and adjudicate in prestigious music events both locally and internationally. Over the years, he has forged numerous friendships with musicians overseas through the many concert tours and cultural events he has participated in. As such, he has gained international recognition as band conductor. He has conducted concerts in Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong, China, Macau, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.

He is presently the Vice Chairman of the Art and Cultural Committee, Northwest Community Development (CDC) responsible for cultural performances for the residents in the heartland. He serves as a Vice President in the Wind Band Association, Singapore (formerly known as World Association of Symphonic Band and Ensemble, WASBE) which hosted the International Band Conference in 2005.

In January 2004, A/P Ho was conferred the Meritorious Award by the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) for his outstanding and commendable achievements and contributions to the development of local music in Singapore and in 2007, he was conferred The Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat - PBM) from the President of Singapore, His Excellency SR Nathan. In NIE, he was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Commendation in 2004 in recognition of teaching excellence achieved through the years.

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