Cherly is an Indonesian composer, arranger, and conductor based in Taipei, Taiwan, specializing in choral music across diverse genres. Her works have been published internationally by Muziksea LLP (Singapore), Tabernacle Women’s Choir 幕聲合唱團 (Taiwan), and Padma Music Publishing (Indonesia).
She conducts several choirs, including AMDG Choir Taipei, Euphony Singers, 四分溪合唱團 (Sifen Xi Choir), and the New Taipei City Music Teachers’ Choir, and teaches music theory at the TCS Institute of Choral Arts. Cherly frequently leads seminars and workshops on Indonesian choral music.
A passionate choral singer herself, Cherly has performed with Feixiang Choir, Paramabira, Batavia Madrigal Singers, and the Asia Pacific Youth Choir (2019), and currently sings as an alto in Taipei Chamber Singers, Tala Vocal Ensemble, and Voce Prisma. As former music director of Feixiang Choir (2012–2021), she led the group to multiple international awards, including double gold diplomas at the 33rd Praga Cantat 2019.
She studied voice with Joseph Kristanto Pantioso, conducting with Budi Utomo Prabowo, Chia-Fen Weng, and Sigmund Thorp, and earned a Master’s degree in Music Composition at National Taiwan Normal University under Wen-Pin Hope Lee, graduating with distinction in 2023.
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In addition to choral works, Cherly composes music for solo, chamber, and orchestral settings, and has collaborated with various ensembles and institutions. Her commissions include a hymn for BINUS University Jakarta, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Japanese. She also serves as a jury member in choral and composition competitions in both Indonesia and Taiwan.
Achievements:
第四屆 音為愛 4th Sing for Love 2024 – International Choral Composition Competition
- 1st prize in Children Choir category: 又是美好的一天 Another Beautiful Day for SSA choir
Satya Dharma Gita Choir Festival 2019 – Choral Composition Competition
- 2nd prize in Profane Music category: To My Dearest for mixed choir
- Gold diploma in Sacred Music category: De Profundis for mixed choir
Lomba Paduan Suara Universitas Airlangga 2018, Surabaya
- Best Young Conductor
Satya Dharma Gita National Choir Festival 2017 – Choral Composition Competition
- 2nd prize in Profane Music category: Cahaya Purnama for mixed choir
- Gold diploma in Sacred Music category: Lacrimosa for mixed choir
The 9th Grand Prix Thailand 2016, Pattaya, Thailand
- Special Jury Award: Best Original Composition: Daemon Irrepit Callidus for mixed choir