About Choir
The University of Macau Choir (UM Choir) was established in 2004 to enrich the music culture at UM, promote chorus music, and provide high-quality music performances for all UM members. The choir currently has around 80 student members from different faculties and holds at least two concerts annually, in addition to performing at university events and ceremonies. Since 2007, UM Choir has been under the direction of Mr. Lo Pui Kwan.
UM Choir has played a crucial role in promoting music on campus for over a decade. The choir achieves this by organizing regular concerts and collaborating with domestic and overseas choirs. Notable among its achievements is the 2009 performance of the works of Baroque musician Marc-Antoine Charpentier in collaboration with “Macau Voice”. In 2012, UM Choir was invited by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macau SAR to perform in “A Night of Fantasy – Anime and Video Game Music” in collaboration with “Macau Voice” and “The Macao Orchestra”. In 2013, the choir performed in “Perfect Harmony,” a concert sponsored by the Macao Foundation and targeting Macao citizens. Through these collaborations and performances, UM Choir has established itself as a respected and accomplished music group both on and off campus.
Furthermore, UM Choir endeavors to promote the University of Macau globally through overseas visits and exchanges. The choir has been invited to visit various countries and regions in East and Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Penang in Malaysia, and Shanghai (Expo 2010 Shanghai China – ShanghaiWorld Expo Music Festival). In October 2010, UM Choir was invited to visit Peking University, where they exchanged and performed with the Peking University Choir. In December 2012, UM Choir participated in the performance of “Beethoven Symphony 9” in Hong Kong jointly with the Hong Kong Bach Choir and Orchestra. In December 2013, UM Choir members visited Yangming University & Chengchi University in Taiwan and held a joint concert. UM Choir also presented “Beethoven Symphony No. 9” at Bangkok Rangsit University, winning a Silver Medal in the Chamber Choirs category at the 8th International Choir Festival Grand Prix Pattaya. In November 2015, the choir participated in the IFCM World Choral Expo and won a Gold Medal. In October 2018, UM Choir became the first Macau high school and troupe to perform at the National Centre for the Performing Arts for the Beijing International Choral Festival. Most recently, in May 2021, UM Choir participated in the “6th National College Arts Exhibition” in Sichuan, China, and won a First Prize.
Overall, through its commitment to promoting chorus music, enriching the music culture on campus, and representing the University of Macau globally through music performances and exchanges, UM Choir has become a significant and respected part of the university community.
Contact Person
Student Resources Section (E31-2007)
Ms. Sandy Sou
Tel:(853) 8822 9909
Fax: (853) 8822 2368
Email: sao.services@um.edu.mo
Conductor – Mr. Wilson Lo Pui Kwan
Willson Lo Pui Kwan was born in Hong Kong and raised in Macau. He began taking piano lessons at the age of six from Helen Chong Mio Wah and went on to win several first prizes in the Macau Youth Music Competition and earn the Diploma of the Trinity College London. Later on, Willson enrolled in the Diploma in Conducting program at the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education, where he studied under Dr. Jerome Hoberman and Prof. Raymond Fu.”
At a young age, Willson showed an interest in conducting and founded the Gregory Male Choir. He also conducted several church choirs and played as an organist. Furthermore, he conducted a number of school choirs in the Inter-School Singing Competitions, receiving compliments for his work. Willson has been an accompanist for the Macao Perosi Choir since 1998 and won ‘The Prize for Excellent Accompaniment’ at the 6th China International Chorus Festival in 2002. He participated in the 7th World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto, Japan in 2005, where he joined the conducting master class by Masaaki Suzuji and Dan-Olof Stenlund.
Willson is an active pianist, organist, and conductor, performing in Macao, Hong Kong, and China. He has collaborated with many international soloists and ensembles in various concerts, including the Macao Arts Festival and the Macao International Music Festival. Willson has conducted many ensembles, such as The Hong Kong Bach Choir and Orchestra, Hong Kong Methodist College Choir, Macao Chamber Orchestra (formerly the Cultural Institute of Macao), Macao Orchestra, Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra, Coro Perosi, Macau University Choir, Angeles University Choir, Escola do S.S. Rosario Children Choir, Salesianos de Dom Bosco Children Choir, and many other academic ensembles.
In 2003, Willson was invited to join the Hong Kong Bach Choir and Orchestra as an assistant conductor. During his time there, he assisted and rehearsed many sets of large-scale chorus and symphony works, including Brahms’ German Reqiuem, Bach’s Magnificat in D, the Hong Kong premieres of Tippett’s A child of our time, and the world premiere of Hong Kong composer Joyce Wai-chung Tang’s Cold Mountain. Willson has also conducted the chorus works of J.S. Bach, Edward Elgar, Claudio Monteverdi, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arov Pärt, Górecki, and Doming Lam, which brought him great success. In 2006, Macau University commissioned Willson to compose an orchestra and choir work titled “Academic Festival,” which was performed by Macau University Choir, Angeles University Choir, and Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra.
In 2007, Willson founded the Macao Voices and became its Music Director and Chief Conductor. Willson has a wide range of interests, including film editing, jazz music, and the art of organ building, Chinese folk art, and contemporary art. He is also a member of the Royal College of Organists (RCO).
Training Schedule:
Every Wednesday: 19:00 – 22:00, E31-G007
Every Friday: 19:30 – 22:30, E31-G007
Every Saturday: 14:30 – 17:30, E31-G007
Eligibility & Application
Requirements:
- Interested in choral music
- Absolutely available for attending our compulsory weekly trainings
- Ability to do sign-reading (scores)
- Prior singing experience
- Pass an audition (audition including testing voice parts, sign-reading, and tempo)
Application Method
If you are interested in joining Choir, please fill in the application form
Date | Programme | Presented by |
2023/04 | Joint concert “ 結” | UM Choir and MPU Music Programme Choir |
2022/11 | Campus concert “Rebirth” | UM Choir |
2022/04 | Campus concert “Ciao” | UM Choir |
2021/11 | UM Choir Live Concert “Dreamland” | UM Choir |
2021/11 | UM Choir Singing Contest “As One” | UM Choir |
2021/11 | To the Greatest: Let me share their stories with you | UM Choir |
2021/06 | Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of University of Macau – We are UMSU | UM Choir and other artists (UM students and alumnus) |
2021/05 | The 6th National College Art Exhibition | UM Choir and other performing group from China |
2021/01 | UM Open Day | UM Choir |
2020/12 | Campus concert – “Star of Bethlehem” | UM Choir |
2020/06 | UM Virual Choir– “What a Wonderful World” | UM Choir |
2019/09 | Yellow River Motherland Chorus in MGM Cotai theatre | UM Choir |
2019/09 | Kowloon East District Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the PRC | UM Choir |
2019/08 | U-Performance | UM Choir |
2019/05 | Exchange concert with the university of Pennsylvania | UM Choir and UPenn Glee Club |
2019/04 | Campus concert “You can’t stop the beat!” | UM Choir |
2018/11 |
Campus concert “Carpe Diem” | UM Choir |
2018/10 | The 5th Beijing International Teenager Art Week – 2018 Beijing International Chorus Festival | UM Choir and other performing groups |
2018/08 | Convocation | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2018/05 | Congregation 2018 | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2018/04 | UM Open Day | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Dance Troupe | ||
UM Chinese Orchestra | ||
Other artists and performing groups | ||
2018/04 | UM Symphonic Band X UM Choir X SRLE Handbell Group Concert | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
SRLE Handbell | ||
2017/11 | UM Choir Campus Concert – “Stay Gold” | UM Choir |
2017/05 | Congregation 2017 | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2017/04 | UM Choir Campus Concert – “Wandering & Wondering” | UM Choir |
2017/04 | UM Open Day | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
UM String Orchestra | ||
Other artists and performing groups | ||
2016/05 | Congregation 2016 | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2016/04 | UM Choir Campus Concert – “With Love Along The Music Journey” | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
UM String Orchestra | ||
2016/03 | UMacau 35th Anniversary— Talent Show | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Dance Troupe | ||
UM Chinese Music Orchestra | ||
2016/03 | UM Open Day | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
UM String Orchestra | ||
Other artists and performing groups | ||
2015/11 | IFCM World Choral Expo | UM Choir |
2015/10 | UM Cultural Night | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
String Orchestra | ||
UM Dance Troupe | ||
2015/10 | Sinfonia de Amor | UM Choir |
Other artists and performing groups | ||
2015/07 | 8th International Choir Festival Grand Prix Pattaya | UM Choir |
2015/07 | Beethoven Symphony No. 9(Rangsit University) | UM Choir |
Other choirs from Bangkok | ||
Siam Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
2015/05 | Congregation 2015 | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2015/05 | UM Culture & Arts Team Music Camp Recital | UM Choir |
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2015/04 | Guitappella | UM Choir |
UM Guitar Society | ||
2015/04 | UM Choir Campus Concert – “Voices of Spring” | UM Choir |
2015/03 | Art Feast – Choir & String Orchestra | UM Choir |
String Orchestra | ||
2014/11 | UM Choir 10th Anniversary Concert “Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms” | UM Choir |
2014/10 | UM Choir Roadshow | UM Choir |
2014/10 | Harmonic Acappella | UM Choir |
Faith Hope & Love Harmonica Ensemble | ||
2014/10 | UM Culture & Arts Festival Grand Opening Parade | UM Choir |
UM Chinese Music Orchestra | ||
UM Dance Troupe | ||
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2014/06 | Congregation 2014 | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2014/05 | Performance at the activity of European National Day | UM Choir |
2014/05 | Joint Concert with Yang-ming University Choir & Chengchi University Choir (Macau) | UM Choir |
Yang-ming University Choir | ||
Chengchi University Choir | ||
2013/12 | Cultural Exchange and Joint Concert with Yang-ming University Choir & Chengchi University Choir (Taiwan) | UM Choir |
Yang-ming University Choir | ||
Chengchi University Choir | ||
2013/12 | Campus Concert: Ever-lasting Voices | UM Choir |
2013/12 | Congregation 2013 | UM Choir |
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2013/11 | New Campus Inauguration Ceremony | UM Choir |
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2013/10 | 2012/2013 Scholarship and Rector’s Honor List Presentation Ceremony | UM Choir |
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2013/09 | U-team Recruitment | Culture & Arts U-teams |
2012/06 | Mini Concert for PG reception 2013 | UM Choir |
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2013/05 | “Perfect Harmony” | UM Choir |
Macao Voices | ||
2013/03 | UM Culture & Arts Festival 2013: “Yesterday Once More” | UM Choir |
HKUSU Christian Choir | ||
2012/12 | Beethoven 9 (Hong Kong Cultral Centre) | UM Choir |
Macao Voices | ||
The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra | ||
The Hong Kong Bach Choir | ||
2012/11 | Ceremony for Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Higher Degrees 2012 | UM Choir & Symphonic Band |
2012/10 | 2012 Shanghai Jiao Tong University International Collegiate Culture and Arts Festival | UM Choir |
2012/06 | 2011/2012 Congregation | UM Choir |
UM String Orchestra | ||
UM Symphonic Band | ||
2012/05 | A Night of Fantasy – Anime and Video Game Music | UM Choir |
Macau Voices (MV) | ||
The Macao Orchestra | ||
2012/04 | Campus Road Show | UM Choir |
2011/11 | UM 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner | UM Choir |
2011/08 | Musical Exchange Concert of Macao, Hong Kong and Nanjing Youth Orchestra | UM Choir |
2011/04 | Greeting Summer Concert | UM Choir |
Dolce Voce. | ||
2011/04 | A Cappella Master Class and Concert 2011 | Molk (Shanghai) |
Mosaic (Hong Kong) | ||
City Singer (Xiamen) | ||
Miss Angelina Choo (Founder of The A Cappella Society in Singapore) | ||
2010/10 | Joint concert for Cultural and Sport Exchange Activity with Peking University | UM Choir |
Peking University Choir | ||
2009/07 | 2009 A Voyage of Songs International Chorus Festival (Penang, Malaysia ) | UM Choir |
2009/05 | Campus Concert in 2009 UM Cultural Arts Festival | UM Symphonic Band |
UM Choir | ||
Chorus, Military Band, Symphony Orchestra and Opera Team from Tsinghua University | ||
2008/12 | 2008 UM Christmas Concert | UM Symphonic Band |
UM Choir | ||
2008/10 | 2008 Taiwan International Contemporary A Cappella Festival | Taipei, Taiwan |
2008/05 | 1st UM Chorus Festival | UM Choir |
Coro De San Jacinto and Saint Paul University Philippines Chorale | ||
2007/11 | 2007 Campus Concert | UM Symphonic Band |
UM Choir | ||
Choir from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) | ||
Macao Youth Symphonic Band (YSB) | ||
Macau Voices (MV) | ||
2007/05 | Summer Concert | UM Choir |
2006/10 | 2006 Campus Concert | UM Choir |
Angeles University Foundation Concert Chorale | ||
Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra Association | ||
2006/10 | Recitation of UM Choir & AUF Concert Chorale | UM Choir |
Angeles University Foundation Concert Chorale |