Jennifer Tham (born 1962) is a leading

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conductor and music pedagogue based in

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. She received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and sociology from the National University of Singapore in 1985, and trained to be a composer at the

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, British Columbia, Canada, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music in 1995. She has been the artistic director and conductor with the SYC Ensemble Singers since 1986, the artistic director of the Young Musicians' Society since its incorporation as a non-profit arts company in 1996, and is also a conductor with several school choirs at the secondary and junior college levels being the main conductor for school choirs like the Dunman High School Choir and the River Valley High School Choir. She was conferred the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council of Singapore in 1992, and was a recipient of the

Cultural Medallion The Cultural Medallion is a cultural award in Singapore conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film. It is widely recognized as Singapore's pinnacle arts award. Histo ...

in 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tham, Jennifer Living people 1962 births Singaporean women Singaporean conductors (music) National University of Singapore alumni Simon Fraser University alumni Recipients of the Cultural Medallion Singaporean people of Chinese descent 20th-century Singaporean musicians 21st-century Singaporean musicians 20th-century conductors (music) 21st-century conductors (music)