林健雄(Darius Lim, 1986-)為當代亞洲青年作曲家、指揮家兼鋼琴家，現為合唱組織「新加坡之聲」的創辦人和藝術總監，同時也是新加坡合唱協會成員之一，致力於合唱音樂的創作、教學與表演。
　　林健雄的第一首兒童合唱作品為<夜之光>(Light of the Night)，創作於二〇〇八年，至本論文作品資料查詢範圍二〇二三年六月前，合唱作品數量為五十七首，其中包含兒童合唱系列二十四首，創作兒童合唱作品時，使用豐富的情感、利用節奏、和聲和結構，培養孩童歌者的歌唱感知能力，激發其想像力與創造力，表達自我並抒發情感，進而達到社會化的作用，合唱編制多為二至四聲部，歌詞語言以英文和拉丁文為主，題材包含宗教、戲劇、詩作、奇幻故事等，作曲家使用星、月、夜、光等素材融入其中，打造如夢似幻的奇妙音樂旅程。
　　訪談作曲家時，林健雄推薦三首童聲作品，適合國小學齡階段的兒童歌者，研究者搜尋其他合唱作品，選擇歌詞內容正面積極，素材使用皆與「光」相關的四首同聲作品，論文共分為五章，研究林健雄之七首同聲合唱作品，第一章為「緒論」，共分三節，第一節為研究動機與目的，第二節為研究範圍與重點，第三節為研究方法與資料來源；第二章為「背景探究」，共分為二節，第一節為林健雄之生平，第二節為林健雄之創作歷程與合唱作品；第三章為三首童聲合唱作品之樂曲分析、合唱教學與指揮建議，共分為三節，依序探討作品<月亮先生>、<夜之光>、<我尋找天堂>；第四章為四首同聲合唱作品之樂曲分析、合唱教學與指揮建議，共分為四節，依序探討作品<巫師達芬札的魔法>、<星空下的彩虹>、<月神的火舞>、<光>，上述七首合唱作品將分為六個面向，包含歌詞與曲調、曲式、調性與和聲、速度與節奏、力度與織度、指揮建議加以探討合唱教學與音樂詮釋；第五章為「結論」。附錄依序為：附錄一為作曲家於二〇二三年國際合唱音樂聯盟在伊斯坦堡舉辦之世界合唱音樂研討會主講之錄音檔逐字稿；附錄二為研究者與作曲家線上訪談之逐字稿。

Darius Lim (1986-) is a contemporary young Asian composer, conductor and pianist. He is currently the founder and artistic director of the choral organization "Voice of Singapore" (Voice of Singapore), and is also a member of the Singapore Choir Association. He dedicated to the creation, teaching and performance of choral music.
　　Darius Lim's first children's chorus work is “Light of the Night”, which was composed in 2008. Before June 2023, the number of chorus works is Fifty-seven pieces, including 24 pieces in the children's chorus series. When creating children's chorus works, use rich emotions, use rhythm, harmony and structure to cultivate children's singing perception ability and stimulate their imagination and creativity , to express oneself and express emotions, and then to achieve the role of socialization. The chorus is mostly composed of two to four parts. The language of the lyrics is mainly English and Latin. Themes include religion, drama, poetry, fantasy stories…etc. Composers use stars, moon, night, light and other materials to integrate them into it, creating a dreamlike and wonderful musical journey.
　　When interviewing the composer, Darius Lim recommended three children's vocal works, which are suitable for children's singers in elementary school age. The researcher searched for other choral works, and selected four choral works with positive lyrics and materials related to “light”, the dissertation is divided into five chapters, studying Darius Lim's seven choral pieces. The first chapter is “Introduction”, which is divided into three sections. The first section is about the research methods and sources of information; the second chapter is “Background Research”, which is divided into two sections. The music analysis, chorus teaching and conducting suggestions of the first children's chorus work are divided into three sections, which discuss the works“Light of the Night”, “Mr. Moon” and “I Search for Heaven”. The music analysis, chorus teaching and conducting suggestions are divided into four sections, discussing the works “The Magic of Wizard Davinza”, “Fire Dance of Luna”, “Night of Rainbow s”, and “Lux” above seven. The first choral work will be divided into six aspects, including lyrics and melody, musical form, tonality and harmony, speed and rhythm, strength and texture, and conductor's suggestions for discussion on choral teaching and music interpretation; the fifth chapter is “Conclusion”. The appendices are in order: Appendix 1 is the verbatim transcript of the composer’s speech at the World Choral Music Symposium held by the International Federation of Choral Music in Istanbul in 2023; Appendix 2 is the transcript of the researchers and composers verbatim transcript of the online interview.

【中文書目】
紀華冠。《柯大宜音樂教學指南》。新竹：同作者，2004。
張大勝。《合唱指揮研究》。臺北市：全音樂譜出版社，1978
陳康。《盡善盡美：合唱技巧縱橫》。香港：宣道出版社，2003。
陳曉嫻。《柯大宜的音樂遊戲》。臺中：國立臺中教育大學，2009。
鄭方靖。《柯大宜音樂教學法之理論與實務》。高雄：復文書局，2002。
【外文書目】
Garreston, Robert L. Choral Music: History, Style, and Performance Practice. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1993。
Garreston, Robert L. Conducting Choral Music. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1993。
【學術論文】
楊麗雯。<吉姆‧帕普利斯六首合唱作品之樂曲分析與詮釋>。國立師範大學音樂學系碩士在職專班碩士論文，2014。
【網路資料】
林健雄官網
https://www.dariuslim.com/
【樂譜】
Darius, Lim. I Search for Heaven. ,2022
Darius, Lim. The Magic of Wizard Davinza. , 2012
Darius, Lim. Night of Rainbows. , 2019
Darius, Lim. The Fire Dance of Luna. , 2017
Darius, Lim. Lux. , 2019
【影音資料】
Darius Lim TEDxYouth. The Voices of Singapore: Strengthening a Nation Through Choral Singing.
YouTtube; Accessed 10 April 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd3gbH3NNdQ
Darius Lim- Light of the Night.
YouTtube; Accessed 25 May 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-VEjz9RikA
Darius Lim- Mister Moon.
YouTtube; Accessed 25 May 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eql4MG4PeQA
Darius Lim Junyuan Primary School Choir (Singapore). I Search For Heaven.
YouTtube; Accessed 30 March 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd2a5WXWv50&list=FLcWbtP0rYEwygDbgRSnz3lg&index=2
Darius Lim Junyuan Primary School Choir (Singapore). The Magic of Wizard Davinza.
YouTtube; Accessed 30 March 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO72sKmMX1w&list=FLcWbtP0rYEwygDbgRSnz3lg&index=1
Darius Lim Coronation Singers & VOCO Singapore Ladies Choir. Night of Rainbows.
YouTtube; Accessed 30 March 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu4hYUAs42E
Darius Lim Temasek Chorale and Audience. The Fire Dance of Luna.
YouTtube; Accessed 30 March 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS8r53_pyGQ
Wong Lai Foon Singapore Symphony Children's Choir. Lux.
YouTtube; Accessed 30 March 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8HhGirnQOA&list=FLcWbtP0rYEwygDbgRSnz3lg&index=3