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Go Local! OUR Singapore: Ding Yi x SHF26

by Ding Yi Music Company

22 May • 06:30pm

A maritime-themed Chinese chamber concert exploring Singapore’s stories through music. Featuring Sisters’ Islands and A Prosperous River, the programme highlights the beauty and expressive richness of the Chinese chamber ensemble through evocative, locally inspired narratives.

This performance will be presented at HOMEGROUND @ ACM Green.

Friday (22 May): 6:30pm - 7:00pm

The programme presents a maritime-inspired musical journey, reflecting the stories, waters, and evolving identity of Singapore. Presented by Ding Yi Music Company, Singapore’s only professional Chinese chamber ensemble, the concert showcases the beauty and expressive richness of the genre through intimate, nuanced performance.

The programme features works such as Sisters’ Islands, inspired by the poignant local legend of sisterhood and sacrifice, and A Prosperous River, which traces Singapore’s transformation through the metaphor of a river, following a young boy’s coming-of-age alongside the nation’s growth.

Through these evocative works, the ensemble brings to life narratives shaped by the sea and river—symbols deeply intertwined with Singapore’s history and development—offering audiences a reflective and immersive musical experience.

Ding Yi Music Company

Established in 2007, Ding Yi is Singapore’s most prodigious Chinese chamber ensemble and the pioneer of the two major local Chinese music events, the Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival and the composition competition and symposium – Composium. The ensemble has captivated audiences with its distinctive approach to music-making and dedication to showcasing a vast repertoire that ranges from traditional Chinese music to contemporary interpretations and cross-genre works, and collaborated with prominent Chinese musicians including Min Huifen, Lu Chunling, Gong Yi and Feng Shaoxian in many concerts, receiving accolades from critics and audiences alike.

Ding Yi is also a proud recipient of its third Chinese Cultural Contribution Award in 2019 and the National Arts Council Major Company Scheme since 2016.

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