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張麗歡 Wong Lai Foon

合唱指揮

自新加坡交響樂團兒童合唱團（Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir，SSCC）於2006年成立以來，張麗歡便一直是推動合唱團發展與成長的重要力量。她於2015年獲任命為合唱指導，致力於培育年輕歌者並追求卓越的合唱藝術。在她的帶領下，SSCC的培訓體系進一步拓展，增設六個預備訓練合唱團，並於2016年成立新加坡交響樂團青年合唱團（SSYC）。

從巴洛克音樂、歌劇，到當代及流行音樂，她曾帶領SSCC與SSYC演出類型多元的曲目，兩團優美的音色與細膩的音樂表現亦經常獲得讚譽。她曾為合唱團籌備與多位國際知名指揮家及音樂家的合作演出，包括史蒂芬・雷頓（Stephen Layton）、國王歌手合唱團（The King’s Singers），以及索菲・珍寧（Sofi Jeannin）與法國廣播電台兒童合唱團（la Maîtrise de Radio France）等。SSCC亦曾受邀於國家重要典禮及官方活動中演出。

張麗歡亦曾委託新加坡作曲家創作童聲合唱作品並擔任世界首演，並為SSCC及SSYC編曲。除了合唱團工作外，她亦透過工作坊、講座，以及擔任評審、合唱指導與客席指揮等不同角色，持續投入社群中的音樂教育與歌者培育。她曾合作的團體包括愛樂室內合唱團（The Philharmonic Chamber Choir）、新加坡交響樂團合唱團（Singapore Symphony Chorus）、新加坡抒情歌劇院（Singapore Lyric Opera）、Hallelujah Singers及Methodist Festival Choir等。

她畢業於美國西敏合唱學院（Westminster Choir College），並取得合唱指揮碩士學位。

Choirmaster

Wong Lai Foon has been a driving force behind the development and growth of the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir (SSCC) since its inception in 2006. Appointed Choirmaster in 2015 and armed with a mission to nurture young voices and inspire choral excellence, she led in the expansion of the SSCC’s training programme to include six preparatory ensembles, as well as the formation of the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir in 2016.

With repertoire ranging from Baroque to opera to contemporary and popular music, she has directed the SSCC and SSYC in a wide array of concerts, often receiving praise for the choirs’ beautiful tone and sensitivity. She has prepared the choirs in collaborations with renowned conductors and performers such as Stephen Layton, The King’s Singers, and Sofi Jeanin and la Maîtrise de Radio France. The SSCC has also had the distinction of being invited to perform at state functions.

Wong has commissioned and premiered treble choir works by local composers and has also arranged for the SSCC and SSYC. Her efforts to educate and inspire singers extend into the community through workshops, talks, as well as adjudicator, chorus-master and guest-conductor roles. Some ensembles that she has worked with include The Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore Symphony Chorus, Singapore Lyric Opera, Hallelujah Singers, and Methodist Festival Choir. She holds a master’s degree in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College, USA.