Orchestras
Here we have something for every age group!
BMA Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Kevin Field, our Director of Academic & Artistic Development. Violin tutor and Head of BMA String Faculty, Mabel Wong directs the BMA Discovery Orchestra.
BMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
For all instrumentalists Grade 7 / 12 years & above
A full programme of events, performing essential classics all year long.
Saturdays 3:30pm – 6:30pm
BMA DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA
For those just starting out Grade 3 / 7 years & above
Play, sing, move, perform…& have lots of fun!
Saturdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Auditions are required prior to acceptance.
Grades are a guide only.
Registration, deposit & term fees apply.
Tutors :
Kevin is an international independent conductor and, before moving to Malaysia in 1999, BMA’s Director of Academic and Artistic Development was Sub-Principal Percussionist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the UK’s oldest and most established provincial professional orchestra.
Kevin was a student at the Royal Academy of Music, London when American conductor, Andrew Litton appointed him to the BSO, and it was with the BSO that Kevin toured the USA twice, Europe on numerous occasions, recorded hundreds of CDs and performed more than twelve ….
A well-rounded musician whose passion for music extends to its many disciplines, Andrea Sim has been the Music Director and Resident Conductor of the klpac String Orchestra since 2021 and was appointed conductor of the Bentley Music Academy Discovery Orchestra in 2024.
She has played as concertmaster for the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (MPYO), UCSI University Orchestra, and klpac Orchestra, and performed as a violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), Kamerata Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur City Opera Orchestra…