About

Cherly is an Indonesian composer, arranger, and conductor, currently residing in Taipei, Taiwan. Cherly’s works are dominated by choral music of various genre. Some of Cherly’s choral works are currently published globally, among the publishers are Muziksea LLP (Singapore), Tabernacle Women’s Choir 幕聲合唱團 (Taiwan), and Padma Music Publishing (Indonesia).

Cherly has been invited to conduct seminars, masterclass and workshops, mainly focusing on Indonesian choral music. Besides composing and arranging music, Cherly is currently active as the conductor of AMDG Choir Taipei, Euphony Singers, 四分溪合唱團 Sifen Xi Choir, and New Taipei City Music Teachers’ Choir, as well as teaching music theory in TCS Institute of Choral Arts.

Cherly’s love for choral music grows from her experience singing in the choir; previously sung in Feixiang Choir, Paramabira, Batavia Madrigal Singers, and Asia Pacific Youth Choir batch 2019, she is now singing as an alto in Taipei Chamber Singers. She was the music director of Feixiang Choir from 2012-2021. Together with Feixiang Choir, she has achieved numerous awards in both national and international choir competitions such as the 33rd Praga Cantat 2019, where they won two gold diplomas in Mixed Choir and Sacred categories, and also won Best Interpretation for Compulsory Works (Napadly písně by Antonín Dvořák).

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She studied vocal from Joseph Kristanto Pantioso and studied conducting under the tutelage of Budi Utomo Prabowo, Chia-Fen Weng, and Sigmund Thorp. She has also participated in some conducting masterclasses by Mark Anthony Carpio, Brady Allred, and Nicolas Fink. In 2021, she received a scholarship from National Taiwan Normal majoring music composition under the tutelage of Wen-Pin Hope Lee. Cherly was granted several scholarships for her excellence in her study and graduated in 2023. 

While her works are dominated by choral music, Cherly also write music for solo, chamber, and orchestra with a various range of genre. She worked with choirs, ensembles, as well as companies and institutions, with projects including composition of hymn for her alma mater, BINUS University Jakarta, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Japanese. Cherly has also been appointed to be part of panel of judges in choral competitions and composition competitions in Indonesia and Taiwan.

Achievements:

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