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Singapore Armed Forces Band

ME3 Chiu Boon Hwee

Assistant Director of Music, SAF Ceremonial Band

Last updated on 1 November 2026
Biography of ME3 Chiu, Assistant Director of Music of the SAF Ceremonial Band.

ME3 Chiu enlisted in the SAF in 2004. A graduate of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), ME3 Chiu also holds an Associate Diploma in Euphonium Performance from the Trinity College of London and a Specialist Diploma in Learning & Instruction from the National Institute of Education (NIE). He studied Euphonium with Samantha Chong and Mark Glover.

During his tenure with the SAF Band, he has served as a Drum Major of the SAF Ceremonial Band (2008-2013), Recruitment 2IC (2010-2015), Wing Sergeant Major of the SAF Band Training Wing (2015-2017), and the Chief Trainer (2018-2022). Upon completion of the Joint Leadership Course and the Advanced Military Musician Course, ME3 Chiu was promoted to his current rank on 1 July 2020.

Prior to his appointment as Assistant Director of Music, ME3 Chiu served as the Drum Major of the SAF Central Band and Head Operations Support Branch.