I was privileged to have the opportunity give a workshop at the recent WBAS Youth Band Festival 2022. It was entitled Improv for Everyone! Through this workshop, I wanted to make improvisation accessible for these talented school kids, to give … Continue reading WBAS Youth Band Festival 2022

Cognitive Consonance – my end-of-year student recital! It was a cosy, intimate and beautiful recital with friends and family. I cannot imagine a better way to celebrate the beautiful work of my students! Learning an instrument is never easy, having … Continue reading Cognitive Consonance

Saxophone Rojak celebrates the hard work of my NAFA saxophone ensemble students over the past semester! 21 November 2022, 19h30NAFA Multi-purpose Hall Continue reading Saxophone Rojak

Throughout history, art and music have been used to communicate emotions, affirm and express identities, and recount shared narratives. This concert seeks to showcase how composers share their stories – in particular, their Singapore stories – through commissioning new works … Continue reading Rhapsodic Stories

Austrian saxophone quartet, Aureum, visited Singapore as part of their Asian Tour. Our students at NAFA presented Dr Zechariah Goh’s Souvenir from Singapore together with these fantastic musicians. I had the opportunity to play alongside the quartet for a composition … Continue reading Aureum Saxophone Quartet

Had the beautiful opportunity to perform with the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band to present the complete collection of Grainger’s original wind band works, in celebration of his 140th anniversary of his birth. 17 September 2022Esplanade Concert Hall7pm (approx. 165mins, … Continue reading Grainger Fest! with Singapore Armed Forces Central Band and Douglas Bostock

Daniel and I (dBm) collaborated with light/visual designer, Jo Ho and composers Emily Koh and Bertram Wee on this project to bring audiences two ‘music videos’ and a live concert. It has been a very collaborative and explorative process with … Continue reading project[ions]

dBm x JoHo Saxophone-clarinet duo, Michellina Chan and Daniel Yiau collaborates with visual designer, JoHo to bring you an hour show in an Euro-avant-garde style pushing boundaries, challenging ideas of classical music norms and drawing audiences into a world never … Continue reading project[ions] – live

Presented a studio recital with my students: <STEPS> May 7, Saturday, 19h30 at MUSOSPACE It was lovely seeing everyone dressed up and having to present what they have been practicing in front of their friends and family! I also had … Continue reading STEPS

Another collaboration with Modulah x Xin Saxophone Quartet sees the commission of these new pieces for quintet, quartet and solo. Thankyou to NAC Singapore and the ARTS Fund for the support of this project. It was great new working relationship … Continue reading Stories from Singapore