Talking About Season 2: Episode 6 featuring Mak Chi Hoe

In this episode, Joe & Faridah talk with an award-winning choral conductor, singer, adjudicator and clinician Chi Hoe, a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK, Chi Hoe was named one of Birmingham’s ‘New Generation Artists’ in 2008, winning major conducting prizes at College and the Principal’s Prize for ‘outstanding contribution to the musical life at the institution. He was Resident Chorus Master at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire from 2009-2012. Chi Hoe was the first Asian conductor to win a prestigious fellowship to work with the London Symphony Chorus in 2010 which launched his conducting career in the UK. A singer of noted versatility and winner of the 2015 Cameronian Arts Award for Best Vocal Performance of the year, Chi Hoe is in demand as a singer in opera, concert, recital and for consort work throughout Malaysia and abroad. Currently, he sits at the Artistic Director of Young Choral Academy, Artistic Director of the Penang Philharmonic Chorus, Principal Artist and Resident Chorus Master of Kuala Lumpur City Opera in Malaysia. This episode is supported by Cultural Economy Development Agency (CENDANA).