Bernard Tan

This article is about the composer. For the actor, see Bernard Tan (actor).

Bernard Tan Tiong Gie (born 1943 in Singapore) is a Singaporean musician, composer, physicist and engineer.

Early life and education

Tan was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, the University of Singapore (Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics, 1965)[1] and Oxford University (Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, 1968). He is a Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK), Fellow of the Institute of Physics (U.K), Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Singapore, and Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London.[2]

Academic career

Tan joined the then University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) in 1968 as a lecturer in Physics[3] and served first as Vice-Dean and then as Dean of Science of the Faculty of Science at NUS[4] for 12 years from 1985 to 1997. He has also been Head of Physics, Acting Head of Music, and Associate Director of the Centre for Musical Activities and Dean of Students.[5] Other appointments previously held by Tan are Chairman of the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP)[6] and the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS).[2]

Bernard Tan's current research interests are in microwave solid-state properties and devices, digital musical analysis and synthesis, and directional perception of multiple sound sources.[7] He has published over 100 papers in international peer-reviewed journals.[8]

Musical career

As a composer, U.S. music publisher Neil Kjos has published a number of his choral works, and his Piano Concerto was premiered in January 2002 by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO).[9] In 2006, the SSO performed the world premier of his new Violin Concerto with violinist Lynnette Seah as soloist.[10]

Other career

Tan also sits on the boards of k1 eBiz, the Singapore Symphonia Company and CSA Holdings, and is Chairman of Keppel Credit Union. He is Chairman of the Singapore Arts Festival Steering Committee, the Singapore Youth Awards Science and Technology Advisory Committee and Cadi Scientific.[11] He was also a former independent non-executive director of Keppel Corporation from 2003 to 2015.[12]

Awards and honours

Tan has been awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver), the Public Service Medal, the Public Service Star and the Public Service Star (Bar).[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bernard TAN". ohi.wimuseum.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bernard TAN Tiong Gie". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Bernard Tan" (PDF). phyweb.physics.nus.edu.sg.
  4. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ Perera, Audrey. "Bernard Tan (陈 忠 义): The Science of Music". nlb.gov.sg.
  6. ^ "Bernard Tan". phyweb.physics.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Bernard TAN Tiong Gie". www.physics.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "About AIS - Association for Information Systems (AIS)". aisnet.org. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Bernard Tan |composer -concert band Noten & Partituren - HeBu Musikverlag GmbH". www.hebu-music.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Bernard Tan (陈 忠 义): The Science of Music" (PDF). National Library Board. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Cadi's People". 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Bernard Tan Tiong Gie retires as Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation director". 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Bernard Tan Tiong Gie". Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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