IFCM Asia Pacific Choral Council

The IFCM Asia Pacific Choral Council and Working Committee was first formed at the IFCM Asia Pacific Choral Summit (Wuxi, China) in 2009 and was re-organized at the Asia Pacific Choral Summit held in Macau, in February 2011. With council members - conductors, administrators and other patrons of the choral arts - representing a cross-section of voices of the region, we hope to foster and nurture the development of choirs and choral music in the Asia Pacific region. Through collaboration and exchange, we hope to learn from one another. Through music, we hope to connect with each other, to bring together as many different peoples as possible for a singular purpose - to be instruments for peace and understanding. We began this journey of hope with the formation of the Asia Pacific Youth Choir which, after a successful debut in Macau (Feb 2011), continues to be our sounding symbol for respect, love and joy among the peoples of this culturally diverse region.

 

Advisors:	Saeko HASEGAWA, Japan Emily KUO Vong, Macau - China Grant HUTCHINSON†, New Zealand
Working Committee Members:	Yoshihiro EGAWA, Japan Jonathan VELASCO, Philippines Jennifer THAM, Singapore Johnny KU, Taiwan Kathy FOK, Hong Kong - China Susanna SAW, Malaysia
Council members:	Australia: Stephen LEEK China: Lingfen WU Hong Kong: Kathy FOK India: Nariman H. WADIA Indonesia: Aida SWENSON Japan: Yoshihiro EGAWA Korea: Jacob Youngmok CHANG Macau: Emily Kuo VONG Malaysia: Hock Pin CHEW Myanmar: Moe NAING New Zealand: Christine ARGYLE Pacific Region: Igelese ETE Philippines: Jonathan VELASCO Singapore: Jennifer THAM Sri Lanka: Soundarie DAVID Thailand: Kittiporn TANTRARUNGROJ Taiwan: Johnny KU Vietnam: PHAM Hong Hai