Vox Camerata is a non-profit registered society which aspires to be a centre of advocacy, discovery, learning and practice for choral music making in Singapore and a bridge between communities locally, regionally and internationally. Since our inception in 2004, we have held on to two fundamental values. The first is that everyone, irrespective of their background and ability, should be given opportunities to participate in a choir. Secondly, we strive our utmost to make good music. We see these twin beliefs as two sides of the same coin, held together by a practice of teaching, mentoring and nurturing as a community.
At the end of 2019, Vox Camerata had the opportunity to reassess its role in the wider arts community. Using the SG Arts Plan (2018 – 2022) as a framework, we saw that there is a lack of capacity for advocacy and research within the choral music sphere(s). While the Vox Camerata Community Choir continues to be the heart of the society, embodying the best of our mission and values, we have also expanded our activities to encompass new areas of professional and community development. For example, 2021 saw the formation of Vox Llinette, a professional choir that plays a vital role in the interventions enacted by Vox Camerata to rejuvenate Singapore’s choral music sector.
Looking ahead, Vox Camerata hopes to transition from a non-profit into a charity, the greater institutional strengths of which would enable us to better serve the wider choral music community. To that end, the society is in the midst of a yearlong organisational transformation to develop its institutional processes and expand its organisational headcount. The board of directors will ensure that good governance is practised, operationally as well as artistically, and that we will eventually be worthy of said charity status. We welcome members of the public, even those without a music background, to join us in our efforts to advocate for the choral music scene in Singapore and make our country a more conducive home for the arts.
Vox Camerata 是以作为新加坡合唱音乐倡议、研究、学习和实践中心，以及作为本地、区域以及国际社群之桥梁为发展目标的非盈利注册社团。自2004年创立以来，我们秉持着两项基本价值观。首先，无论背景与能力，每个人都应该有参与合唱团的机会。其次，我们也竭尽所能，进而表演高水平的音乐。我们认为这两个信念有着双位一体的关系，通过以社群为单位的教育、导师、以及培养之实践作为联结二者的纽带。
2019年年底，Vox Camerata有机会重新审视自身在艺术所扮演的角色。以 “新加坡艺术拓展蓝图” 为框架，我们观察到本地合唱领域内倡议和研究量能的缺失 。 虽然Vox Camerata社群合唱团依旧是代表本社团之使命与价值观的核心组织，但是我们也为覆盖专业以及社群发展的新领域而拓展了我们的活动。在2021年，Vox Camerata便成立了 Vox Llinette，一个在Vox Camerata为本地合唱界重注能量的干预性措施中发挥了关键作用的专业合唱团。
展望未来，Vox Camerata希望从非盈利社团转型为慈善团体。因此，我团目前正处于长达一年的组织转型过程之中，以求完善自身的机构运作并拓展组织队伍。董事会将确保运营以及艺术方面的治理工作有条不紊，进而最终确保我团能够实至名归地取得慈善团体之地位。我们欢迎毫无音乐背景之人士在内的社会大众，加入我们为本地合唱界倡议的各项工作，进而让我们的国家成为一个为更有利于艺术发展的家园。
Sun Boxi
Conductor
Sun Boxi began his musical journey with the Victoria School Choir in 2011, where his interest in choral music was first piqued. He then continued to sing in the Victoria Chorale and The Vocal Consort, under the direction of Mr Nelson Kwei. His many years as a chorister have inspired him to seek a bigger role in musical leadership, and this has led him to take up conducting as a vocation.
His first experience in conducting began in The Vocal Consort, where he led the choir in select carolling sessions from 2015-2019. In 2020, he joined Vox Camerata as the Assistant Conductor, in a further pursuit on the path of music direction. Under the tutelage of Dr. Shahril Salleh, he led Vox Camerata’s community choir in his concert conducting debut in Adventure! 2021, where the choir performed a diverse selection of European sacred music.
孙柏熙在2011年加入维多利亚学校合唱团，在桂乃舜先生的指导下首次接触合唱音乐。此后，他先后参加了歌弦合唱团和维多利亚合唱团。多年的合唱经验，使他对于职业合唱指挥产生了日趋浓厚的兴趣。
他在歌弦合唱团2015-2019年的圣诞表演中，初次带领团员体验合唱指挥。2020年，他以副指挥的身份加入了Vox Camerata。在 Shahril Salleh 博士的指导下，他在2021年的Adventure!圣诞音乐会中进行了他的首次指挥公演，带领Vox Camerata社群合唱团表演了来自不同时期的欧洲圣诞乐曲。
Samantha Wee
Conductor
Samantha’s journey in choral music began in primary school, when she joined her school choir. Since then, she has sung in numerous choirs, a cappella groups, and musicals. These experiences have also given her numerous opportunities to pick up new skills, such as beatboxing and arranging music. Samantha currently sings with Vox Camerata's Community and Chamber Choirs, as well as with The Graduate Singers, a semi-professional choral ensemble.
黄淑恩的音乐历程，是从她在小学时，加入校内合唱团开始。此后，她先后参加了诸多合唱团、人声乐团和音乐剧的表演。丰富多样的音乐阅历，为她培养口技和编曲在内的新技能提供了许多机会 。目前，淑恩是Vox Camerata社群合唱团、室内合唱团，以及半专业合唱团The Graduate Singers的团员。
