Resident Conductor of the Ding Yi Music Company, Music Director of the Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra, and Nanyang Collective, Wong De Li, Dedric is an accomplished conductor with a passion for traditional Chinese music.
A recipient of the National Arts Council Arts Scholarship in 2014, Dedric was featured in The Straits Times Scholars’ Choice in 2016 and served as a panellist for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth’s Singapore Youth Action Plan in 2019. He earned his Master’s in Orchestral Conducting from the China Conservatory of Music under Professor Yang You Qing, guided by Maestro Tsung Yeh. He also holds a Diploma in Music (Suona Performance) from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), where he was mentored by Singapore Cultural Medallion recipient Dr Tay Teow Kiat.
Dedric’s achievements include guest-conducting the China Sze Chuan Tian Zi Ensemble, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble, and adjudicating the Singapore National Chinese Music Competition in 2018.
Representing Singapore internationally, Dedric has performed in countries including China, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia.
His contributions to Chinese music have earned him the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Arts and Cultural Bursary twice, in 2004 and 2006. Dedric is an executive member of the Singapore Chinese Music Federation, Vice President of the Suona and Guan Society of Singapore, and Ensemble Director of the School of the Arts (SOTA) Chinese Chamber Ensemble.
