two orchestras under him and many of his students have won numerous gold medals like “Best Performance Awards”, “Best Orchestra Awards”, as well as the top three prizes in various National Music Competitions and the Singapore Youth Festival Chinese Music Competitions. Their participation and achievements have helped raise the standard of Chinese music in Singapore and established a firm foundation for further excellence. For his contributions, Tay was awarded the National Day Efficiency Medal in 1989 and the Commendation Plaque (by the Extra Curricular Activities Centre, ECAC) for music and dance activities in 1991. He was also the recipient of the National Arts Council Cultural Medallion in 1993 and the National Day Award-Long Service Medal (Education Service) in 1997. Tay is an honorary committee member of the China Chinese Music Society, honorary advisor of the Tianjin Musicians’ Association, Honorary conductor of the Beijing Cui Wei Primary School Traditional Music Orchestra, honorary leader and guest conductor of the Shanxi Drama School Chinese Orchestra, guest conductor of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music Chinese Orchestra, guest conductor of the Shandong Jinan Qianwei Chinese Orchestra, artistic advisor of Shandong Heze Chinese Orchestra Middle School and guest professor of Shanxi Arts Academy and Shanxi Training College of Arts. References 1947 births Living people Singaporean conductors (music) Singaporean people of Chinese descent Recipients of the Cultural Medallion 20th-century Singaporean musicians 20th-century conductors (music) 21st-century conductors (music)