Singapore, 8 May 2019 (Wednesday) – Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO)’s annual family favourite, Young Children’s Concert, returns in May, with resident conductor Quek Ling Kiong as Adventurer Quek Quek, to lead the children on a fun educational music adventure to discover the mystery and beauty of woodwinds instruments! SCO's Young Children's Concert 2019: DiSCOvering Treasures of Chinese Music - Winds in the Bamboo Grove! will be held on 17 and 18 May 2019 (Friday and Saturday) at the SCO Concert Hall. Tickets for the Friday show are sold out! Seats are available for the two Saturday concerts at 2.30pm and 5pm, but selling fast!
DiSCOvering Treasures of Chinese Music - Winds in the Bamboo Grove! is the second of four annual instalments of concerts, which aims to introduce Chinese orchestral music, along with the different sections of the Chinese orchestra through an unique and interesting storyboard, and spark interest in children and young adults to pick up a Chinese instrument. This series of concerts was based on a set of audiobooks titled Musical Adventures with Quek Quek – Discover the Sounds of the Chinese Orchestra! which comprises of four books. Written by educational expert Linda Gan with its story and concept by Quek Ling Kiong and illustrated by Ah Guo, the audiobook comes with a CD of music tracks recorded by SCO. This audiobook will be on sale during the concerts.
In this concert, the stage will be converted into a “bamboo grove” where Adventurer Quek Quek (portrayed by conductor Quek Ling Kiong) will lead the audience through the bamboo grove to listen, see and experience the different types of woodwind instruments like the gudi (bone flute) , koudi (mouth flute), sheng, suona and more! Children will get to enjoy Chinese music pieces such as Grasshopper Fooling with Rooster（草蜢弄鸡公）composed by Chen Zhong Shen, Dawn at Miaoling （苗岭的早晨）rearranged by Sim Boon Yew，Totoro Suite（宫崎骏动画组曲）composed by Joe Hisaishi and an iconic work for the suona – Hundreds of Birds Adorning a Phoneix（百鸟朝凤）.
Children can get to meet-and-greet with Adventurer Quek Quek and other musicians after the concert!
Fringe Activities
In partnership with Eight Tones Music School, children may come earlier before the concert to join in the pre-concert activities at the Singapore Conference Hall Concourse to make their own DIY Slide Whistle (La Di). The instruments will come in useful during the concert!
There will also be a dizi (bamboo flute) workshop at the Exhibition Hall (Level 1) for children to learn to play the dizi. Entry to the workshop is limited to the first 30 children, on a first-come-first-served basis.
Both activities are free and for ticketholders only, and will be conducted on 18 May 2018 (Saturday) from 1.30 – 2.15pm (for 2.30pm concert audience); and 4 – 4.45pm (for 5pm concert audience).
Conductor: Quek Ling Kiong (as Adventurer Quek Quek)
Young Children's Concert 2018 brought the young ones on a musical adventure, exploring the wonders of percussion instruments in the Chinese orchestra!
Concert details:
Young Children's Concert 2019: DiSCOvering Treasures of Chinese Music - Winds in the Bamboo Groves
1st concert: 17 May 2019 (Friday), 10.30am (SOLD OUT!)
2nd concert: 18 May 2019 (Saturday), 2.30pm
3rd concert: 18 May 2019 (Saturday), 5pm
Venue: SCO Concert Hall
Ticket prices (before SISTIC fees): $37 and $27
Family Package: 10% discount (3 tickets & above)
Tickets from SISTIC.
*Concert will be presented in English and is suitable for children 5 years and above. Children 2 years and above will require a ticket.
Fringe Activities:
Date: 18 May 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 1.30pm and 4pm
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall
For concert ticket holders only.
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