Tracy Wong

Youth Choir Conductor

Tracy Wong is the Assistant Professor of Choral Studies at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University, where she conducts Chorale and Les Choristes ensembles, and teaches choral conducting. She also serves as the Conductor of the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir in Kitchener, Ontario. Tracy was previously the Assistant Professor (Music) at McMaster University where she conducted the University Choir and Cantemus Ensemble, and taught a variety of conducting, choral methods, music education, and history courses.

Tracy holds a Doctor in Musical Arts and Master in Music Performance (Choral Conducting) degrees from the University of Toronto under the tutelage of Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt. She is also a proud recipient of the 2016 & 2017 Elmer Iseler National Graduate Fellowship in Choral Conducting, and 2018-19 McMaster University Student Union Teaching Award.

Tracy hails from Malaysia and is a choral conductor, music educator, composer, vocalist, and pianist. As an active clinician and educator, she has conducted workshops for choirs in North America, Malaysia, Brunei, France, Ireland, and Portugal. Her choral works are available on her website as well as Cypress Choral Music (Canada), Graphite Publishing (US), and Young Choral Academy (Malaysia). They have been performed by Malaysian, North American, European, and Southeast Asian choirs at international competitions and festivals. (www.tracywongmusic.com)