Prof. Yeoh Pei Ann is a Senior Lecturer of Faculty of Music, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
Education
2005 – 2007 : Bachelor of Music – Queensland Conservatorium, Australia
2008 – 2009 : Graduate Diploma in Jazz – Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, United Kingdom 2009 – 2010 :Masters of Music – Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, United Kingdom
2015 – 2018 : PhD in Music (Performance Research) – King’s College London, United Kingdom
Professional Certificates:
November 2002: Associate in Music Theory, Trinity College London (AMusTCL)
November 2004 : Fellow in Solo Piano Performance, Trinity College London (FTCL), Fellow in Violin Performance, Trinity College London (FTCL)
June 2012: Associate in Cello Performance, Trinity College London (ATCL) September 2018: Associate of King’s College London (AKC)
Awards
2000 : Exhibition Award for Solo Piano Performer’s Certificate, Trinity College London
2000 : Certificate of Excellence for Associate in Musical Literacy, Trinity College London
2002 : Certificate of Excellence for Associate in Solo Piano Performance, Trinity College London
2003 : Certificate of Excellence for Licentiate in Solo Piano Performance, Trinity College London
2004 : Certificate of Excellence for Fellowship in Violin Performance, Trinity College London
2005-07 : Academic Excellence Award, Griffith University
Performances
Malaysia:
1999 – 2000 : “Debut” concert with British Council
6th October 2002 : Trinity 125th Year Concert
4th-5th January 2007 : Sony Bravia Launch, Penang
July 2011 : 8th JB Arts Fest, Johor Bahru
August 2011 : Malaysian Composers Concert Series 2, KLPAC
November 2011 : 10th Asean Forum, KLGCC
17th July 2012: Kibar Jalur Gemilang Launch @ Petaling Street
24th August 2012: Greenply Industries Ltd. – Awards and Recognition Night, Shangri-La
Dec 2012 : Malaysian Composers Concert Series 3, KLPAC
16th Feb 2013: Anuar Zain – 3 Decades of Music, Love, and Passion
1st May 2013: Godrej International Ltd – Beyond Horizons, Sheraton Resort, Langkawi
17th November 2013: Akademi Fantasia Finals 2013, Stadium Negara
Dec 2013: Malaysian Composers Concert Series 4, KLPAC
30th April 2014: International Jazz Day Event, UiTM
30th August 2014: PJ One City launch
November 2017: Astro Classic Golden Melody Competition
22 November 2018: Opening Launch AFC Champions League, AFC Office
14 November 2019: Belgium’s King’s Day, Four Season Hotel KL
23-24 November 2019: Melaka Art and Performance Festival 2019, Zheng He Gallery
Australia:
2005-2007 : Performances for Red Note Café Series, Queensland Conservatorium
August 2006 : Macbeth – A Contemporary Rock Opera at Queensland Performing Arts Centre
6th August 2007 : Brisbane Film Festival
August 2007 : iOrpheus project with Fullbright scholar, William Duckworth
September 2007 : Southbank Jazz Festival
21st September 2019: Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Australian Art Orchestra
22nd September 2019: ‘Leaf and Shadow’ Meeting Points Series, Arts Centre Melbourne
United Kingdom:
2009 – 2010 : Performances at the Yardbird Jazz Club, Birmingham
28th November 2009: Stratford-upon-AvonChristmasEntertainment
10th March 2010 : ‘Dave Holland Presents’, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
18th March 2010 : Louis Andriessen Frontiers Plus Festival, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
26th April 2010 : Beer and Jazz Festival at The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham
May 2010 : Red Cross Haiti Fundraiser Concert, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2nd-7th May 2012: Chris Potter Tentet, Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, UK
17th October 2015 : King’s Brazil Orchestra, Arts and Humanities Festival, King’s College London, UK
24th July 2017 :‘The Marriage of Figaro’ with The Strand Chamber Orchestra, UK
18th-22nd October 2017 : Bloomsbury Songs, Bloomsbury Festival, London
11th March 2018 : WOW Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London
March 2017 – September 2019 : Performances with London Improviser’s Orchestra at iKlectik, London Performances at Goodenough College, The Vortex Jazz Club, The Hundred Years Gallery, and The Lamp Tavern.
Poland:
1st-3rd December 2018: Warsaw Improvisation Festival, Poland
Streamed Performances
10th-12th September 2020: Solo International Performing Arts Festival (SIPA), Indonesia
20th October 2020: Creative Economy 2021 Forum, Malaysia
Teaching Experience:
Jan 2011 – present: Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Jan 2011 – September 2015: Visiting Tutor at UCSI University and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Recordings:
September 2018: London Improviser’s Orchestra: ‘Twenty Years On’
March 2019 : ‘Futile’, FMR Records
June 2019: ‘Four Seasonings: As You Hear’, Fundacja Sluchaj
Research and Publications:
“Women in Jazz – Gendered Discourse and Feminist Criticism”, Music and Dance in/as Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, 2013.
“The Pirating Musician: An Examination into The Attitudes and Justifications Towards Music Pirating Among Musicians”, International Journal of Music, 2014.
“Competitiveness Between Ethnic Malays and Ethnic Chinese in Malaysia”, Journal of Psychology, 2015.
“Miniatures (for M)”, Snow Lit Rev, Vol.6, Allardyce, Barnett Publishers, 2018.
“Was I Only Imagining It?”, Riffs Journal, Birmingham City University, 2020.
“Equality in Isolation: Virtual Mobility, Accessibility, and Belonging”,
Critical Studies Improvisation, Vol.14(1), 2021
“Three Stories”, Snow Lit Rev, Vol.9, Allardyce, Barnett Publishers, 2021.
Volunteer Experience and Leadership:
2016 – 2018 Night Shelter volunteer with Goodenough College at St George’s, Bloomsbury, London
2017 – 2018 Friday Club volunteer with C4WS Homeless Project, London
2017 Organizing Committee, TEDx Goodenough College 2017
2021 Volunteer Tutor, El Shaddai Centre, Malaysia