Singapore Youth Choir
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The Singapore Youth Choir (SYC) Ensemble Singers (previously known as the Singapore Youth Choir) is a distinguished choral
group in Singapore
formed in 1964.
The SYC is currently led by Ms Jennifer Tham, a leading choral instructor in Singapore.
Currently led by Ms Jennifer Tham, the SYC performs works of living and past composers. Ms Jennifer Tham is also a choral instructor with few secondary schools and junior colleges in Singapore.
on 4 December 2006. The concert also featured the Ateneo Chamber Singers from the Philippines and the Gaia Philharmonic Choir from Japan. The Choir's most recent performance was at the Esplande Recital Studio on 31 March 2007, entitled "Magic, Moonlight and Madmen." Currently, the choir is preparing for their overseas tour to Bandung in June 2007 and will be the recording choir for NDP 2007.
The SYC celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2004 with a concert featuring 10 new commissions from distinguished composers from and out of Singapore. Singaporean composers commissioned were Babes Condes, Zechariah Goh Toh Chai, Hoh Chung Shih, Shui Jiang Tian and Kelly Tang; while Ryan Cayabyab (Philippines), Chen Yi (China/USA), Alberto Grau (Venezuela), Eskil Hemberg (Sweden), and Ko Matsushita
(Japan) were overseas composers that were commissioned.
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
group in Singapore
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...
formed in 1964.
The SYC is currently led by Ms Jennifer Tham, a leading choral instructor in Singapore.
History
Formed in 1964, the SYC has achieved numerous accolades and awards, including:- First Singaporean Choir to win at the Llangollen Eisteddfod in 1974
- More wins at the Youth Choir category at the Llangollen Eisteddfod in 1989
- President's Charity Award (for service to the State and community)
- Excellence for Singapore award.
Currently led by Ms Jennifer Tham, the SYC performs works of living and past composers. Ms Jennifer Tham is also a choral instructor with few secondary schools and junior colleges in Singapore.
Past performances
The SYC presented Three - A Festival of 3 Choirs at the Esplanade Concert HallEsplanade - 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...
on 4 December 2006. The concert also featured the Ateneo Chamber Singers from the Philippines and the Gaia Philharmonic Choir from Japan. The Choir's most recent performance was at the Esplande Recital Studio on 31 March 2007, entitled "Magic, Moonlight and Madmen." Currently, the choir is preparing for their overseas tour to Bandung in June 2007 and will be the recording choir for NDP 2007.
The SYC celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2004 with a concert featuring 10 new commissions from distinguished composers from and out of Singapore. Singaporean composers commissioned were Babes Condes, Zechariah Goh Toh Chai, Hoh Chung Shih, Shui Jiang Tian and Kelly Tang; while Ryan Cayabyab (Philippines), Chen Yi (China/USA), Alberto Grau (Venezuela), Eskil Hemberg (Sweden), and Ko Matsushita
Ko Matsushita
Ko Matsushita is a Japanese conductor and composer.Ko Matsushita was born and raised in Tokyo. He studied composition in the Kunitachi College of Music and chorus conducting in the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary. He conducts in 2009 10 choir groups, and has won international Choir prizes...
(Japan) were overseas composers that were commissioned.