Founding Principal Patron and
Venue Sponsor

Principal Patron

Dr Lo Po Yan

Choral Director

Cloris Chin

Dr Lo Po Yan

Choral Director

Dr Lo Po Yan is currently a community music and choral educator. She obtained her Bachelor of Education (Honours) from the  Education University of Hong Kong and a Master of Arts in Music from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She also graduated with a Doctor of Education from the Education University of Hong Kong. Her primary research interest focuses on community music  development.

During her studies, Lo frequently worked in different music and theatre productions. She was awarded the Licentiate Diploma in Recital in Voice from Trinity College London, as wellas the Advanced Certificate in Jazz and the Associate Teacher Diploma from the Australian Teachers of Dancing Association. Lo frequently works in various music and choral education events. She has collaborated with different local groups in organizing concerts, theatre productions, and community arts activities.

In 2014, Lo established the WAO! Singers, which aims to challenge the traditional practices of community choirs and to sow musical seeds among communities. In the same year, she also worked as a choral director at the Music Children Foundation, providing professional and free music programmes to grassroots children. She is currently the artistic director of the WAO! Singers, the choral director of the Music Children Foundation Choir, the music director of the EdUHK Chorus, a guest lecturer at EdUHK, and a choir  conductor / consultant in various secondary and primary schools.

Cloris Chin

CLORIS Chin graduated from The Education University of Hong Kong, awarded Bachelors degree of Music in Education (Contemporary music and performance pedagogy), majoring in Voice. She obtained performance diploma (ATCL) with distinction on voice and ABRSM grade 8 certificate with distinction on Piano. 

Cloris is currently a  conductor of various community choir and school choir including Music Children Foundation, Tai Po Children Choir, Yuen Long Children Choir, School Choir of St. Francis of Assisi’s English Primary School.