VCH presents Chamber: Endless Sound

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Victoria Concert Hall Singapore, 179558, Singapore

Dates/times in Singapore time zone

Performers

Wu Wei	Sheng
Members of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Tan	Conductor

Renowned Sheng virtuoso Wu Wei leads the SSO on a journey from East to West and back again, in an unmissable demonstration of the ancient Chinese instrument’s phenomenal capabilities. Prepared to be transported aloft with Eastern and Chinese favourites, alongside transcriptions of Baroque classics. Virtuosity, poetry, nostalgia – the endless sound of the Sheng.

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Huang Ruo (b. 1976)	Concerto for Sheng, “The Colour Yellow”
Chong, Kee Yong	Remembering the Old Fishing Village (World premiere)
Yan, Hai-deng (b. 1957)	Jin Diao
Liu, Tieshan	Dance of the Yao People
Liu, Tieshan	Dragon Dance
Zhang, Jing-Ping	Celebratory Harvest
Tinhua, Liu	Liang Xiao (Joyful Night)
Wu, Wei (b. 1970)	The Sprite of Bamboo for Solo Sheng
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Violin sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV1003: Andante
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)	Trio Sonata in D minor Op.1 no. 12 RV 63 "La follia”
Traditional	Folk Song
Traditional	Pastoral
Works by Li, Huanzhi (1919-2000)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Air on a G String, from Orchestral Suite BWV1068