composer / conductor

Malaysian Conductor / Composer, Caeleb Tee, was raised in Bentong, Pahang. He is active in the local sacred music scene, leading numerous church choir in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur area. He is currently the Artistic Director of Yin Qi Music, led Yin Qi Choir and orchestra in numerous performances such as Haydn’s Mass for troubled times, Rutter’s Requiem, Dubois’ Seven Last Words of Christ, and “Glorious Nights of Hymns II”. He has founded Caeleb Tee Music and the newly established 12-tone Ensemble. His production “Love and Strength United” became one of the recipients of The BOH Cameronian Grants for New Productions 2022 by Kakiseni, in which he conducted Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy.

As a composer, Caeleb have had compositions and arrangements performed by Yin Qi, BachFest Malaysia, The World Association for Chinese Church Music, Hallelujah Oratorio Society, Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre String Orchestra, Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Westminster Chinese Music Ensemble, and Westminster Community Orchestra. He is also currently lecturing part-time at Sunway University, specializing in Composition, and Post-graduate Music Theory Application.

Caeleb holds Master’s Degree in Music Composition from Westminster Choir College (Princeton NJ), and Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance from Liberty University (Lynchburg VA). His choral work “For I Know The Plans I Have For You” won the Westminster Choir College Commencement Anthem Competition, and was presented during the Class of ’17 Commencement Ceremony at Princeton University Chapel. His piano work “Four Bagatelles” won the 2016 Andrew Phillips Award. When Caeleb was at Liberty University, he won the Aria & Concerto Competition, and performed Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with the Liberty University Symphony Orchestra. He has also received both the Senior Pianist of the Year 14-15 Award, and Outstanding Musician Award from Liberty University.

来自彭亨州文冬的大马指挥/作曲家郑联晨,现今活跃于本地圣乐界,带领雪州和吉隆坡地区多个教堂合唱团。郑氏也现任音契圣乐传播中心之艺术总监,曾带领音契圣乐团及管弦乐团演出海顿《尼尔逊弥撒》、拉特《安魂曲》、杜布瓦《十架七言》、及《荣耀圣诗夜II》等多场演出。他也创立了 Caeleb Tee Music 和新成立的 12-tone Ensemble。他所举办的音乐会 “Love and Strength United” 荣获 KAKISENI 所颁发的 2022 年 BOH Cameronian 新制作奖金。他也在该音乐会中指挥了普罗科菲耶夫的《第三钢琴协奏曲》和贝多芬的《合唱幻想曲》。

作为作曲家,郑氏的作曲和编曲曾被音契、马来西亚巴赫节、世界华人圣乐促进会、哈利路亚圣乐社、马来西亚爱乐乐团、吉隆坡表演艺术中心弦乐团、等机构表演。他目前也在双威大学担任兼职讲师,专业是作曲、和研究生音乐理论应用。

郑氏持有美国普林斯顿、威斯敏斯特合唱学院的作曲硕士学位,以及林奇堡利博帝大学的钢琴演奏学士学位。他的合唱作品《 For I Know The Plans I Have For You 》在威斯敏斯特合唱学院毕业歌曲创作比赛中获胜,并在 2017 年毕业典礼上被演出。他的钢琴作品《 Four Bagatelles 》也曾荣获2016年安德鲁·菲利普斯奖。郑氏在利博帝大学期间,曾在协奏曲比赛中获胜,并与利博帝大学交响乐团合作演奏了拉赫玛尼诺夫的《第二钢琴协奏曲》。他还获得了自由大学颁发的“14-15年度钢琴家奖”、以及“杰出音乐家奖”。

E-mail : caelebtee@gmail.com

Upcoming Performance

27th July 2024 (SAT), 8:00pm, KLSCAH

Mozart – Symphony No. 40, and Requiem

Role: Conductor

Organised by: Yin Qi Music

Past Performances

2nd March 2024 (SAT), 7:30pm, Damansara Logos Presbyterian Church

圣诗颂唱 Hymn Singing

12 newly-arranged hymns

Role: Conductor, Arranger

Organized by: Damansara LPC

12th December 2023 (TUE), 8:30pm, KLSCAH

Light in the Darkness

Choral Works of Part, Poulenc, Warlock, and more.

Role: Conductor, Arranger

Organised by: 12tone Ensemble

9th December 2023 (SAT), 9:00pm, Dewan Jubli Perak Sułtan Haji Ahmad Shah Kuantan

Konsert Inderapura 3 Budaya

Folk and traditional music from 3 cultures.

Role: Conductor, Arranger

Organised by: Persatuan Gelanggang Seni Warisan Negeri Pahang

11th November 2023 (SAT), 8:00pm, PJ State Chinese Methodist Church

神啊,我们赞美你!We Praise Thee, O God!

Choral Works of Elgar, Thompson, Dove, and more.

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

7th October 2023 (SAT), 7:30pm, Chinese Methodist Hokies Church Kuala Lumpur

Hymn Rearrangement 2

Role: Featured Arranger and Conductor

Organized by: CMCMA

29th July 2023 (SAT), 7:30pm, KLSCAH

Handel – Messiah (Complete)

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

25th, 26th November 2022 (FRI & SAT), 8:00pm, Dominus Arts Venue, KL

Love and Strength United

Beethoven – Choral Fantasy

Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No.3

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Caeleb Tee Music

27th August 2022 (SAT), 8:00pm, St Mary’s Cathedral Kuala Lumpur

John Rutter – Requiem

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

19th August 2022 (FRI), 8:00pm, Bentong Chinese Methodist Church

20th August 2022 (SAT), 8:00pm, Kuantan Chinese Methodist Church

John Rutter – Requiem

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

23rd July 2022 (SAT), 4:30pm, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church PJ

Anthems for Children and Youth Choir

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

20th, 21st May 2022 (FRI & SAT), 8:00pm, Dominus Arts Venue KL

Haydn – Mass for Troubled Times (Nelson Mass)

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

26th March 2022 (SAT), 8:00pm, KLSCAH

Over Hill Over Dale

Choral Works of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Dawson, Messiaen, and Barber

Role: Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music

30th November 2019 (SAT), 8:00pm, SJKC Choong Wen Primary School Hall

Glorious Night of Hymns II 荣耀圣诗夜 II

Traditional Hymns rearranged, and newly composed hymns.

Role: Composer, Conductor

Organized by: Yin Qi Music