Joyce Beetuan Koh
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Joyce Beetuan Koh | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Koh Bee Tuan |
| Born | 9 June 1968 Singapore |
| Genres | Contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Educator, Conductor |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | jbtkoh |
Joyce Beetuan Koh (born June 9, 1968) is a Singaporean composer, sound artist, and educator.
Koh is the Associate Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.[1]
Music Education
Koh received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in composition at King's College London under the tutorship of David Lumsdaine. She also studied at The University of York with Nicola Lefanu where she received her Ph.D. in composition in 1997.
In 1995, Koh received a Nadia Boulanger scholarship, working alongside composer Brian Ferneyhough. Later, she composed as a collaborator with Tristan Murail in 1996 and with Hans Tutschku and Mikhail Malt from 1997 to 1998.[2]
In 2004, Kho was offered a fellowship in residence at a German music school, Herrenhaus Edenkoben.[3] Koh returned to Singapore in 2007 and joined School of the Arts, Singapore as a founding faculty member.[4] Koh contributed to the founding of the Composers' Society of Singapore and served as president from 2013 to 2016.[5]
Awards
Koh was awarded the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council (Singapore) in 1998.[6]
