Oboe
ALYSSA YAM Junior Teacher/ Oboe
Alyssa Yam graduated with Bachelor of Music (Hons) from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YSTCM), National University of Singapore, studied under Rachel Walker and Carolyn Hollier, both members of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). Alyssa has also participated in masterclasses conducted by Alexandre Gattet (Orchestra de Paris), Kalev Kuljus (NDR Sinfonieorchester), Gordon Hunt, Marco Ambrosini, Thomas Intermuhle, and Spyros Kontos as well as Veit Stolzenberger from Deutsche Radio Philharmonic. She previously studied with Mr. Lee Chun Howe and Mr Simon Emes in Malaysia.
Alyssa was the first prize for Malaysia ABRSM Wind Music Prize in 2017. She had also participated in several festivals such as Oboe course in Greece in 2016, Asian Youth Orchestra in 2018, Melaka Classics 2019 as well as Taiwan Music Academic Festival (TMAF) in 2019.
Apart from being a passionate music maker, Alyssa also enjoys travelling and learning about different cultures. As part of YST’s outreach endeavours, she had travelled to Bali and Myanmar to perform and learn about the musical cultures of ethnic communities in the region.
Alyssa was the first prize for Malaysia ABRSM Wind Music Prize in 2017. She had also participated in several festivals such as Oboe course in Greece in 2016, Asian Youth Orchestra in 2018, Melaka Classics 2019 as well as Taiwan Music Academic Festival (TMAF) in 2019.
Apart from being a passionate music maker, Alyssa also enjoys travelling and learning about different cultures. As part of YST’s outreach endeavours, she had travelled to Bali and Myanmar to perform and learn about the musical cultures of ethnic communities in the region.
QUEK JUN RUI Junior Teacher/ Oboe
Quek Jun Rui is a Singaporean oboist who began his formal music education at the age of 8 and started playing the oboe 2 years later, under the tutelage of Simon Lee and Elaine Yeo. In 2017, Jun Rui was accepted into the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) Young Artist Programme and was subsequently granted early admission into the Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree programme the following year, in the teaching studio of Rachel Walker and Carolyn Hollier.
Jun Rui is an avid performer, having played in various ensembles locally and at overseas music festivals. As a soloist, Jun Rui made his debut after winning the SNYO Concerto Competition in 2021. He then performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) as a winner of the prestigious President’s Young Performers Concert in 2022, where former Singapore President Mdm Halimah Yacob was in attendance. His playing was commended by The Straits Times as “plaintive bel canto lyricism…displaying immaculate articulation and dexterity…”. In 2016, he was featured in an episode of “On the Red Dot” on Channel NewsAsia titled “Passion Pursuits”, which shed light on youths taking up music as a career despite being tied down with academics.
Besides music, Jun Rui loves to play console games and is always on the hunt for good food.
Jun Rui is an avid performer, having played in various ensembles locally and at overseas music festivals. As a soloist, Jun Rui made his debut after winning the SNYO Concerto Competition in 2021. He then performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) as a winner of the prestigious President’s Young Performers Concert in 2022, where former Singapore President Mdm Halimah Yacob was in attendance. His playing was commended by The Straits Times as “plaintive bel canto lyricism…displaying immaculate articulation and dexterity…”. In 2016, he was featured in an episode of “On the Red Dot” on Channel NewsAsia titled “Passion Pursuits”, which shed light on youths taking up music as a career despite being tied down with academics.
Besides music, Jun Rui loves to play console games and is always on the hunt for good food.
