Shaun Teo
Resident Conductor

Shaun started getting involved in choral music in 2001 with his first exposure as a singer in the secondary school choir. Although his background was in piano, he found the voice to be a very intriguing instrument - one that everyone has, but not necessarily know how to use. Inspired by his first conductor, he continued his interest in choral music by joining a community choir. During the time he was with the choir, he had his first experiences singing major choir works and with other choirs in the region, he also fulfilled his dream of performing at the Esplanade Concert Hall. When he was first introduced to Vox, he recalled the time when he first started singing and this made him gain new perspectives on what choral music is about - it is not only about the music, but to inspire people with the music. Apart from choral music, he is also actively involved in Migrant Voices - a community based arts group for migrant workers in Singapore, and a student at a local tertiary institution.

Mohamed Shahril Bin Mohamed Salleh
Founder & Artistic Director

A person with a wealth of experience and background in music, Shahril is the driving force behind the formation of the choir. With a firm belief that music should remain accessible, and that an appreciation of music should remain an integral part of a person's journey in education, he injected the choir not only with his spirit of musical exploration, but somewhat thoroughly, his wicked sense of humour...

Mohamed Shahril bin Mohamed Salleh studied Choral and Orchestral Conducting from pedagogues such as Dr Richard Swann, Mr Gwynn Roberts (University of Queensland, Australia) and Dr Debra Cairns (University of Alberta, Canada.) Shahril is very well travelled, and has participated in many conducting masterclasses. He has had the opportunity to work with several well known clinicians such as Dr Anton Armstrong, Ms Heather Buchanan, Dr Richard Sparks, Ms Saeko Hasegawa and Prof. Woon Hak Won. He also maintains a close mentorship with Mr Graeme Morton, a well-known conductor and music educator in Brisbane, Australia.

His academic interests lie in the fields of Musicology and Music Education. His passion lies in Early Vocal Music, and he studied performance practices of the pre-classical era with Dr Samantha Owens. Shahril has also participated in the University Of Queensland School Of Music Summer School Programme in Kodály Methodological Practices in the Classroom. He studied Classroom Pedagogy with Mrs. Judith Johnson, the coordinator of the summer school Programme and the Vice-President of the International Kodály society. He also has had the opportunity to study musicianship skills with renowned Hungarian Musicianship Pedagogues such as Piroska Varga and Ildiko Herzaboly.

A seasoned performer, he was a member of Concentus, the University of Queensland Chamber Choir, and had performed with the University Chorale and the University Symphonic Orchestra as part of a soli Quartet of Franz Schubert's Magnificat.  He had also performed several solo performances with other various groups, both locally and internationally. He was also previously a member of many choirs including the Asian Youth Choir and the Brisbane Chamber Choir. In addition to being invited to be a member of the National Youth Choir of Australia in 2002-2003, he also sang with the Madrigal Singers of the University of Alberta while in attendance there.

As a conductor, Shahril has had many opportunities to work with various instrumental and choral groups. He has worked with the Balladine Chamber Players and Soliste II. He was the Director of Music for Kings College, UQ, where he worked with the men's choir. Under his baton, they won 1st Prize in the Men's category and 2nd prize in the overall competition for the Inter-college Choralfest Competition in Australia. Back home in Singapore, he was the chorus master for Saint Margaret's Secondary School production of ‘Anne of Green Gables'. He was also the chorus master for Metamorphosis: the SPF Band 80 th anniversary performance, featuring the singers from the SPF Choir, NTU CAC choir, Vox Camerata and Consonance . He was also invited to become the chorus master for RockOpera The Musical, which was part of the PopAgenda of the Singapore Arts Festival 2006.

Shahril is now currently teaching Music at Saint Hilda's Secondary School, and is also the artistic director of Vox Camerata.