Johnny M Poon is currently Head of Department of Music and Acting Dean of Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is an elected fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities. He is also music director and conductor of the HKBU Symphony Orchestra and Collegium Musicum Hong Kong. Previously, Poon held positions as Director of Opera and Choral Music at the University of Evansville, Music Director of the Evansville Collegium Musicum, Associate Conductor of OperaFestival di Roma, Artistic Director of Harlaxton International Chamber Music Festival and the Manhattan-Hong Kong Music Festival.