The

Nanyang Girls' High School Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH) is an independent girls' secondary school in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Founded in 1917, it is one of the oldest schools in the country. NYGH offers a six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to skip the ...

Chinese Orchestra The term Chinese orchestra is most commonly used to refer to the modern Chinese orchestra that is found in China and various overseas Chinese communities. This modern Chinese orchestra first developed out of Jiangnan sizhu ensemble in the 1920s i ...

(NYCO) was founded in 1976, with the aim of promoting the appreciation of Chinese music and of grooming outstanding musicians. Today, the orchestra is made up of approximately 100 members with a wide range of Chinese orchestral instruments, and holds a repertoire that ranges from full orchestral works and concertos to chamber and solo works. The orchestra performs extensively in public concerts as well as school functions, NYCO also holds biennial concerts planned and implemented by the orchestra itself. It has also received outstanding results in national competitions, including the prestigious Gold with Honours awards at the 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011

Singapore Youth Festival SYF has seen the involvement of more than 30,000 students in the activities and performances each year. History The SYF was first launched on 18 July 1967 by then President of Singapore Yusof Ishak, and was initially a two-week affair involving ...

Central Judging, ever since the Gold with Honours award was implemented. Nanyang Chinese Orchestra was also the first

to be honoured with this award. The orchestra participated in the Australian International Music Festival 2011, in which it attained the Gold award. After the modification of the Singapore Youth Festival, the orchestra obtained a Certificate of Distinction at the 2013, 2015,2017 and 2019 Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation.

Conductor

The orchestra is directed by

Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Chinese Orchestra SCO ( zh, c=新加坡华乐团, p=Xinjiapo Huayuetuan) is Singapore's only professional Chinese orchestra. Inaugurated in 1997, the 85-musician orchestra took on the twin role of preserving traditional arts and cultur ...

conducting assistant and diyin sheng musician Lim Kiong Pin (林向斌).

Instructors

References

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NYCOCello Bass sectionDizi sectionPipa sectionXianyue sectionYangqin Percussion section
{{authority control Musical groups established in 1977 Singaporean orchestras Chinese orchestras