Singapore, 11 November 2021 (Thursday) – With the current pandemic and restrictions in travelling, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) and Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra (SNYCO) specially lined up a series of events this year end for your enjoyment. Get ready to indulge in the various genres of concerts, ranging from grand orchestra pieces to bespoke ensemble and chamber style works. Online viewers and audience members who watch live concerts at the SCO Concert Hall will all be in for a treat!
This November and December, the SCO will present Wang Danhong's Music Showcase concert on 27 November 2021 (Saturday) at the SCO Concert Hall, and community concert Take a Bow on 11 December 2021 (Saturday) at Our Tampines Hub’s Festive Arts Theatre. The SNYCO will be presenting First Steps concert on 18 December 2021 at the SCO Concert Hall.
SCO presents Wang Danhong's Music Showcase concert on 27 November 2021, 8pm
Conducted by SCO Music Director Tsung Yeh, the Wang Danhong's Music Showcase concert will be held at the SCO Concert Hall and livestreamed on SISTIC LIVE on 27 November 2021, 8pm. The concert video will also be available on SISTIC, limit to 5 views, till 5 December 2021. Programme details can be found in Annex A.
Wang Danhong is a prominent composer in today’s Chinese orchestral music scene. Her works are deeply influenced by the traditions of Chinese culture and folk music, yet easy to connect with the masses both emotionally and aesthetically. The elegance and temperament of her music reflects the beauty of present Chinese orchestral compositions. In this concert, SCO performs a selection of her compositions that is representative of a particular region of China, with Amannisha from the western regions, and Ode to the Sun that draws material from a Sichuan folk song most noteworthy. Follow Wang Danhong’s footsteps in an exploratory trail that spans the vastness of the ancient land of China!
The programme brings classics, modern and popular flavours by Wang Danhong together, in one concert. Gaohu Associate Principal Zhou Ruoyu will be presenting Amannisha on the erhu. Also, the trio, which consists of erhu musician Qin Zijing, pipa musician Zhang Yin and dizi musician Zeng Zhi, will be presenting Colourful Jiangnan alongside the orchestra.
Composer Wang Danhong said, “These few music pieces which were chosen for this concert, spanned across 10 years of my composition journey. The selection is flavourful, in terms of music and cultural elements. The variety in this concert is something to look forward to.” She shared that “Heavenly Grassland is Mongolian inspired music composed as chamber music; Colourful Jiangnan is Jiangnan inspired music composed for the erhu, pipa and dizi trio and orchestra; Amannisha is Xinjiang inspired music presented as an erhu concerto and Ode to the Sun is a piece of Sichuan inspired orchestral music. Thus, every composition is different, with different content and style.”
Catch the Wang Danhong's Music Showcase concert on 27 November 2021, 8pm at the SCO Concert Hall. Tickets are selling at $20 and $28, as well as digitally on SISTIC Live at $15.
SISTIC: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/wang1121
Tickets
Live concert - $20, $28
Digital concert Pass - $15
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SCO presents Community concert Take a Bow on 11 December 2021, 4.30pm & 7.30pm
Conducted by SCO Resident Conductor Quek Ling Kiong, the SCO will present Community concert Take a Bow on 11 December 2021, 4.30pm (live) and 7.30pm (live and online) at the Our Tampines Hub’s Festive Arts Theatre. The performance will also be livestreamed on the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Our Tampines Hub Facebook page at 7.30pm.
Wind down with the strings at Our Tampines Hub! For the very first time, Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s bowed string musicians bring you on a rich and colourful world of Chinese Orchestral music. Seize this opportunity, come watch SCO’s erhu, gaohu, zhonghu, cello and bass musicians perform numerous Taiwan timeless classics, tunes and folksongs like Dark Sky, Song of the Plough and Tossing Coins. An adventure to Taiwan awaits!
Tickets can be redeemed in advance of the performance date at the Our Tampines Hub Customer Service Centre, Level 1 upon registration. Admission is based on first-come-first-serve basis.
SNYCO presents First Step concert on 18 December 2021, 8pm
Conducted by SNYCO Music Director Quek Ling Kiong, the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra will present First Step concert on 18 December 2021 (Saturday), 8pm. The concert video will also be available on SISTIC, limit to 5 views, till 26 December 2021. Sit back and relax, as SNYCO members serenade the audience with their performance.
To bring joy, harmony, and hope to all. SNYCO takes the First Step in this new membership year through a high-energy performance! Led by Music Director Quek Ling Kiong, be awed by the craft of the innovative new generation of young musicians and composers. Follow SNYCO on a trip to Interstellar and experience the full version of Aspirations by SCO Composer-in-Residence Wang Chenwei and the local premiere of Princess Miao Shan by Jon Lin Chua. These lively performances embellish the bright future that lies aheadfor these young musicians.
First concert for the membership year, since the online auditions in August 2021
This is also SNYCO’s first official performance since the online auditions took place in August 2021. Currently, there are 97 members, with 3 non-Chinese members. The youngest member is 10 years old and the oldest is 25 years old.
4 SNYCO members – Chen Xinyu, Leong Kim Yang, Li Siyu, and Tan Sheng Rong – will be featured in this concert. A mixture of traditional and modern works is featured, displaying the versatility of youths’ energy. They would be performing works by local composers, such as SCO Composer-in-Residence Wang Chenwei’s Aspirations, Jon Lin Chua’s Princess Miao Shao and Sulwyn Lok’s Sand Mystique.
SNYCO Music Director Quek Ling Kiong said: “’First Step’ signifies the first concert after a long wait due to the fluid safe management measures in the new membership year. Featuring new works, young soloists, expressing the voices of youth in sharing happiness, hope and harmony through music. You are warmly invited to join this episode of musical journey with joy and positive vibes.”
Catch the First Steps’ concert on 18 December 2021 (Saturday), 8pm. Watch the performance at the SCO Concert Hall at $20 and $28, as well as digitally on SISTIC Live at $15.
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Annex A: Wang Danhong's Music Showcase Programme
Conductor: Tsung Yeh
Composer: Wang Danhong
Heavenly Grassland
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Colourful Jiangnan
Erhu: Qin Zijing
Pipa: Zhang Yin
Dizi: Zeng Zhi
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Amannisha
Erhu: Zhou Ruoyu
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Ode to the Sun, Mvt VI: Ode to the Sun
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Annex B: Take a Bow Community concert Programme
Resounding Spring Movement I: Spring Sonata, Composed by Lo Leung Fai
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Qing Ke Sao, Rearranged by Lo Leung Fai
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Three Taiwanese Folk tunes, Arranged by Law Wai Lun
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Fantasia of Taiwanese Opera Theme Songs, Composed by Huang Zhen Nan
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New Year’s Eve Ditty, Composed by Liu Tianhua, Arranged by Qu Chunquan
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Annex C: SNYCO First Steps Programme
Conductor: Quek Ling Kiong
Joyful, Composed by Lo Leung Fai
Dizi: Leong Kim Yang
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Echoes of Spring, Composed by Lo Leung Fai
Movement I
Movement III
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Aspirations, Composed by Wang Chenwei
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Princess Miao Shan, Composed by Jon Lin Chua
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Sand Mystique, Composed by Sulwyn Lok
Pipa: Chen Xinyu
Erhu cum Zhonghu: Li Siyu
Darbuka: Tan Sheng Rong
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Interstellar, Composed by Chen Si Ang
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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.
About Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra
The Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra (SNYCO) is made up of more than 90 talented musicians between the ages of 10 to 26. SNYCO is managed by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Company Limited, and is under the purview of the National Arts Council and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth since 1 April 2015. SNYCO is under the music directorship of Quek Ling Kiong with Tsung Yeh as the advisor and Moses Gay as the associate conductor. Only the finest musicians are selected to be members through the rigorous auditions held each year. As a National Project of Excellence recognised by the Ministry of Education, SNYCO strives to nurture aspiring musicians into future pillars of Chinese music in Singapore.
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