Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the School of Music at Northern Illinois University

Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL

Cultural Medallion recipient Osman Abdul Hamid (left) choreographs for The Sisters' Islands, composed by Young Artist Award winner Wang Chenwei. PHOTOS: BERITA HARIAN, NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

Description:

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Eddy Chong Kwong Mei, Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at Nanyang Technological University, who will discuss the musical fusion of Wang Chenwei, Composer-in-Residence of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

About the Speaker:

Eddy Chong Kwong Mei is Associate Professor in Music in the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) department at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He had served in various administrative positions at the Office of Teacher Education and Undergraduate Programmes, managing NIE's Initial Teacher Preparation programmes at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate diploma levels, as well as the Bachelor of Science (Sport Science and Management) programme. He is currently serving as a senator of the university for the period 2023-2025.

Registration:

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