ALVIN CHAN

Hardworking Musician that performs extensively with orchestras in Singapore and abroad. Successful learning of new musical pieces quickly and accurately to maximize contribution to group success.

Alvin Chan started playing the flute at the age of 13 under the tutelage of Wang Tong. Since then, he has pursued his passion for music and graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) with a Diploma in Flute Performance. During his time in NAFA, he was awarded the Ngee Ann Kong Si Award. Currently, he is under the tutelage of Evgueni Brokmiller; associate principal of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Alvin was an Military Expert with the Singapore Armed Forces Band and he continuously aimed to enrich himself with numerous overseas Military Tattoos as well as local performances and recitals. He was also given the opportunity to master the Ryuteki and Dizi for various solo performances such as the WMC-WBAS Intercontinental conducting course conducted by Maestro Douglas Bostock and for the Amur Waves International Military Tattoo in Khabarovsk, Russia. Besides performing, he has also achieved a Distinction in the Enhanced Basic Military Musician Course. As an orchestra and chamber performer, Alvin involves himself with various musical genres and styles. He is the Principal Piccolo of the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra and Associate Principal of the Young Musician's Foundation Orchestra. He also frequently plays in groups such as The Orchestra of Music Makers, The Philharmonic Orchestra, the Anglo Chinese Wind Orchestra, VeritaSG as well as Tomodachi Winds. In 2013, he participated in the 7th Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in Austria, Vienna held at the Musikverein with the SMU Symphonia and was awarded the Outstanding Award. He has also attained the Gold award with the Anglo-Chinese Wind Orchestra in the 2012 and 2014 Singapore international Band Festival. In 2017, he was invited to represent Singapore at the Daegu Flute Festival, Korea, promoting Singapore's young musicians at an international level. Alvin believes in spreading the joy of music to a wider audience. In 2018, he was invited to Ho Chi Minh city to give a series of piccolo recitals as well as premiering local works by Vietnamese composers. In the same year, he was also selected to attend the International Flute Seminar in Bruges. He had the privilege of learning under master flute and piccolo players Aldo Baerten (Principal Flute for the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra) and Peter Verhoyen (Principal piccolo for the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra). He has attained his Masters in Flute Performance with a Grande Distinction at the Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium under the tutelage of acclaimed Belgian Flute Professor, Marc Grauwels.

• Band Directors' Association (Singapore)
• National Instructors and Coaches Association (Singapore)