Intro
Patrick Olsen is Assistant Professor of Music (Education) at the College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University. He is also Lead Faculty Fellow for Prinsep Street Residences, where he works with university students aiming to combine Music/Arts into their degrees.
Prior to this, he was a lecturer in Popular Music at LASALLE | University of the Arts Singapore, where he spearheaded modernisation of the curriculum for Popular Music including: Ensembles, Performance Workshops, and Aural Skills. This culminated with the development of a unique method book for contemporary popular music.
Qualifications
Patrick holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (PhD Education), Berklee College of Music (BM, Contemporary Writing & Production), Irish World Academy (MA, Traditional Music Performance), and Open University (BSc, Psychology). His lecturing qualifications include Cambridge’s Teaching Associate Programme (TAP) and Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (AFHEA).
Artistic Curating & Organising
Patrick organises events… a lot of them. Major projects include:
- Popular & Jazz Music streams at the Ministry of Education’s EMP–MEP summer music camps (2020–24)
- Artistic Director of RIF! Rock and Indie Festival (2020-25).
- LASALLE College’s popular-music ensemble showcases and programming the Lunchtime Concert Series.
- Co-founder of Homerton Jazz at the University of Cambridge, a student-led music society that fostered a full jazz orchestra and the University’s only regular weekly jazz jam session.
Rock & Indie Festival (RIF!) 2025.
Meet The Band
Patrick is a specialist with wooden flutes and folk/roots music styles from around the world. He enjoyed long–term performance collaborations in Ireland with the Irish Harp Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, and as an Artist in Residence in County Limerick.
Patrick also spends a lot of time with the baritone saxophone, which he is regularly asked to lug between Singapore’s jazz and blues clubs.