Congratulations to Koh Cheng Jin (Music, 2014) whose composition has been selected as the commissioned work for the 2021 Singapore International Violin Competition! Earlier this year, Cheng Jin won The Juilliard School's Palmer Dixon Prize for the top composition of the year too!

SOTA alumnus Irsyad Dawood (Theatre, 2017) starred in "Murder at Mandai Camp", an interactive virtual play by Sight Lines Entertainment. Written and directed by playwright Chong Tze Chien, the live theatrical production was performed via video conferencing platform Zoom.

National Arts Council Singapore's Streets of Hope features works by homegrown artists and we're proud to see works by our SOTA teachers and alumni in the collection.

SOTA alumni Joshua Lau (Film, 2016) and Lydia Tan (Theatre, 2016) launched "blurb", an online magazine and collective that curates and showcases fresh and original works such as interactive digital art, spoken word, photo montages and more.

During the COVID-19 period, SEIRA presented a delightful K-pop orchestra and dance cover online. Founded by SOTA alumnus Misugi Tsumugu (Music, 2016), the team of artists at SEIRA dedicated the video to "everyone who is doing their part in containing this virus."

To support the migrant worker community in Singapore during these difficult COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019) times, our SOTA alumni leveraged on the arts to make a difference! 15 SOTA alumni from Classes of 2016 to 2019 came together to raise funds through Project Postcard.

SOTA alumnus Lim Jing Jie (Music, 2013) has released his latest single, Bacon! A delectably groovy tune that combines 80s-inspired synthesiser sounds with candid and humorous lyric writing, Bacon is sung by Jing Jie himself and produced by synthpop duo Y ARA.

SOTA alumnae Megan Lim (Film, 2017) and Rachel Leia Devadason (Music, 2017) have pooled their knowledge and creativity together to create a website about the General Elections in Singapore for first-time voters.

Theatre alumni André Chong (2017) and Gabrielle Ng (2019) are starting professional theatre training at The Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Congratulations!

Leonie Koh (Theatre, 2015) fell in love with voice acting since she was 14 years old. She pursued her passion after SOTA and was recently selected to play the main character of upcoming game, Chinatown Detective Agency. Leonie shares more about her love for voice acting with us.