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Described by The Straits Times as “a more excellent soloist than Rachel Ho, familiar to concertgoers as Red Dot Baroque’s traverso player, would be hard to find,” Rachel Ho is a versatile performer on both the baroque and modern flute. Her world premiere of Eric Watson’s Concerto Arabesque with Resound Collective was lauded for “comfortably surmounting its onerous technical challenges,” while a cross-cultural collaboration with the Vamshika Quintet drew praise for her “pristine tone in perfect conversation with the bansuris, creating true objects of beauty.”
An active orchestral and chamber musician, Rachel has performed internationally with the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Ricciotti Ensemble, Baltimore Baroque Band, and locally with Red Dot Baroque, Metropolitan Festival Orchestra and Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM).
JUDGE
Rachel Ho
She was a Festival Artist at the 10th Asia Flutists Congress in Shanghai, served as a jury member for the 3rd Asia Flute Federation Junior Competition and Music Singapore International Competition 2025, and has given masterclasses at the Kings Flute Festival and Music Society of Myanmar Festival. She has also mentored young flautists at the Singapore National Youth Sinfonia and OMM Orchestra Camp.
Beyond performance, Rachel’s passion for music’s impact on intergenerational interactions and well-being is reflected in her community engagements with children, at-risk youths, the elderly, and persons with dementia. She has presented her research on these topics at international symposiums in Singapore (YST Performers(’) Present), Thailand (PGVIS), and Australia (SIMM-posium).
Dedicated to arts education and youth development, Rachel was part of the 2021 Global Leaders Institute for Arts Innovation and the Southeast Asian Directors of Music (SEADOM) 30 under 30 project. She has also conducted workshops at the Youth Arts Leaders Conference, Global Strings Federation Youth Orchestra Festival, and served as a panellist on exploring music careers and pathways at the WBAS Youth Band Festival.
Rachel graduated as valedictorian in Flute Performance from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) and holds a Master’s in Music Education from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. She is currently a full-time faculty member at YST, where she serves on the academic team of the MS/MCP and MMusL programmes. She teaches contextual studies, professional integration, community engagement, and flute area studies, encouraging students to explore music’s role in society.