Choral
Directors'
Association
(Singapore)
Derrick Kam
Treasurer
Derrick Kam is a Singapore choir conductor, music educator, and vocal artist.
Despite being a music autodidact, he has put on many hats within the vocal community from inspiring people through community singing initiatives with the National Cancer Centre, National Library Board and many others, to advocating for the Singapore contemporary a cappella community with The A Cappella Society.
Derrick is the conductor of several school choirs, some of which are active in their various communities aside from the annual Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentations. Aside from school choirs, he directs contemporary vocal ensemble Accord, and was the director for TAS Voices, a contemporary a cappella cum community pop choir. He was also the music and vocals director for the National Cancer Centre's 2019 Harmony for Hope fundraiser concert.
He is also actively singing as a member of The Graduate Singers and VOS Men, as well as local pop-jazz a cappella group Acappuccino, who has also represented Singapore at major festivals globally, coming in as finalist at the 2016 Asia A Cappella Cup.
Derrick believes in building accessible, quality music education programmes for children and youths, which forms part of his work as a music educator at a local primary school.