Raffles Singers was founded in 2001 when the alumni singers of Raffles Chorale, recipient of the 1999 Best Choir of the Year award, came together for a reunion concert. Since then, Raffles Singers has continued to draw choristers not only from top Singaporean school choirs, but also from among accomplished choral conductors, teachers, and singers. Under the direction of award-winning conductor Toh Ban Sheng, the diverse group continues to showcase their common passion for choral singing. Since its inaugural full-house concert at Victoria Concert Hall in 2001, Raffles Singers has given public performances both locally and overseas, from the inaugural International Garden Festival in Singapore (2008) to the concert at the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, Poland (2015). More recently, the choir collaborated with the Orchestra of the Music Makers and the Queensland Festival Chorus (Australia) in 2016 for the performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg anEsenvalds’ Lakes Awake at Dawn in Singapore’s Esplanade Concert Hall to rave review.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR | TOH BAN SHENG

Starting out essentially as a self-taught musician, former Physics teacher Toh Ban Sheng completed two Master’s degrees in Choral Conducting and Voice from the USA with the support of a National Arts Council Bursary. Toh has since come to be recognised as an eminent conductor and music educator with an illustrious track record, having garnered more than 70 gold awards at national and international competitions.