Darius Lim
Chair of the WACC Board
Artistic Director, Voices of Singapore Children's Choir
Singaporean Composer-Conductor Darius Lim is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Voices of Singapore. He has risen to prominence in the national and international music scene with more than 40 national and international awards in choral and composition competitions. An internationally published composer (Edition Peters, Walton Music, Pana Musica) and established conductor, he is most known for his unique infusion of lyrical, dramatic, instrumental, and theatrical elements in both the choirs he directs as well as his choral music.
Darius has adjudicated choral competitions, given lectures on choral conducting as well as conducted choral masterclasses in Asia, America, and Europe.
He has held former posts as President of the Choral Directors' Association of Singapore, Associate Choirmaster of the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir, Music Director of Singapore Eurasian Association Choir, and Music Director of the National University of Singapore Society Choir.
A former student of BBC Chorus Director Neil Ferris and Dr. Sarah Tenant-Flowers, Darius Lim graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (UK) with a Masters in Choral Conducting (with Distinction). He currently holds multiple hats in the music industry including Deputy General-Secretary of the National Instructors & Coaches Association as well as the nominated Singapore representative on the board of the Asia Pacific Choral Council.