Tham Meng Kong conducting Penang’s Chung Ling High School Orchestra in a practice session during a recent visit to his alma mater. Photos: The Star/Zainudin Ahad
Life came full circle for Penang-born conductor Tham Meng Kong when he returned recently to his alma mater, Chung Ling High School, to share pearls of wisdom with a new generation of budding musicians.
It seemed not so long ago that the 83-year-old man was in their shoes, playing music with like-minded schoolmates after study hours simply for the love of melody, though things were rather different back then.
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