Singapore Chinese Orchestra
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The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is Singapore
's only professional Chinese orchestra
. It has been located at the Singapore Conference Hall
since 2001 after the revamp of the building. Its music director Tsung Yeh, leads the 70 member orchestra. It runs several community outreach programmes as well as a youth orchestra, the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra founded in 2003. That same year it began its Arranger-In-Residence and Conducting Assistant programmes.
Cultural Troupe, the Orchestra was inaugurated in 1996 at the initiative of the then-Prime Minister
Goh Chok Tong
. This inception has been instrumental to the Orchestra’s elevation in its artistic pursuits, warranting it a national orchestra.
s, the orchestra performed a symphonic fantasy epic, Marco Polo and Princess Blue, as part of the Opening Festival of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
in November 2002. This work featured not only the orchestra but also a chorus performing in Chinese
and Mongolian
. A year later, the orchestra staged a musical and visual conversation with Singapore’s most celebrated multi-disciplinary artist, Mr Tan Swie Hian
, at the 2003 Singapore Arts Festival
. It was also invited for performances at the World Economic Forum
in October and the International Summit of Arts Council in November 2003. In 2004, SCO celebrated the 39th National Day of Singapore by staging a concert featuring over 2300 performers titled "SCO National Day Concert – Our People, Our Music" at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
. Recently, SCO produced a mega musical production Admiral Zheng He
as part of the 2005 Singapore Arts Festival 2005. SCO also embarked on its very first Europe
Concert Tour to Budapest
, London
and Newcastle
the same year.
, Prime Minister
presented by the National Arts Council
(NAC).
During his appointment as the Assistant Conductor for SCO, he conducted School Concerts Series (Tunes of SCO) for all levels of audience ranging from Primary to Universities. His specialty is hosting and conducting educational programmes including the Young Children’s Concerts, Young People’s Concerts and Outdoor and Community Series Concerts. Quek has his debut with SCO at the Esplanade Concert Hall in 2005 WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Band and Ensembles) Opening Concert where he received a standing ovation from international audiences.
Born in 1982, Yao started learning the Erhu
from the age of 4 years old from Professor Wang Yong De. He started learning the piano from 5 years old from Professor Wu Le Yi. Yao entered the Affiliated Primary School of Shanghai Conservatory
to learn the erhu in 1992 and subsequently entered the Affiliated Middle School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1995.
He won the first place in the Erhu audition to Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2001 where he majored in both Erhu and conducting. He conducted the Chinese Orchestra of the Affiliated Middle School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and a Japanese choir in a concert in 2005. Upon graduation in 2006, he gained admittance into the Shanghai National Music Orchestra where he is currently the Erhu musician and Assistant Conductor.
In October 2006, Yao conducted the Chinese Orchestra of the Shanghai Changning District Experimental Primary School, which was awarded the first prize, in a competition. In February 2007, he conducted the Chinese Orchestra of the Shanghai Yan’an Middle School in another competition and won the gold prize.
Names of all musicians, apart from the principal and associate principal, are listed in alphabetical order.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's only professional Chinese orchestra
Chinese orchestra
The term Chinese Orchestra can refer to either:* The ancient Chinese Orchestra, or* The modern Chinese Orchestra-The ancient Chinese Orchestra:...
. It has been located at the Singapore Conference Hall
Singapore Conference Hall
Singapore Conference Hall is a multi-purpose building located in the heart of the financial district of Shenton Way in Downtown Core of Singapore. The first building to be constructed along Shenton Way, it was a place for conferences and exhibitions in the 1960s and 1970s...
since 2001 after the revamp of the building. Its music director Tsung Yeh, leads the 70 member orchestra. It runs several community outreach programmes as well as a youth orchestra, the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra founded in 2003. That same year it began its Arranger-In-Residence and Conducting Assistant programmes.
History
Formerly a performing unit of the People's AssociationPeople's Association
The People’s Association was established in Singapore as a statutory board on 1 July 1960 to promote racial harmony and social cohesion. PA commemorated its 50th Anniversary in 2010....
Cultural Troupe, the Orchestra was inaugurated in 1996 at the initiative of the then-Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Singapore
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...
Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime...
. This inception has been instrumental to the Orchestra’s elevation in its artistic pursuits, warranting it a national orchestra.
Performances
Aside from its regular concertConcert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s, the orchestra performed a symphonic fantasy epic, Marco Polo and Princess Blue, as part of the Opening Festival of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the centre for performing arts for the island nation of Singapore...
in November 2002. This work featured not only the orchestra but also a chorus performing in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
and Mongolian
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
. A year later, the orchestra staged a musical and visual conversation with Singapore’s most celebrated multi-disciplinary artist, Mr Tan Swie Hian
Tan Swie Hian
Tan Swie Hian is a Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures found in Singapore and many parts of the world....
, at the 2003 Singapore Arts Festival
Singapore Arts Festival
The Singapore Arts Festival is an annual arts festival held in Singapore. Organised by the National Arts Council, it is one of the most significant events in the regional arts scene. The festival, usually held in mid-year for a stretch of one month, incorporates theatre arts, dance, music and...
. It was also invited for performances at the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in October and the International Summit of Arts Council in November 2003. In 2004, SCO celebrated the 39th National Day of Singapore by staging a concert featuring over 2300 performers titled "SCO National Day Concert – Our People, Our Music" at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
. Recently, SCO produced a mega musical production Admiral Zheng He
Zheng He
Zheng He , also known as Ma Sanbao and Hajji Mahmud Shamsuddin was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the Voyages of Zheng He or Voyages of Cheng Ho from...
as part of the 2005 Singapore Arts Festival 2005. SCO also embarked on its very first Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
Concert Tour to Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
the same year.
Patron & Board Of Directors
Patron: Mr Lee Hsien LoongLee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....
, Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Singapore
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...
| Honorary Chairman | Mr Chng Heng Tiu |
| Chairman | Mr Chew Keng Juea |
| Deputy Chairman | Mr Chia Ban Seng |
| Directors | Ms Chew Lee Ching |
| Ms Claire Chiang See Ngoh | |
| Mr Choo Thiam Siew | |
| Mr Hee Theng Fong | |
| Mr Heng Chye Kiou | |
| Mr Robin Hu Yee Cheng | |
| Mr Lai Hock Meng | |
| Mr Lee Suan Hiang | |
| Mr Neo Gim Kian | |
| Mr Ong Lay Khiam | |
| Mr Poh Choon Ann | |
| Dr Soh Kay Cheng |
Music Director
Tsung Yeh joined the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) as Music Director in January 2002. Under Yeh's vision, SCO's repertoire has undergone rapid expansion. He is credited with initiating and designing successful productions such as Marco Polo and Princess Blue-Associate Conductor
Quek Ling Kiong joined SCO in 1997. He is currently the Assistant Conductor of SCO and Conductor for the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra. In 2002, Quek received the Young Artist AwardYoung Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
presented by the National Arts Council
National Arts Council Singapore
The National Arts Council of Singapore was established in September 1991 "to nurture the arts and make it an integral part of life in Singapore.-History :...
(NAC).
During his appointment as the Assistant Conductor for SCO, he conducted School Concerts Series (Tunes of SCO) for all levels of audience ranging from Primary to Universities. His specialty is hosting and conducting educational programmes including the Young Children’s Concerts, Young People’s Concerts and Outdoor and Community Series Concerts. Quek has his debut with SCO at the Esplanade Concert Hall in 2005 WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Band and Ensembles) Opening Concert where he received a standing ovation from international audiences.
Acting Assistant Conductor
The Current Acting Assistant Conductor of SCO is Yao Shen Shen.Born in 1982, Yao started learning the Erhu
Erhu
The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
from the age of 4 years old from Professor Wang Yong De. He started learning the piano from 5 years old from Professor Wu Le Yi. Yao entered the Affiliated Primary School of Shanghai Conservatory
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music , as the first music institution of higher education in China, was founded on November 27, 1927. The teachers and students have won numerous awards both home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name, “the cradle of musicians”.-History:The Shanghai...
to learn the erhu in 1992 and subsequently entered the Affiliated Middle School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1995.
He won the first place in the Erhu audition to Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2001 where he majored in both Erhu and conducting. He conducted the Chinese Orchestra of the Affiliated Middle School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and a Japanese choir in a concert in 2005. Upon graduation in 2006, he gained admittance into the Shanghai National Music Orchestra where he is currently the Erhu musician and Assistant Conductor.
In October 2006, Yao conducted the Chinese Orchestra of the Shanghai Changning District Experimental Primary School, which was awarded the first prize, in a competition. In February 2007, he conducted the Chinese Orchestra of the Shanghai Yan’an Middle School in another competition and won the gold prize.
Instrumental musicians
| Instrument | Musician | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Gaohu Gaohu The gaohu is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu in the 1920s by the musician and composer Lü Wencheng and used in Cantonese music and Cantonese opera... |
Li Bao Shun | Concertmaster Concertmaster The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader... |
| Liu Zhi Yue | - | |
| She Ling | ||
| Xu Wen Jing | ||
| Zhang Bin | ||
| Zhao Li | ||
| Zhou Ruo Yu | ||
| Erhu Erhu The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles... |
Zhao Jian Hua | Erhu I Principal |
| Zhu Lin | Erhu II Principal | |
| Ling Hock Siang | Erhu Associate Principal | |
| Ann Hong Mui | - | |
| Chen Shu Hua | ||
| Cheng Chung Hsien | ||
| Chew Keng How | ||
| Gu Huai Yan | ||
| Hsieh I-Chieh | ||
| Liu Zhi Yue | ||
| Shen Qin | ||
| Tan Kim Lian | ||
| Wang Jia Yao | ||
| Erhu / Banhu Banhu The banhu is a Chinese traditional bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. It is used primarily in northern China. Ban means a piece of wood and hu is short for huqin.... |
Tao Kai Li | |
| Zhonghu Zhonghu The zhonghu is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. Together with the erhu and gaohu, it is a member of the huqin family, and was developed in the 20th century as the alto member of the huqin family .The zhonghu is analogous with the erhu, but is slightly larger and... |
Tian Xiao | Zhonghu Principal |
| Chuan Joon Hee | - | |
| Goh Cher Yen | ||
| Neo Yong Soon | ||
| Ng Boon Chai | ||
| Sim Boon Yew | ||
| Wang Yi Jen | ||
| Cello Cello The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is... |
Xu Zhong | Cello / Double Bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... Principal |
| Chen Ying Guang | - | |
| Ji Hui Ming | ||
| Lee Khiok Hua | ||
| Poh Yee Luh | ||
| Double Bass | Lee Khiang | Acting Cello / Double Bass Associate Principal |
| Qu Feng | - | |
| Wang Lu Yao | ||
| Yangqin Yangqin The trapezoidal yangqin is a Chinese hammered dulcimer, originally from Middle East and Persia . It used to be written with the characters 洋琴 , but over time the first character changed to 揚 , which means "acclaimed". It is also spelled yang quin or yang ch'in... |
Qu Jian Qing | Yangqin Principal |
| Ma Huan | - | |
| Pipa Pipa The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments . Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26... |
Yu Jia | Pipa Principal |
| Goh Yew Guan | - | |
| Hou Yue Hua | ||
| Tan Joon Chin | ||
| Zhang Yin | ||
| Liuqin Liuqin The liuqin is a four-stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked musical instrument, the pipa. The range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and it has its own special place in Chinese music, whether in... |
Seetoh Poh Lam | |
| Liuqin / Zhongruan Zhongruan The zhongruan , is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In English, it is sometimes called a “moon guitar”, because it has a round sound box. The zhongruan has a straight neck with 24 frets on the fingerboard and 4 strings. It is usually played with a plectrum... |
Zhang Li | |
| Zhongruan | Zhang Rong Hui | Ruan Ruan The ruan is a Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel... / Liuqin / Sanxian Principal |
| Cheng Tzu Ting | - | |
| Foong Chui San | ||
| Han Ying | ||
| Zhongruan / Sanxian Sanxian The sanxian is a Chinese lute — a three-stringed fretless plucked musical instrument. It has a long fingerboard, and the body is traditionally made from snakeskin stretched over a rounded rectangular resonator. It is made in several sizes for different purposes and in the late 20th century a... |
Huang Gui Fang | |
| Daruan | Koh Kim Wah | |
| Daruan / Zhongruan | Jing Po | |
| Harp Harp The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings... / Konghou Konghou The konghou is an ancient Chinese harp. The konghou, also known as kanhou, went extinct sometime in the Ming Dynasty, but was revived in the 20th century... / Guzheng Guzheng The guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges.... |
Ma Xiao Lan | |
| Guzheng / Percussion | Xu Hui | |
| Qudi | Yin Zhi Yang | Dizi Principal |
| Bangdi | Lim Sin Yeo | - |
| Bangdi / Qudi | Phang Thean Siong | |
| Xindi | Tan Chye Tiong | |
| Xindi / Qudi | Zeng Zhi | |
| Gaoyin (Soprano) Sheng Sheng Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin... |
Guo Chang Suo | Sheng Principal |
| Ong Yi Horng | - | |
| Zhongyin (Alto) Sheng Sheng Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin... |
Seah Kar Wee | |
| Zhong Zhi Yue | ||
| Diyin (Bass) Sheng Sheng Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin... |
Lim Kiong Pin | |
| Gaoyin Suona Suona The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors... |
Jin Shi Yi | Suona / Guan Guan Guan may refer to either of two Chinese family names . The two names are as follows:-Guan :... Principal |
| Lee Heng Quee | - | |
| Zhongyin Suona / Diyin Suona | Liu Jiang | |
| Meng Jie | ||
| Cizhongyin Suona | Boo Chin Kiah | |
| Guan | Han Lei | |
| Percussion | Wang Jian Hua | Honorary Honorary An honorary position is an unpaid position. Other uses include:* honorary title — awarded as a mark of distinction** honorary citizenship — awarded to aliens who have rendered service to the state... Percussion Principal |
| Duan Fei | Acting Percussion Principal | |
| Tan Loke Chuah | Associate Percussion Principal | |
| Ngoh Kheng Seng | - | |
| Shen Guo Qin | ||
| Teo Teng Tat | ||
| Wu Xiang Yang |
Other musical positions
| Position | Musician |
|---|---|
| Conducting ASSistant | Low Cher Yong |
| Arranger-in-Residence | Chuan Joon Hee |
| Lim Kiong Pin | |
| Sim Boon Yew | |
| Assistant Conductor | Quek Ling Kiong |
Names of all musicians, apart from the principal and associate principal, are listed in alphabetical order.
Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra
The Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra (SYCO) is a group of young musicians between the ages of 13 to 25 years old, It has has been under the management of Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) sinces 2003 and held its premier concert ins 2004.Committee
| SYCO Committee 2009 | |
|---|---|
| President | Heng Xiangle |
| Vice-President | Cheow Xunqi |
| Secretary | Chow Pei Yan |
| Scores Coordinator | Low Yik Hang |
| Wardrobe Coordinator | Chee Jun Sian |
| Welfare Coordinator | Koh Min Hui |
| Neo Ye Siang Desmond | |
| Managers | Lum Mun Ee |
| Yong Shu Rong | |
Resident Conductor
- Ku Pao-Wen graduated with a Doctorate in Musical Arts, majoring in conducting from the University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
. He was also the Assistant Professor in the Tainan National University of the ArtsTainan National University of the ArtsTainan National University of the Arts is an arts university in Guantian District, Tainan City, Taiwan. The campus is set in countryside and beside the campus there is a reservoir...
Department of Chinese Music.
Instrumental musicians (2009)
| Instrument | Musician | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Gaohu Gaohu The gaohu is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu in the 1920s by the musician and composer Lü Wencheng and used in Cantonese music and Cantonese opera... |
Cheow Xunqi | Concert Master |
| Chua Jon Lin | - | |
| Lai Du Jun | ||
| Lim Kwuan Boon | ||
| Lim Wan Ying | ||
| Rudy Wijaya Alamsyah | ||
| Zhonghu Zhonghu The zhonghu is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. Together with the erhu and gaohu, it is a member of the huqin family, and was developed in the 20th century as the alto member of the huqin family .The zhonghu is analogous with the erhu, but is slightly larger and... |
Guo Xiao Jin | Zhonghu Principal |
| Chia Ghim Siang Joel | - | |
| Kuek Yanzhang Daryl | ||
| Teo Yin Song Gerald | ||
| Yang Shi Hui Rachel | ||
| Erhu Erhu The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles... |
Tai Jiayan | Erhu I Principal |
| Teo Yu Yao | Erhu II Principal | |
| Chen Wan Ting | - | |
| Chuan Wenting Candy | ||
| Eng Yah Mui Vanessa | ||
| Fang Jingxuan | ||
| Kwek Keng Yang | ||
| Lee Michelle Belle | ||
| Lee Wenwei Sean | ||
| Lu Hui Yi | ||
| Ong Yik Lin Calvin | ||
| Sim Xseun Rachael | ||
| Sng Zheng | ||
| Tan Jun Yuan | ||
| Theong Li Han | ||
| Wang Koon Lee Dean | ||
| Yangqin Yangqin The trapezoidal yangqin is a Chinese hammered dulcimer, originally from Middle East and Persia . It used to be written with the characters 洋琴 , but over time the first character changed to 揚 , which means "acclaimed". It is also spelled yang quin or yang ch'in... |
Chow Pei Yan | Yangqin Principal |
| Lur Khim Tian | - | |
| Ang Si Wen | ||
| Yick Jue Ru | ||
| Guzheng Guzheng The guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges.... |
Tay Yvonne | |
| He Lang | ||
| Yuan Ting | ||
| Pipa Pipa The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments . Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26... |
Tan I-Ming | Pipa Principal |
| Koh Hui Rong | - | |
| Du Ruo | ||
| Goh Sok Kie | ||
| Ong Yu Yan Nicole | ||
| Tang Yee Ting | ||
| Zhongruan Zhongruan The zhongruan , is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In English, it is sometimes called a “moon guitar”, because it has a round sound box. The zhongruan has a straight neck with 24 frets on the fingerboard and 4 strings. It is usually played with a plectrum... |
Tan Su-Min Clara | Zhongruan Principal |
| Chew Kee Wei | - | |
| Koh Hui Ru Jermaine | ||
| Koh Min Hui | ||
| Ngeow Si Ming Jonathan | ||
| Tan Su-Hui Sophy | ||
| Daruan | Chan Jing Wen Kenny | - |
| Tan Zhong Xiao | ||
| Liuqin Liuqin The liuqin is a four-stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked musical instrument, the pipa. The range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and it has its own special place in Chinese music, whether in... |
Chew Xin Yi Jessly | - |
| Lim Yun Yi | ||
| Qudi | Tan Qing Lun | - |
| Poh Hui Bin Joyce | ||
| Qudi / Xindi Xindi The Xindi is the collective term for six fictional races in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. They are native to the planet Xindus in a region of space known as the Delphic Expanse... |
Heng Xiangle | Dizi Principal |
| Tan Jun Qiang Jonathan | - | |
| Bangdi | Ng Hsien Han | - |
| Ong Ting Kai Jason | ||
| Gaoyin Sheng Sheng Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin... |
Neo Ye Siang Desmond | - |
| Lim Xin Norris | ||
| Zhongyin Sheng Sheng Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin... |
Cai Xiaohan | - |
| Ling Xiao Jin | ||
| Guan Guan Guan may refer to either of two Chinese family names . The two names are as follows:-Guan :... |
Yu Sheng Hong | - |
| Gaoyin Suona Suona The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors... |
Chang Le | Suona Principal |
| Ng Chu Ying | - | |
| Ong Jun He | ||
| Tay Jing Wen | ||
| Zhongyin Suona Suona The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors... |
Bay Chuan Sheng Bennett | - |
| Cizhongyin Suona Suona The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors... |
Lee Ting Feng Mervin | - |
| Diyin Suona Suona The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors... |
Lo Jun An | - |
| Cello Cello The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is... |
Gan Ying Ying | Cello Principal |
| Cheah Li Ping Jolene | - | |
| Chan Jing Ni | ||
| Chee Jun Sian | ||
| Han Xu | ||
| Koh Kai En Eunice | ||
| Ng Xuan Wei | ||
| Sim Mei Xing Jasmine | ||
| Double Bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... |
Fu Weiqi | Bass Principal |
| Chee Jung Hong | - | |
| Nazri Nordin | ||
| Yong Gang Gavin | ||
| Percussion | Low Yik Hang | Percussion Principal |
| Boo Chong Wei Benjamin | Percussion Associate Principal | |
| Goh Ek Jun | - | |
| Koh Bee Kwee | ||
| Li Chengying | ||
| Ng Zi Jian Kenny | ||
| Poh Zi Yang | ||
| Tan Mei Jou Joel | ||
| Wong Hui Sian Sharon |
Instructors
| Instructor | Instrument |
|---|---|
| Low Cher Yong (former)/ Zhang Bin | Gaohu Gaohu The gaohu is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu in the 1920s by the musician and composer Lü Wencheng and used in Cantonese music and Cantonese opera... / Zhonghu Zhonghu The zhonghu is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. Together with the erhu and gaohu, it is a member of the huqin family, and was developed in the 20th century as the alto member of the huqin family .The zhonghu is analogous with the erhu, but is slightly larger and... |
| Ling Hock Siang | Erhu Erhu The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles... |
| Zhang Rong Hui | Zhongruan Zhongruan The zhongruan , is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In English, it is sometimes called a “moon guitar”, because it has a round sound box. The zhongruan has a straight neck with 24 frets on the fingerboard and 4 strings. It is usually played with a plectrum... / Liuqin Liuqin The liuqin is a four-stringed Chinese mandolin with a pear-shaped body. It is small in size, almost a miniature copy of another Chinese plucked musical instrument, the pipa. The range of its voice is much higher than the pipa, and it has its own special place in Chinese music, whether in... |
| Yu Jia | Pipa Pipa The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments . Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26... |
| Qu Jian Qing | Yangqin Yangqin The trapezoidal yangqin is a Chinese hammered dulcimer, originally from Middle East and Persia . It used to be written with the characters 洋琴 , but over time the first character changed to 揚 , which means "acclaimed". It is also spelled yang quin or yang ch'in... |
| Xu Hui | Guzheng Guzheng The guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges.... |
| Lim Sin Yeo | Dizi |
| Guo Chang Suo | Sheng Sheng Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin... |
| Han Lei | Guan Guan Guan may refer to either of two Chinese family names . The two names are as follows:-Guan :... |
| Liu Jiang | Suona Suona The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors... |
| Ji Hui Ming | Cello Cello The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is... |
| Lee Khiang | Double Bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... |
| Ngoh Kheng Seng | Percussion |