Behind the Mask: SMU Symphonia

Behind the Mask: SMU Symphonia

What does it take to transform a concert hall into an enchanting masquerade ball? For SMU Symphonia, the answer lies in music, culture, and a whole lot of heart. On Saturday, the ensemble takes the stage at the iconic Victoria Concert Hall for Festiva XIX: Masquerade...
In Search of What Remains

In Search of What Remains

There is something quietly profound about the way Francis Tan frames the concert he has spent months preparing. As resident conductor of NUS Wind Symphony, Francis has shaped the ensemble’s sound and direction for years, and for this programme, he began with a...
Sojourn 26: What We Take With Us

Sojourn 26: What We Take With Us

There is something quietly beautiful about being part of something you know won’t last forever. Ang Jin Wei, trombonist and student conductor of NTU Symphonic Band (NTUSB), has sat with that feeling long enough to understand why this year’s concert is...
Ritornello: Where It All Returns

Ritornello: Where It All Returns

There is a word in Italian that means “a little return.” But for the musicians of the AMK Alumni Wind Orchestra, there is nothing little about it. As Lee Yu Qing puts it, this is “a return to where it all began, a returning that carries deep...
OMIYA in Concert – A Return, A Reunion

OMIYA in Concert – A Return, A Reunion

For the Omiya Wind Symphony, Singapore is not unfamiliar ground. This upcoming concert marks not a debut, but a meaningful return. In 2019, the band performed here with Philharmonic Wind Orchestra under the guidance of the late Professor Toshio Akiyama, then Music and...