John P. Boyd (left), director of bands at Indiana State University and coordinator of ISU's Wind/Percussion Division, served as visiting professor and full-time conductor of the chamber winds ensemble at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore for the 2006-7 academic year.
Boyd was the first full-time conductor the chamber winds ensemble at the conservatory, and taught classes in conducting and wind literature.
The Conservatory was established in 2001 in collaboration with the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and the National University of Singapore, a leading university in the Asia-Pacific region. The Conservatory offers undergraduate degrees in performance in orchestral instruments, piano, and composition, and has an enrollment of 180 students representing 12 countries, including the United States and New Zealand.
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