2014 Concerts
Of Music and Poetry
8 November 2014
12 October 2014
Ever since the ancient ages, our ancestors have been making use of song and dance a way to pray for bountiful harvests and good weather. Poetry originated from the dailk lives of the ancient civilzation, with the inspiration being the labour of the normal folks as well as their religions.
Revolving around the concept of poems, Ding Yi Music Company has invited renowned local conductor Lim Yau and the NAFA Chamber Choir to stage this performance. The magnificent performance will see the fusion of chinese literature, calligraphy, Chinese chambr music and chorale singing together in a masterpiece.
Dedicated to showcasing the splendor of these seemingly different art forms, this concert will premiere works, which revolves around songs from Young Artist Award recipent Dr Goh Toh Chai, celebrating the multi-disciplinary arts as a whole. The concert will also feature calligraphy works of Mr Choo Thiam Siew as well as Soprano Su Yi Wen and Tenor Jeremy Koh as soloists.
7:30pm
Esplanade Recital Studio
Victoria Concert Hall
7:30pm
Youth Chinese Chamber
Musical Tales: The Art of
Voices of Tomorrow
In line with Ding Yi Music Company's mission, the Youth Chinese Chamber Music Project (YCCMP) is a project started for the talented youths in Chinese music scene. Youths between the ages of 17-25, who play Chinese instruments, can register and audition for a musician spot in this music project. In addition, participants can also audition to be a soloist or ensemble conductor.
This project is supported by Noise Singapore, an initiative of the National Arts Council that encourages young people in Singapore to express, develop and showcase their creativity. www.noisesingapore.com
Tan Qing Lun, a soloist of Ding Yi Music Company (DYMC) and recipient of the 2012 NAC Arts Scholarship, has returned upon completion of his graduate studies in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowed dizi master Prof Zhan Yongming, to present an entirely new concert.
Qing Lun will premier 2 works in Singapore, "Meeting on the Broken Bridge", a classic traditional piece y Prof Zhan and "For Nataraja", a piece combining elements of both Chinese and Indian traditional music creaing a unique nanyang flavouru, by DYMC's resident composer, Phang Kok Jun. This piece will also feature DYMC's percussionist Low Yik Hang.
The audience can also look forward to a collaboration with fellow 2012 NAC Arts scholarship recipient, local Mridangam percussionist Akilesh in an eveening of joyous flute music.
China is home to a rich variety of narrative song genres, where performers would sing stories of past heroes, of romance and of everyday affairs with the accompaniment of traditional instruments.
One of the narrative styles very much alive today is that of Suzhou Pingtan. Native to the Jiangsu region in Eastern China, the art form is performed by two people who would banter and sing while playing plucked lutes.
Another popular style would be Meihua Dagu. Originating in Beijing and popularized in the northern city of Tianjin, it features a lead singer who would play a small drum and clappers in concert with a quartet of different string instruments.
The Ding Yi Music Company brings to you an intimate concert showcasing two leading practitioners of these vocal arts - the rising stars of Pingtan music Zhang Ling Ping and Tang Wei Yu and acclaimed Meihua Dagu artist Yang Yun. Apart from the two genres performed in their traditional format, the concert will also feature world premieres of two compositions written by Cao Wen Gong, which draw inspiration from these narrative forms.
The concert is conducted by Dr Tay Teow Kiat.
Music Project 2014
5 August 2014
Esplanade Recital Studio
7:30pm
14 June 2014
7:30pm
Esplanade Recital Studio
Suzhou & Tianjin Narrative Song
Virtuosos of Chinese Music
Ding Yi Music Company proudly brings you the third instalment of their successful Virtuosos series of concerts featuring three of the most celebrated Chinese instrumentalists of our time. Gracing the stage will be famed guzheng performer and educator Wang Wei, the Silk Road Ensemble's pipa maestro Yang Wei, and jinghu/banhu exponent Jiang Ke Mei. All three of them have performed and inspired many audiences throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. This is the first time that they will be performing together for Chinese classical music lovers in Singapore.
Experience dazzling performances of famous instrumental classics by the three virtuosos, including the Beijing Opera standard "The Deep Night", the lyrical "Moonlit River in Spring", and the delightful "Jackdaws Frolicking in Water" - a popular tune from the Teochew region of China. Apart from the music, the masters will also share interesting anecdotes about their lives and approaches to their art.