Singapore, 19 August 2021 (Thursday) – Following the launch of SCO25 programmes from July to November, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) will be presenting a pre-produced Digital concert this September. During this period, audience members have adapted to a digital lifestyle, thus this pre-recorded digital concert will provide them with a different concert experience as compared to watching our usual livestreamed concert. Online viewers will all be in for a treat!
SCO presents Music Kaleidoscope
Music Kaleidoscope, a digital production featuring SCO quintet "Perfect 5", which consists of SCO musicians Ma Huan (Yangqin), Zhang Yin (Pipa), Han Ying (Zhongruan), Qin Zijing (Erhu) and Xu Xuena (Cello). The quintet will be showcasing charms of the plucked and strings instruments.
This concert programme was jointly curated by SCO Music Director Tsung Yeh and yangqin musician Ma Huan, Music Kaleidoscope will premiere on 10 September 2021 (Fri), 8pm on SISTIC LIVE. The digital concert video will be available for unlimited playback on SISTIC till 19 September 2021 (Thursday), 8pm. Programme details can be found in Annex A.
Perfect 5th, perfect consonance.
In their relentless quest for perfection, five youthful musicians of Singapore Chinese Orchestra come together to form Perfect 5, a quintet of plucked and bowed strings that seeks to breathe new life into traditional classics and explore new repertoire. As part of their inaugural concert, they will perform their own arrangements of familiar classics like Dance of the Golden Snake, and Longing for the Spring Breeze, while Cultural Medallion recipient Law Wai Lun and Composer-in-Residence Wang Chenwei also lend their talents in new bespoke compositions like Vanda Miss Joaquim, tailor-made for their technical and musical prowess. Special lighting and video production further enhance the music for a scintillating multi-sensory experience. Get ready for the mesmerizing modern musical maelstrom poised to take the city by storm. . .
The programme brings classics, modern and popular flavours together and is presented in different forms such as solo, duet, trio, quartet and quintet. Programme curator, SCO Music Director Tsung Yeh said, “This plucked and strings quintet is a unique combination, that has not been seen before. The 5 talented ladies will perform local favourites such as Dance of the Golden Snake and Longing for the Spring Breeze, as well newly commissioned work Vanda Miss Joaquim by Composer-in-Residence Wang Chenwei.”
Tsung Yeh also explained that the quintet is versatile, dynamic, and able to perform the traditional classics such as Sound of Emptiness, Poem in Two Parts, Rhyme of Tanci and Farewell at Yangguan Pass, to name a few.
In addition, SCO will be launching a series of ensemble performances in the coming months. SCO Executive Director Terence Ho said, “The formation of these ensembles is initiated by the musicians. Covid allowed us to explore and experiment ensemble-ship with many commissioned repertoires. In a way, SCO is responding to the country’s SMM. We hope to turn orchestra concerts into opportunities to bring Chinese instrumental music closer to the hearts of our people via the hybrid presentation.”
Catch Perfect 5's charming performance on 10 September 2021 (Fri), 8pm. Watch it digitally on SISTIC Live at $15.
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Postponement of Special tribute to Pioneers concert – Our Shared Memories: The SCO Yesteryear to 2 October 2021, 8pm
In light of the Phase 2 Heightened Alert restrictions that have kicked in from 22 July, the special tribute to pioneers concert – Our Shared Memories: The SCO Yesteryear, which was originally held on 14 August 2021, 8pm, will be postponed to 2 October 2021, 8pm instead.
SISTIC will contact all patrons who have purchased live or digital tickets, if they are able to continue enjoying the concert on the postponed date or seek refunds. We thank you for your understanding and support.
Increase in capacity up to 250 persons for 28 August 2021, 8pm Virtuoso Series II: Bow concert
As the government have relaxed the SMM measures from 19 August 2021, we will be increasing our in-venue audience capacity for Virtuoso Series II: Bow to 250 audiences, with safe distancing measures in place. More tickets are available for sale now.
Pre-requisite for entry:
(i) Patrons who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e. 14 days have passed since they received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty, Moderna, or any WHO EUL vaccines by the performance date). Fully vaccinated patrons will be required to show proof of vaccination via their TraceTogether Apps/Token, or by producing a completed vaccination card together with a photo identification (eg NRIC ,FIN, passport, student pass) before entry into the SCO Concert Hall.
(ii) Patrons who have recently recovered from COVID-19 in the past 270 days may obtain a PET Exemption Notice from any clinic offering ART or PCF testing services.
(iii) Patrons who do not meet (i) and (ii) will have to obtained a negative result on a PET (ART) taken in the past 24 hours before the expected end of the concert.
SCO is conducting a pilot PET in Singapore Conference Hall for Virtuoso Series II: Bow patrons on concert day 28 August 2021, free-of-charge for patrons. More details about the PET will be sent out nearer to concert date. Do note that results from a self-test kit will NOT be accepted as proof of a negative result.
Do note that if you are unable to produce proof of vaccination or return a positive test result, you will not be admitted into the concert hall. You will be able to receive a refund for your ticket on a case by case basis.
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Annex A: Music Kaleidoscope Programme
Dance of the Golden Snake 《金蛇狂舞》| Arranged by Nie Er, Rearranged by Ma Huan
Quintet: Perfect 5
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Sound of Emptiness 《虚籁》| Composed by Liu Tianhua
Pipa: Zhang Yin
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Poem in Two Parts 《双阕》|Composed by Tan Dun
Erhu: Qin Zijing
Yangqin: Ma Huan
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Rhyme of Tanci 《弹词韵》|Composed by Zhou Chenglong
Pipa: Zhang Yin
Yangqin: Ma Huan
Zhongruan: Han Ying
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Farewell at Yangguan Pass 《阳关三叠》| Ancient tune, Rearranged by Ma Huan
Yangqin: Ma Huan
Pipa: Zhang Yin
Zhongruan: Han Ying
Cello: Xu Xuena
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Trotting Horse 《走马五重奏》| Nanyin, Arranged by Law Wai Lun
Quintet: Perfect 5
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Vanda Miss Joaquim 《卓锦万代兰》| Composed by Wang Chenwei
Quintet: Perfect 5
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Longing for the Spring Breeze 《望春风》| Composed by Teng Yu-hsien, Arranged by Ma Huan
Quintet: Perfect 5
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Jade 《翡翠》| Composed by Wang Danhong, Arranged by Ma Huan
Quintet: Perfect 5
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About Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is Singapore’s only professional Chinese orchestra. Inaugurated in 1997, the orchestra made up of more than 80 musicians took on the twin role of preserving traditional arts and culture and establishing new frontiers through the incorporation of Nanyang music elements in its repertoire. SCO has impressed a broadening audience with its blockbuster presentations and is fast establishing itself among its counterparts around the world. Known for its high performance standards and versatility, the SCO is recognized through invitations to perform at numerous prestigious events locally and internationally. In line with its vision to be a world-renowned people’s orchestra, SCO continues to inspire, educate and communicate through its music.
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