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27 May 2023, Sat

Victoria Concert Hall

Tre Voci

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27 May 2023, Sat

Victoria Concert Hall

Tre Voci

Singapore Symphony Chorus

Singapore Symphony Youth Choir

Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir

Eudenice Palaruan Choral Director

Wong Lai Foon Choirmaster

POULENC

KENNETH TAY

There Be Any Day But This

JOHN DAVID You Are The New Day

Knight

LEVENTE GYÖNGYÖSI Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria

BERNSTEIN Psalm 108:2 – Psalm 10 from Chichester Psalms 3.5 mins

Concert duration: approximately 1 hr (with no intermission)

GOH After
Opera 3.5 mins SSO COMMISSION AND WORLD PREMIERE
THOMPSON Alleluia 5.5 mins
O sü β er Mai 2 mins
AMERIC
The
RANDALL
BRAHMS
Quem
Dicite 3 mins
Vidistis Pastores
4 mins SSO COMMISSION AND WORLD PREMIERE
Ave
2 mins
Can
POULENC
Verum Corpus
RAVEL Nicolette and Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis from Trois Chansons 5 mins
Dona Nobis Pacem 2 mins RHEINBERGER Ave Regina 3.5 mins
LIM Lux 4 mins SSO COMMISSION
3 mins arr. Peter
KO MATSUSHITA
DARIUS
Kajoniensis 3 mins

SINGAPORE SYMPHONY CHORUS

Celebrating Choral Excellence

For over four decades, the Singapore Symphony Chorus (SSC) has been bringing together passionate and talented choristers from all walks of life to celebrate the best of symphonic music-making, and to create music that moves, transcending language and culture.

More than just a choir, the SSC is a warm and vibrant community for lifelong social connections beyond the stage. Seasoned performers at the Victoria Concert Hall and the Esplanade, the chorus’s committed group of singers come together week after week to hone their artistry and volunteer their time to deliver some of the most challenging choral classics to the highest standards.

Led by world-class conductors including Okko Kamu, Lan Shui, Lim Yau, Masaaki Suzuki and Sofi Jeannin, the chorus has amassed an impressive repertoire such as Tippett’s A Child of Our Time, Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum, Britten’s War Requiem, and Bach’s St John Passion, amongst others, since its founding in 1980.

With their dedication towards presenting outstanding performances, the SSC is the pinnacle of choral excellence in Singapore and a testament to the power of music and how it connects people across cultures and generations.

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© Michelle Tng Ying

SINGAPORE SYMPHONY YOUTH CHOIR

Inspiring Choral Passion

Energetic and full of dynamism, the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir (SSYC)’s choristers embody a zeal for artistic growth that inspires and pushes boundaries.

Comprised of a myriad of vibrant personalities aged between 17 and 28, the cool collective welcomes like-minded singers to share their journey of youthful passion for symphonic choral music-making, alongside the national orchestra! Performing regularly at the Victoria Concert Hall and the Esplanade, the SSYC is a group of dedicated singers who enjoy coming together to explore some of the most challenging and beloved choral works across styles and genres.

Since 2016, SSYC has had the privilege of performing under the baton of renowned conductors such as Lan Shui, Hans Graf, and Stephen Layton. Their repertoire boasts of musical highlights including Scriabin’s Prometheus, Puccini’s La Bohème, Tallis’s Why Fumeth in Fight, Faure’s Requiem and recordings of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.

With the unique opportunity to learn from world-renowned musicians and be part of a community that inspires passion, all while creating a professional sound, SSYC is a social journey to reimagine classical music and choral excellence.

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© Michelle Tng Ying

SINGAPORE SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Nurturing Choral Brilliance

Established in 2006, the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir (SSCC) is an exciting and unique opportunity for young singers to work alongside the national orchestra and world-class conductors!

Based at the Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore’s leading children’s choir is dedicated to a holistic training approach that nurtures well-rounded artistic growth, cultivates discipline and confidence, and inspires a lifelong love for music and the arts. More than a choir, the SSCC is a life journey of learning, growth, lasting friendships, and music-making at its best.

SSCC has performed great choral masterpieces under the baton of distinguished conductors such as Lim Yau, Sofi Jeannin and FrançoisXavier Roth, and even shared the stage with critically acclaimed vocal group, The King’s Singers. Most recently, the choir, together with the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir, premiered a treble arrangement of Faure’s Requiem under the direction of world-renowned choral conductor Stephen Layton.

The SSCC’s commitment to musical excellence has enriched generations of singers and audiences, laying the foundation for choral patronage in the local music scene. Along with their fellow choruses, the SSCC is a key player in inspiring young musicians as well as shaping the future of choral music in Singapore and beyond.

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© Michelle Tng Ying

OUR CHORISTERS

Singapore Symphony Chorus

Soprano

Karen Aw

Laurence Biard

Tertois

Claire Byrne

Janice Chee

Alexis Chen

Julie Demange

Wodtke

Kaitlyn Kim

Sarah Santhana

Stacey Wang

Espera

Sarah Tang

Sachiko Tomimori

Gladys Torrado

Agnieszka Veriga

Alto

Grace Angel

Chan Mei Yoke

Chng Xin Bei

Kelly Cooke

Truly Hutapea

Susan Kurniawati

Dorothy Lee-Teh

Wendy Lim

Dorcas Lo

Daisy Natalia

Natividad Solaguren

Ena Su

Ratna Sutantio

Elsie Tan

Tan Seow Yen

Wang Jiunwen

Singapore Symphony Youth Choir

Soprano

Goh Chen Xi

Yixian Chen

Serene Cheong

Hana Kasai

Laura Lee

Ivanna Pasaribu

Ellissa

Sayampanathan*

Samyukta

Sounderamann

Carine Tan

Janelle Tan

Jasmine Towndrow

Raeanne Wong

* choral fellow

Alto Chan Li Ting

Elizabeth Goh

Erin Ho

Trinetra Kumarasan

Zachary Lim

Trixi Lim

Ong Sherlyn

Tan Yulin

Amelia Yeo

Zhang Jingqi

Tenor

Chng Chin Han

Chong Wei Sheng

Jeroven Marquez

David Maund

Ronald Ooi

Samuel Pažický

Ian Tan

Ben Wong

Bass

Winsen Citra

Arthur Davis

Andy Jatmiko

Paul Kitamura

Vladas Reikalas

Wong Hin Yan

Tenor

Cris Bautro

Gaston Liew

Seifer Ong

Titus Teo

Bass

Leonard Buescher

Bryan Carmichael

Chai Chang Kai

Loy Sheng Rui

Dominic Tang

Joshua Tan

Wong Zhen Wei

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OUR CHORISTERS

Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir

Riyan BallesterosPattanayak

Lisa Chang

Chin Yi Hao

Halyn Cho

Hailey Chua

Deng Handing

Emma Foo

Dylan Francis

Fu Yuqi

Colleen Fung

Megan Fung

Aureilee Gooi

Naomi Heng

Charlotte Ho

Abigail Ho

Isabelle Ho

Soeun Kim

Marian Koh

Emma Lee-Goh

Melina Leong

Zoe Li

Eyzen Lim

Liu Felix

Lu Huaiyao

Lu Kaixuan

Megan Montefrio

Hayley Ng

Ng Yi Poh

Alyssa Ng

Riann Ong

Sophie Ong

Suri Rao

Evangeline Sim

Nadia Sri Kanda

Ashlynn Tan

Emily Tan

Tan Caewyn

Shania Tay

Aricia Te

Germaine Teo

Wang Xiangning

Sophie Wong

Matthew Wong

Evelyn Xue

Cammi Yeo

Brandon Yeo

Stanley Yuan

Zhang Yixuan

Alex Zhang

Chloe Zhou

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Eudenice Palaruan studied at the University of the Philippines College of Music, majoring in composition and choral conducting. He took further training in choral conducting at the Berliner Kirchenmusikschule, Germany. He graduated doctor of musical arts at St. Paul University Manila.

He was a singer, resident composer/ arranger, and assistant choirmaster of the Philippine Madrigal Singers. In addition, he performed with the Berlin Spandauer Kantorei, the World Youth Choir, and sang countertenor with the Berlin Monteverdichor. In addition, he was the principal conductor of the San Miguel Master Chorale. For years, he has been the resident conductor of the International Bamboo Organ Festival, where he performed and recorded significant selections of Latin-American baroque music. With his active involvement in the choralization of Philippine and other Asian indigenous music, he premiered a substantial volume of new Asian choral works. In addition, he was often invited to give lectures on non-Western vocal aesthetics.

Eudenice also arranges for the SSO choruses and the SSC community outreach programmes. In addition, the SSO choruses have premiered new choral works written by local composers and arrangers in Singapore under his direction.

He taught composition and choral conducting in institutions such as the University of the Philippines College of Music, the Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music, and St. Paul University College of Music and the Performing Arts. In addition, he teaches at the Singapore Bible College School of Church Music and directs the SBC Chorale. Eudenice is often invited to adjudicate in international composition competitions and give masterclasses in choral conducting.

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© Michelle Tng Ying EUDENICE

Wong Lai Foon has been a driving force behind the development and growth of the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir (SSCC) since its inception in 2006. Appointed Choirmaster in 2015 and armed with a mission to nurture young voices and inspire choral excellence, she led in the expansion of the SSCC’s training programme to include six preparatory ensembles, as well as the formation of the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir in 2016.

With repertoire ranging from Baroque to opera to contemporary and popular music, she has directed the SSCC and SSYC in a wide array of concerts, often receiving praise for the choirs’ beautiful tone and sensitivity. She has prepared the choirs in collaborations with renowned conductors and performers such as Stephen Layton, The King’s Singers, and Sofi Jeanin and la Maîtrise de Radio France. The SSCC has also had the distinction of being invited to perform at state functions.

Wong has commissioned and premiered treble choir works by local composers and has also arranged for the SSCC and SSYC. Her efforts to educate and inspire singers extend into the community through workshops, talks, as well as adjudicator, chorus-master and guest-conductor roles. Some ensembles that she has worked with include The Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore Symphony Chorus, Singapore Lyric Opera, Hallelujah Singers, and Methodist Festival Choir. She holds a master’s degree in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College, USA.

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© Michelle Tng Ying WONG LAI FOON Choirmaster

Americ Goh began studying music composition at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He received instructions from John Sharpley, Goh Toh Chai, Jennifer Tham and Leong Yoon Pin. He furthered his studies under Gerd Kühr, Pierluigi Billone, and Peter Ablinger at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, where he received his M.A. In addition to composing, Americ also received instructions in choral conducting from Johannes Prinz and Franz Jochum, and correpetition from Wolfgang Bozic. He sang with various choirs such as the Singapore Youth Choir Ensemble Singers and the Kantorei of the Grazer Dom. He received vocal training from Gerd Kenda and Eva Barta-Bartfai. Americ is a humble recipient of the National Arts Council Arts Bursary (Overseas) Singapore and the Musikförderungspreis, Graz. He has returned to NAFA as a lecturer at the School of Music. With an affinity to the voice, Americ works closely with singers and choirs. His primary focus in composition is on experimentation without neglecting tradition and craft, striving for balance, meaning and communication. His works are often reflections on social issues and an introspection on spirituality.

Kenneth Tay (b. 1992) is a choral music practitioner who specialises in composing, conducting, singing, teaching, research, music production and recording. At present, he is a PhD candidate in music composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, under the supervision of Oliver Searle and Stuart MacRae. His compositions have been performed in Singapore and internationally by prominent ensembles including the Victoria Chorale, SYC Ensemble Singers, One Chamber Choir, EVOKX, Renaissance Singers, Voices of Singapore, Vox Camerata, Anglican Chamber Ensemble, Basement Bunch, Choir of King’s College Aberdeen, and University of Glasgow Chapel Choir, among others. After completing his first degree in political science from the National University of Singapore, he earned his MMus with Distinction at the University of Aberdeen, with a concentration in composition and choral music under the tutelage of Phillip Cooke and Paul Mealor. A recipient of the prestigious Carlaw-Ogston Master of Music Scholarship, his music has garnered acclaim from reviewers, who have described it as “exciting and refreshing” (Alan Cooper), and “original and harmonically engaging”

(The Flying Inkpot).

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AMERIC GOH composer KENNETH TAY composer

EVELYN HANDRISANTO

Shane received his early music education in Singapore and was awarded an Associated Board Scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is an inaugural recipient of the National Arts Council Young Artist Award which enabled him to pursue further studies at the Royal College of Music. He features regularly with many music, theatre and dance groups in Singapore. He presently teaches at Raffles Junior College, School of the Arts and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Evelyn Handrisanto started her early music education in Indonesia. At the age of 18, Evelyn obtained her Diploma with Distinction at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) with full scholarship. She was awarded Leong Yoon Pin Scholarship to pursue her Bachelor of Music (Hons), and graduated with First Class Honours at the Royal College of Music (UK) in 2017.

During her studies at NAFA, she performed as a concerto soloist with NAFA Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Lim Yau. She has also gained an opportunity to collaborate with Foo Say Ming and Joost Flach under the baton of Maestro Ashley Solomon. Evelyn is currently the resident accompanist at the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir and NAFA.

DALE HUANG

Dale Huang majored in Piano Performance at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with BA (Hons) Music, awarded by the University of Wales. A finalist in the 9th International Chopin Piano Competition (General Category) Tokyo, he also holds a Licentiate in Piano Performance (LRSM) with Distinction, and was named Southeast Asia’s Top Scorer that year (2006). He is currently the Piano Accompanist for the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir, Singapore Lyric Opera, Consonance – A Choral Collective, as well as various school choirs.

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SHANE THIO
PIANISTS

GUEST MUSICIANS

A native of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, violinist Cindy Lee is a graduate of the National Taiwan Normal University and the Eastman School of Music. Her principal teachers included Yung-Shin Fang, Zen-Sheng Chen, Shu-Te Lee, Chia-Hong Liao, Oleh Krysa and David Brickman. As an orchestra musician, Cindy has performed as part of the Asian Youth Orchestra, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Spoleto Festival (Italy), Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Cindy Lee has been a member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra since 2004.

Born in Kyiv in Ukraine, Nikolai Koval started playing the violin at the age of five and graduated from the National Music Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv Conservatory). He started his career with the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra and performed in many countries in Europe, Asia and America, including working with many of the world’s leading soloists such as Gidon Kremer, Natalia Gutman, Alexei Lyubimov and Mischa Maisky. He was also involved in many chamber projects such as with the Ukraine National Philharmonic String Quartet. Nikolai joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2002.

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CINDY LEE violin NIKOLAI KOVAL violin

GUEST MUSICIANS

MARK SUTER percussion

Mark Suter joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2007 as Associate Principal Percussionist. He also serves as the Head of Percussion Studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Since the year 2000, Mark has performed, taught and created new works with Silkroad, the organization founded by Yo-Yo Ma to create music that engages difference. He received his Bachelors of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Michigan and his Master’s of Music in Percussion Performance from California State University, Northridge.

Julia recently graduated with a Master’s degree in music from the New York University. As the first percussionist featured in the SSO President’s Young Performer series, Julia performed Emmanuel Séjourné’s Marimba Concerto alongside the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2020. Julia also performs with orchestras in the United States, China and Singapore as a guest percussionist. Beyond her musical achievements, Julia is dedicated to using her art to connect people and to promoting contemporary percussion literature through her work as an educator.

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JULIA TAN percussion

Tre Voci

Tre Voci or “Three Voices” is the combined choirs’ first concert together in three years. Tonight’s programme bursts with images of sunrise, springtime and joyous praise, ringing in this celebration of new beginnings together. Amidst these common themes, we find a range of genres spanning well-known choral masterworks from the classical tradition, to new commissions from Singaporean composers Americ Goh and Kenneth Tay. This culminates in a final piece performed as a full choral family, allowing us to hear all three voices, tre voci, together.

Our programme opens with After the Opera by Americ Goh (b. 1982). Goh is a composer and composition lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). His experience singing in and conducting choirs in both Singapore and Austria makes him particularly skilled at writing for the voice.

“Many times, we are in a situation whereby all we can do is either observe in solitary or partake in synchrony. Whether it is a natural phenomenon or the outlook of the societal mass, we question and most often, attribute it to the Zeitgeist. Tempting to pass a value judgement, we savour the process—the experiencing. Leave it as a fantasy. Take the time machine— an act or a scene? Is it satirical or an honest opinion? Eventually, we come full circle to understand ourselves deeper.”

American composer Randall Thompson (1899–1984) is most known for his choral music, and this Alleluia is one of his most famous works. Its calming and meditative opening is unusual for “hallelujah” settings, which are typically more rousing. The work was composed in the midst of World War II, which may explain this more sombre and comforting approach. Gradually however, this calm gives way to tension, reaching a moment of wild praise before quickly regaining the composure from the opening.

O süßer Mai (“Oh sweet May”) is the third of a six-set choral collection by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). The poetry by Karl Friedrich Henkell (1864–1929) describes the colour and beauty of springtime in May, often praised as a month of sweetness and love. Yet, amidst this splendour there is a tinge of sadness:

I see neither your green garments, Nor your colourfully-blossoming splendour, Nor your blue skies. To the earth I gaze.

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The piece concludes with a gentle ascent heavenward led by the upper voices.

Quem vidistis pastores dicite is the second of Francis Poulenc’s (1899–1963) four Christmas motets. Poulenc was a largely self-taught composer, capable of writing extremely intuitive and memorable melodies.

The text urges, “What did you see, shepherds, tell us!” In response, the shepherds tell the good news of Jesus’s birth. Closed-mouth humming of the altos provide a sense of mystery. This combined with detached notes in the remaining voices deliver an overall feel of hushed excitement.

Kenneth Tay (b. 1992) is a Singaporean composer currently completing his PhD in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. He began his music training at age 7 as a pianist, but found the experience somewhat lonely and was later drawn to the joys of choral singing. Can There Be Any Day But This? is his take on George Herbert’s (1591–1633) poem, Easter

“This composition is my reflection on taking in a special moment in a garden, sometimes wishing for time to slow down for that juncture to be enjoyed for just that bit longer. In the poem, the narrator meets his beloved, decorating her path with flowers and boughs. He compares her beauty with that of the rising sun, and emphasises that the only day that matters is the present day spent together. Though the flowers wither away, his heart remains true.”

Ave verum corpus is a popular Catholic text for choral music, with other notable settings including those of Mozart and William Byrd. Poulenc’s version is striking and dramatic, filled with flowing beautiful phrases. It begins with a single soprano line, which is echoed in each voice part as the music builds. This style of opening is reminiscent of Palestrina (1525–1594), the Italian master of counterpoint and early choral music.

French composer Maurice Ravel’s (1875–1937) Trois chansons (“Three songs”) were written in response to World War I. Ravel deeply wished to serve his country, and wrote the songs as he waited to be drafted into the army. The texts were written by the composer himself, and are filled with dark humour and allegory. The first song tells the fairytale-like story of a girl Nicolette, who resists the temptations of a wolf and a handsome page, only to fall for an ugly old man offering her money. The music recalls 16th-century French chansons, which feature abrupt mood and character changes.

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The second song describes Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis (“Three beautiful birds of paradise”) the colours of France’s flag: blue, white, and red. The phrase, “my beloved, he is at the war” repeats throughout the piece like a worry at the back of one’s mind. Heartbreakingly tragic, the person learns from these birds that her beloved is dead.

John David (b. 1946) is a Welsh producer and rock musician, most notable as bassist for Dave Edmunds’ band The Raiders. The hymn-like pop song You Are The New Day was released in 1978 on his band Airwaves’s album, New Day. It was an unaccompanied vocal track with multiple recordings of the same singers layered over one another (multitrack) to create a thick texture. A choral adaptation of it thus seems natural, and in 1980 this arrangement was made by Peter Knight for The King’s Singers. It begins with the refrain instead of the start of the original song, emphasising the hope that each new day brings.

Ko Matsushita (b. 1962) is a conductor and composer from Tokyo, Japan. He is profoundly involved in choral music, not only directing thirteen choirs but also holding numerous leadership positions in international choral organisations. This intimate acquaintance with choral sounds is evident in the colourful Dona nobis pacem. Energetic leaps open the piece, and parts bound over each other in a canon before meeting together. The piece concludes in a triumphant call for peace.

Ave Regina is the last of a set of six Marian hymns (i.e. Catholic hymns for the Virgin Mary) by German composer Joseph Rheinberger (1839–1901). He is largely remembered for his organ works, though this instrument’s association with the church also results in his breadth of vocal sacred music. Extensive melodic lines characterise the work, bringing to mind the celestial and everlasting.

Lux was commissioned by the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir in 2019. Composer Darius Lim (b. 1986) was inspired by a trip to South Africa, and this piece is his meditation on light and the ways it can uncover beauty and hope. Harmonies shift and reveal colours like light refracting through glass. Like the Matsushita, the piece ends in a brilliant statement, “Dona nobis pacem” or “grant us peace”.

The Gloria Kajoniensis is a Gloria in three movements, with text taken from the Cantionale Catholicum. This was a Hungarian hymnbook first published in 1676 by Romanian monk János Kájoni, after which this piece is likely named. Composer Levente Gyöngyösi (b. 1975) is himself a Romanian-born Hungarian who has published almost 80 choral works, primarily in Latin. The first movement, Gloria in excelsior deo, launches us into a lively piece befitting its celebratory text. It features exhilarating combinations of syncopated rhythms, clapping, and hypnotic melodies making it exciting and undeniably fun.

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The Chichester Psalms is a choral work based on texts from the Biblical book of Psalms in original Hebrew. Tonight, the combined choir will perform the first of its three movements. Composed by Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), the composer behind the famous West Side Story and other dramatic works, this piece is not without his signature theatrical flair. It begins with a call:

Awake, psaltery and harp: I will rouse the dawn!

In response, an infectiously joyous song emerges from the bass section and spreads to an ecstatic tutti. This performance by all three choirs closes the evening by coming together to make a joyful noise.

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Programmes notes by Wong Yong En

COMING UP IN SEP

The SSCC Experience

Date & Time: 4 & 5 Sep 2023, 10am-5pm

Venue: Victoria Concert Hall

Fee: $108 per participant

Nurture your child’s vocal brilliance with workshops conducted by the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir (SSCC) conductors! Discover a day in the life of an SSCC chorister through our full-day programme of music-making, learning the basics of rhythm, solfeggio and choral techniques. Workshop participants will get to conclude their experience with an early evening concert at the iconic Victoria Concert Hall, featuring material learnt, and choristers of the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir.

Suitable for children aged 8 to 12. We welcome all including music beginners!

For details, please visit

SSCC Auditions

Date: 24 Sep 2023

Time: Timeslots will be allocated upon registration

Fee: $25 per participant

The Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir (SSCC) offers training and performance opportunities to children by developing their vocal technique, music literacy and musicianship, with an aim to help fledgling singers achieve their fullest musical potential. Singing with the SSCC requires discipline and teamwork, which in turn fosters confidence, self-esteem, and helps develop important life skills. Besides our own concerts, the SSCC offers the extraordinary experience of performing monumental choral classics with the combined forces of the Singapore Symphony choruses and orchestra.

www.sso.org.sg/childrens-choir

*Do note that the repertoire may include some liturgical works

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SNYO in C oncert: Symphony of Dance

Sat, 10 Jun 2023, 3pm & 7.30pm

Esplanade Concert Hall

Tickets are available at $30 & $20 from SSO.ORG.SG

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SINGAPORE SYMPHONY GROUP ADMINISTRATION

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Kenneth Kwok

CEO OFFICE

Shirin Foo

Musriah Bte Md Salleh

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Hans Sørensen (Head)

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Teo Chew Yen

Jodie Chiang

Jocelyn Cheng

Michelle Yeo

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OPERATIONS

Ernest Khoo (Head)

Library

Lim Lip Hua

Avik Chari

Wong Yi Wen

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Chia Jit Min (Head)

Peck Xin Hui

Production Management

Noraihan Bte Nordin

Leong Shan Yi

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Ramayah Elango

Khairi Edzhairee

Khairul Nizam

Digital Production

Jan Soh

COMMUNITY IMPACT

Kok Tse Wei (Head)

Community Engagement

Kua Li Leng (Head)

Erin Tan

Whitney Tan

Samantha Lim

Terrence Wong

Choral Programmes

Kua Li Leng (Head)

Regina Lee

Chang Hai Wen

Mimi Syaahira

Singapore National Youth Orchestra

Pang Siu Yuin (Head)

Tang Ya Yun

Tan Sing Yee

Ridha Ridza

ABRSM

Patricia Yee

Lai Li-Yng

Joong Siow Chong

Freddie Loh

May Looi

William Teo

PATRONS

Development

Chelsea Zhao (Head)

Anderlin Yeo

Nikki Chuang

Elliot Lim

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Marketing and Communications

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Chia Han-Leon

Calista Lee

Sean Tan

Myrtle Lee

Hong Shu Hui

Jana Loh

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Elizabeth Low

Pigar Mahdar

Customer Experience

Randy Teo

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Joy Tagore

CORPORATE SERVICES

Finance, IT & Facilities

Rick Ong (Head)

Alan Ong

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Human Resources & Administration

Valeria Tan (Head)

Janice Yeo

Fionn Tan

Evelyn Siew

Organisation

Development

Lillian Yin

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A premier body for classical choral singing, the Singapore Symphony Choruses comprise the Singapore Symphony Chorus, Singapore Symphony Youth Choir and Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir.

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