EXPERT@UPSI

DR. THAM HORNG KENT

kent
@fmsp.upsi.edu.my

05-4506757

EXPERTISE

Muzik
Piano Performance

Research
(Principal Investigator)

1 RM10,000

Publication

47

Supervision

8

PhD

2

Master

Biography

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Music And Performing Arts , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Specializes in Piano Performance.

Consultation
Adulation

1	JPO Family Program: Reimagining a Pianist Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra 2020 Leader Completed
2	Invited to perform at National University of Singapore (NUS) Alumni Concerts NUS Office of Alumni Relations 2017 Leader Completed
3	Invited to conduct a piano masterclass Huzza Music 2021 Leader Completed
4	Piano Four Hands Recital with Dr. Chai Tse Wei Bentley Music Academy 2019 Leader Completed
5	Invited to conduct a piano masterclass Huzza Music 2017 Leader Completed
6	Invited to perform at Ipoh Music Festival 2017 Virama 2017 Leader Completed
7	Invited to be one of the juries of 2nd WPTA Finland International Piano Competition WPTA Finland 2020 Member Completed
8	Invited to be one of the juries of 1st WPTA Finland International Piano Competition WPTA Finland 2019 Member Completed
9	Jury Member for Kingsburg International Piano Competition 2018 Yantai Kingsburg Piano Co. LTD, China 2018 Member Completed
10	Jury Member for 3rd ODIN International Youth Piano Festival European Academic Artists Association 2018 Member Completed
11	Jury Member for Kingsburg International Piano Competition 2018 Yantai Kingsburg Piano Co. LTD, China 2018 Member Completed
12	Invited to perform at SoundBridge 2017 SOCIETY OF MALAYSIAN CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS (SMCC) 2017 Member Completed
13	Invited for Official Meeting of Kingsburg International Piano Competition 2018 Huzza Music 2017 Member Completed
14	Invited to be one of the juries of 26th Kota Kinabalu Music and Dance Festival KK Music Society 2019 Member Completed
15	Official Invitation to DEBONAIR Recital Clavier Music Studio 2018 Member Completed
16	Jury Member for Kota Kinabalu Music Festival 2018 Kota Kinabalu Music Society 2018 Member Completed
17	Official Invitation to DEBONAIR recital Clavier Music Studio 2017 Member Completed
18	Jury Member Kota Kinabalu Music Society 2016 Member Completed

1	Intertextual Perspectives In Performing Arno Babajanian's Violin Concerto In A Minor 2024 PhD International Supervisor Waiting for Viva
2	Pianist As Transcriber : Towards A Performance Of Solo Piano Version In Sergei Rachmanioff's Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, OP.43 2024 PhD International Supervisor Presentation
3	AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ARPEGGIO PLAYING TECHNIQUES IN THE PIANO SOLO WORKS BY ZHANG ZHAO 2024 PhD International Supervisor Presentation
4	Interpreting And Performing Musical Gestures In Selected Impromptus For Solo Piano By Franz Schubert And Frederic Chopin 2024 PhD International Supervisor Presentation
5	Analyse The Approaches Composers Have Taken When Writing Piano Work For Left Hand Only. 2024 PhD International Supervisor In Progress
6	Development And The Effectiveness Of Inner Hearing Teaching Method To Teach Piano By Using Chopin Ballade No.3. 2024 PhD International Co-Supervisor In Progress
7	- 2024 PhD National Supervisor In Progress
8	An Investigation Into Brahms’ Clarinet Works: A Study Of Technical Playing Between Different Clarinet Designs In Performing Brahms’ Complete Clarinet Works 2024 PhD National Supervisor In Progress
9	Exploring The Extended Techniques Of Piano Through Selected Twentieth And Twenty-First Century Repertoire 2022 Master National Supervisor Completed
10	Implementasi Improvisasi Jazz Trombone Menggunakan Bebop Lines Pada Karya Zain Azman 2024 Master National Supervisor Waiting for Viva

1	Towards a Performance of Tazul Izan Tajuddin Kabus Pantun (2018) Wacana Seni 2019SCOPUSFirst Author
2	Technological Advancements in Bite-sized Learning: Developing a Framework for Basic Jazz Guitar Reharmonization Techniques Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology 2023SCOPUSCo-Author
3	Performer as Narrator: The Second Movement of Franz Schuberts Piano Sonata in A Major D959 Malaysian Music Journal 2016SCOPUSFirst Author

1	Invited to perform at the SoundBridge 2023 2023 Art International
2	Invited to be the piano accompanist for the Basel Youth Choir Concert Tour in Australia 2023 Art International
3	Virtual Performance at the 4th International Music and Performing Arts Conference (IMPAC2022) 2022 Art International
4	Kota Kinabalu Music Society's Online Zoom into Music 2021 Art International
5	Global Artists Concert Series - Dr. Tham Horng Kent's Piano Recital in Tallinn, Estonia 2016 Art International
6	THE 7th JPO MUSIC FESTIVAL: INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020 2020 Art International
7	JPO Family Program: Reimagining a Pianist 2020 Art International
8	Invited to be the piano accompanist for the BCCM Interior Parish Youth Choir Concert Tour in Taiwan. 2019 Art International
9	Invited to be the piano accompanist for the Basel Youth Choir Concert Tour in Germany 2019 Art International
10	Constructing a Musical Plot in the Second Movement of Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A Major D959 2019 Art International
11	Towards a Performance of Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works: A Lecture Recital 2018 Art International
12	Opening Concert at the 3rd Odin International Youth Piano Festival 2018 at Estonia 2018 Art International
13	Sedap Cycle for Piano Four-Hands 2017 Creative International
14	Piano Campur: Tham 2 Goh (Dr. Tham Horng Kent and Dr. Yen-Lin Goh) present the fourth performance of Sedap Cycle for Piano Four Hands by Wesley Allan Johnson at the Kota Kinabalu Music Festival 2017 Art International
15	Piano Campur: Tham 2 Goh (Dr. Tham Horng Kent and Dr. Yen-Lin Goh) present the fifth performance of Sedap Cycle for Piano Four Hands by Wesley Allan Johnson at MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre as part of the Southeast Asian Music Edication Exchange (SEAMEX) 2017 Art International
16	Invited to perform at NUS Alumni Concerts 2017 Art International
17	Concert tour with the Tenom Children's Choir and Youth Choir of Stuggart Germany in Sabah 2017 Art International
18	Invited to perform at the KK Music Festival 2023 2023 Art National
19	VIRAMA Chamber Concert 2022 2022 Art National
20	Invitation to Workshop and Concert “CALL FOR SCORES – BORNEO ENSEMBLE COMPOSER SERIES” 2022 Art National
21	Putra Piano Trio Concert 2022 2022 Art National
22	Persembahan Solo di BENGKEL PIANO MASTERCLASS 2021 Art National
23	Four Hands Piano Recital 2019 Art National
24	Violin and Piano Duo Recital: Kreisler-Revealed 2018 Art National
25	Kreisler-Revealed: Violin and Piano Duo Recital 2018 Art National
26	Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works Concert 2018 Art National
27	Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works: A Lecture Recital 2018 Art National
28	Lecture Recital: An Introduction to Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works 2018 Art National
29	Concert with Debonair 2018 Art National
30	Lecture Recital Series: An introduction to Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works 2018 Art National
31	Lecture Recital on Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works 2018 Art National
32	Lecture Recital: Tazul Izan Tajuddin's Selected Solo Piano Works 2018 Art National
33	Piano Campur: Tham 2 Goh (Dr. Tham Horng Kent and Dr. Yen-Lin Goh) present music by Stravinsky and Dvorak, and the third performance of Sedap Cycle for Piano Four Hands by Wesley Allan Johnson at Huzza Music Inc in Johor Bahru 2017 Art National
34	Piano Campur: Tham 2 Goh (Dr. Tham Horng Kent and Dr. Yen-Lin Goh) present music by Stravinsky and Dvorak, and the second performance of Sedap Cycle for Piano Four Hands by Wesley Allan Johnson at UCSI Institute of Music 2017 Art National
35	Piano Campur: Tham 2 Goh (Dr. Tham Horng Kent and Dr. Yen-Lin Goh) present a world premiere performance of Sedap Cycle for Piano Four Hands by Wesley Allan Johnson at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Faculty of Music and Performing Arts 2017 Art National
36	Dancing Between Sonatas and Prelude -piano four hands performance with Dr. Tham Horng Kent 2017 Art National
37	Debonair Concert 2017 Art National
38	Invited to perform at the SoundBridge 2017 2017 Art National
39	Invitation to Perform at Ipoh Music Festival 2017 2017 Art National
40	Soloist fort he Love's Joy, Love's Sorrow concert 2017 Art National
41	Chamber Recital Flute And Piano 2012 Art National

1	Developing A Performance Guidelines To Tazul Izan Tajuddin\'s Selected Solo Piano Works Through Practice-Led Research 2017 Leader Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Completed
2	Rebawang Malim: Creating A Programmatic Music Composition Combining Rebana Perak, Sewang Songs And Western Music 2017 Member Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Completed
3	Sedap Cycle: Creating A Multi-Movement Musical Composition Based On Malaysian Cuisine 2016 Member Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Completed
4	Development Piano Method Based On The International Graded Examination Syllabus Grade 2 2021 Member Prodigy Music Centre In Progress
5	Development Piano Method Based On The International Graded Examination Syllabus Grade 1 2021 Member Prodigy Music Centre In Progress

1	Sedap Cycle Malaysia Technology Expo 2018 2018 International Gold
2	Licentiate Diploma in Recital in Piano (with Distinction) Trinity College London 2010 International
3	Fellowship Diploma in Recital in Piano Trinity College London 2010 International
4	LTCL in Solo Piano 2010 (Award Winner) Trinity Guildhall Awards & Concert Sabah 2010 2010 National