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David Chin's introduction to Bach

Conductor David Chin
Photo by Benjamin Chappell (New York)
Conductor David Chin

David Chin serves as the Artistic Director of the Hong Kong Bach Festival, Malaysia Bach Festival, and the East Malaysia Bach Cantata Singers and Orchestra, as well as the Principal Conductor of the Association of Toronto Chinese Evangelical Church Musicians in Canada.  In this conversation with WXXI's Brenda Tremblay, he describes the blooming appreciation for J.S. Bach in Malaysia and the teachers that first introduced him to Bach's sacred masterworks.

David is conducting the Voices Chamber Choir and Orchestra in Bach's St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Rochester, New York. 

Brenda Tremblay has served as weekday morning host on WXXI Classical since 2009.