Singapore, 5 April 2022 (Tuesday) – Following the news of the long-awaited full comeback this March with full orchestra and full audience capacity, Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) will be presenting Music Tuesdays: Transcending Time and Space – A Huqin Recital. Online viewers and audience members who watch live concerts at the SCO Concert Hall will all be in for a treat!
Music Tuesdays: Transcending Time and Space – A Huqin Recital
This is a huqin recital concert curated and performed by two young huqin musicians Hu Chung-Chin and Liu Zhiyue, bringing you on a musical time travel. Catch their charming performance on 12 April 2022 (Tuesday), 7:30pm. Watch it live in our concert hall and digitally on SISTIC Live. The concert video will also be available on SISTIC, limit to 5 views, till 19 April 2022 (Tuesday), 7.30pm. Programme details can be found in Annex A.
Transcend the barriers of time and space with the melodious union of string and bow, as Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s musicians Hu Chung-Chin and Liu Zhiyue take you on a musical time travel from the 1950s through 2010s with their huqin. Immerse yourself in an evening of musical journey with specially curated pieces, from well-known works “Reflection of the Moon on Erquan” and “Fishermen’s Song at Dusk”, to the spirited tunes of “Dance of the Amis” and “Maiden Taohua Crossing the River”, the harmonious duet of “The Rhyme of Strings”, and the virtuosic “Erhu Rhapsody No. 5- Hymn”. Leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind and step into the wonderous world of huqin!
* Audiences will get a chance to interact with musicians during a post-concert talk conducted in English and Mandarin
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Sharing by the musicians – Good friends at work, and now finally a proper collaboration after their competition win in 2019
This special Tuesday evening marks the gathering of two friends from the Huqin family. Gaohu musicians Hu Chung-Chin and Liu Zhiyue became good friends in the orchestra, after Hu Chung-chin joined SCO in 2017. The duo even collaborated and took part in the 2019 Second Shanghai Erhu Arts Week, where Hu Chung-chin performed an erhu piece The Rhyme of Strings, composed by Liu Zhiyue. This piece will also be performed during the Music Tuesdays: Transcending Time and Space – A Huqin Recital concert.
Music Tuesdays: Transcending Time and Space – A Huqin Recital features music selected from different eras and different regions. This includes: Ancient Tune Fishermen’s Song at Dusk from 1925 and the Erhu Rhapsody No.5 – Hymn from 2019. This musical time travel from ancient times to the present, and the combination of time and space reflects different music styles during the different eras.
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Catch Hu Chung-Chin and Liu Zhiyue’s charming performance on 12 April 2022 (Tuesday), 7.30pm. Watch their performance at the SCO Concert Hall at $28, as well as digitally on SISTIC Live at $15.
SISTIC Link: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/tuesday0422
Tickets (Excludes Booking Fee)
Live concert - $28 (All in-venue tickets will come with a free SISTIC Live ticket; Digital concert Pass - $15
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Annex A:
Music Tuesdays: Transcending Time and Space Programme List
Erhu Solo
Reflection of the Moon on Erquan, Composed by Hua Yanjun
Erhu Solo: Hu Chung-Chin
Yangqin accompaniment: Qu Jianqing
Gaohu and Guzheng Duet
Fishermen’s Song at Dusk, Ancient tune, Yang Yinlin and Yao Yide’s performance version, Arranged by Phoon Yew Tien
Gaohu: Liu Zhiyue
Guzheng: Zhang Zinan
Erhu Solo
Dance of the Amis, Taiwanese folk song, Arranged by Zhou Chenglong, Accompaniment arranged by Liu Yinxuan
Erhu Solo: Hu Chung-Chin
Yangqin accompaniment: Qu Jianqing
Erhu and Piano
The Rhyme of Strings, Composed by Liu Zhiyue
Erhu solo: Liu Zhiyue
Piano accompaniment: Nicholas Loh Jianming
Erhu Solo
Erhu Rhapsody No.5 – Hymn, Composed by Wang Jianmin
Erhu solo: Hu Chung-Chin
Piano accompaniment: Nicholas Loh Jianming
Erhu Duet
Maiden Taohua Crossing the River, Arranged by Chen Yaoxing, Chen Jun
Erhu Duet: Hu Chung-Chin, Liu Zhiyue
Piano accompaniment: Nicholas Loh Jianming
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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 southeast asian 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.