Healing Rhapsody 回疫录 | SIFA 2021

14–30 MAY

HEALING RHAPSODY 回疫录 Ding Yi Music Company 鼎艺团 (Singapore) SIFA on Demand 5 — 12 Jun

MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR The world has changed dramatically in the last year. This is an extraordinary time for artists, where we have been asking ourselves: how can we still bring you great art and recreate the magic of the live experience? This is an enormous challenge, one which requires creativity, boldness and determination.

With over 60 productions and over 300 performances, SIFA 2021 has been curated as a direct response to the here and now.

It is a response to the care and compassion we need for ourselves, our community and our environment. It features exceptional artistes and companies who have learnt to adapt and present work that can reach audiences around the world, using a variety of technologies.

And it will feature a record number of Singaporean commissions and collaborations.

Besides shows that will take place in theatres and unique spaces around Singapore, SIFA 2021 will allow you to interact with artists “live” from around the world. There won’t be any shows that you watch passively on a screen. You can also expect the return of festival favourites such as our popular film offering, Singular Screens, as well as Festival House – the epicentre of the festival.

It’s been an honour to helm our national festival and see it grow in stature, both at home and internationally, over the past four years.

None of this would have been possible without the support of the incredible team at Arts House Ltd who have worked tirelessly to make this happen, and especially their Herculean efforts of mounting a festival of this scale during a pandemic.

In a time where most of us can’t travel, SIFA looks forward to bringing the world to you, and Singaporean artists to the world.

See you at SIFA 2021.

Gaurav Kripalani Festival Director

MESSAGE FROM THE CONDUCTOR 指挥的祝词 Ding Yi Music Company premieres at

鼎艺团-2021新加坡国际艺术节（SIFA）之首演

Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) 2021

有句话说：“Great Minds Think Alike”（英雄所 见略同）。当新加坡国际艺术节（SIFA）告知2021

Great Minds Think Alike. When I first learned

年的系列室内乐音乐会主题为 Compassion 时，我

from SIFA that the theme of its Chamber

的心中立刻充满激动喜悦。感悟这一年多全人类共同

Music series this year is “Compassion”, I was

的经历，我们有了集体的《忆》；大爱大容的慈悲心

filled with excitement and joy. I felt a deep

此时显得格外重要，这不仅是对于人类，也包括所有

connection with the collective Memory (忆)

大自然的生命。因此我们以《冰景静心怡》歌颂大

of what mankind has gone through in the

自然；让《禅思》引领我们静心反省，以《慈问》

past year - a year which reminded us of the

用音乐团结人类，关爱彼此；同时也借《菩提》之

need for compassion to both mankind and

心净化你我。

nature. With this in mind, we have included in our SIFA premiere Isskimmer (冰景静心怡),

能够参与这次的艺术节，鼎艺团与有荣焉。感恩新加

a work in praise of nature; Zen Thoughts (禅

坡国际艺术节的邀约，虽然疫情升温而把原来是现场

思), a plea for calm minds and introspection;

呈献的音乐会转为线上演出，我依然希望，这台以

Compassion (慈问), an appeal for empathy to

《回疫录》为名，寓意慈悲的室内音乐会能够抚慰

others (in this pandemic); and Bodhi (菩提),

人心。祝安！

a refreshing piece of work on Bodhicitta.

On behalf of Ding Yi, l thank SIFA for inviting us to perform at this Festival. Despite the return of stricter COVID-19 measures which have pushed our concert to go digital, it is still my heartfelt wish that our concert, Healing Rhapsody, can bring hope and

Quek Ling Kiong 郭勇德

comfort to all.

Principal Guest Conductor 首席客座指挥 Ding Yi Music Company 鼎艺团

Wishing everyone good health and happiness!

PROGRAMME LIST 1.

Chinese Chamber Quintet 华乐室内乐五重奏 Isskimmer 《冰景静心怡》

2.

3.

Liuqin, Sheng & Cello Trio with Chinese Chamber Ensemble 柳琴、笙、大提琴三重奏与华乐室内乐 Memory 《忆》

Composed by Benjamin Lim 林亿 曲

Trio 三重奏 Liuqin 柳琴 Gaoyin Sheng 高音笙 Cello 大提琴

Eevian Loi 雷晴雯 Soh Swee Kiat 苏瑞杰 Chee Jun Sian 徐君翔

Chinese Chamber Dectet 华乐室内乐十重奏 Zen Thoughts《禅思》

4.

5.

Composed by Koh Bee Tuan Joyce 许美端 曲

Composed by Chow Junyi 赵俊毅 曲

Chinese Chamber Ensemble 华乐室内乐 Compassion《慈问》*

Composed by Luo Mai Shuo 罗麦朔 曲

Bodhi 《菩提》

Composed by Wang Yun Fei 王云飞 曲

*This piece is commissioned and a world premiere.

DING YI MUSIC COMPANY 鼎艺团 Artistic Team 艺术组 Dr Tay Teow Kiat 郑朝吉博士

Emeritus Music Director 荣誉音乐总监

Quek Ling Kiong 郭勇德

Principal Guest Conductor 首席客座指挥

Wong De Li, Dedric 黄德励

Assistant Conductor 助理指挥

Musician 演奏家 Bowed Strings Chin Yen Choong 陈彦聪

Gaohu 高胡

Chia Wan Hua 谢宛桦

Erhu 二胡

Fred Chan 陈宏伟

Zhonghu 中胡, Erhu 二胡

Chee Jun Sian 徐君翔

Cello 大提琴

Chee Jun Hong 徐君宏

Double Bass 低音提琴

Plucked Strings Chua Yew Kok 蔡友国

Pipa 琵琶

Eevian Loi 雷晴雯

Liuqin 柳琴, Zhongruan 中阮

Ngeow Si Ming, Jonathan 饶思铭^

Daruan 大阮, Zhongruan 中阮

Tan Jie Qing 陈洁卿

Yangqin 扬琴

Yvonne Tay 郑怡雯

Guzheng 古筝

Woodwind Tan Jun Qiang Jonathan 陈俊强^

Dizi 笛子

Soh Swee Kiat 苏瑞杰

Gaoyin Sheng 高音笙

Percussion Low Yik Hang 刘峰华

Percussion 打击乐

Derek Koh 许文俊

Percussion 打击乐

Cheong Kah Yiong 张家瑒

Percussion 打击乐

^Guest Musician

Patron 赞助人 Mrs Goh Chok Tong 吴作栋夫人 Adviser 顾问 Minister Grace Fu 傅海燕部长 Board of Directors 董事局 Mr Joseph Chia 谢福崧先生

Honorary Chairman 名誉主席

Mr Patrick Goh 吴一贤先生

Chairman 主席

Mr Choo Thiam Siew 朱添寿先生

Co-Chairman 联席主席

Mr Lau Kam Yuen 刘锦源先生

Vice-Chairman 副主席

Mr Cheow Tak Yew 赵祚友先生 Mr Meng Fanqiu 梦繁秋先生 Mr Goh Liang Kwang 吴良光先生 Dr Ho Chee Kong 何志光博士 Mrs Chua Ai Liang 蔡爱莲女士 Mrs Wee Wei Ling 黄玮玲女士 Ms Woo Mun Ngan 胡文雁女士 Mr Woo Chee Chay 吴佶财先生 Management Team 行政部 Elvia Goh 吴欣慈

General Manager 总经理

Tan Hong Ging 陈鸿庆

Manager, Marketing and Communications 经理, 行销与传播

Gao Shihui 高诗卉

Assistant Manager, Programmes 助理经理，节目

Alfred Ang 洪绍翔

Executive, Administrative and Programmes 执行员, 行政与节目

Jessica Leong 梁家容

Executive, Marketing and Communications 执行员, 行销与传播

PROGRAMME NOTES Chinese Chamber Quintet 华乐室内乐五重奏 Isskimmer 冰景静心怡 Composed by Koh Bee Tuan Joyce 许美端 曲 Isskimmer, “shimmering ice” in Swedish, is a collection of six movements ranging from 20 seconds to 2 minutes. The creative impulse is to combine specific tone colours of the five instruments to produce distinct sonic characters. Along the compositional process, the visual imagery of different ice states revealed itself.

The tranquil chords from the sheng and the guzheng with the resonance of the da luo are suggestive of ice shards in movements 1, 3, and 6. The resultant timbre of the membrane of the hua pen gu and the pizzicato of the double bass is evocative of the crackling sound of walking on hardened snow in movement 2. Coloured by the fluttering whispers in the wind gong, the tumbling figure of the yangqin is reminiscent of the downward trail of a sledge in the snow in movement 4. The shimmering rhythmic cymbal underlaid by an unsuspecting talea in the yangqin is expressive of the frosted ground in movement 5.

乐曲曲名在瑞典语中是“冰晶”的意思。这首作品以声音概括并且具象化了冰在不同状态下的六种动态。 弦乐表现安宁的结晶，结冰的雪发出清脆的声音，结霜的地面就像闪亮的节奏，乐曲运用多种室内乐器的 复杂组合来模仿冰晶在各种状态下所发出的声音，并且沿用了现代音乐创作中呈现。此曲将听众带入一个 空灵的世界，给人以震撼人心的感觉。

Liuqin, Sheng, Cello Trio with Chinese Chamber Ensemble 柳琴、笙、大提琴三重奏与华乐室内乐 Memory 忆 Composed by Benjamin Lim 林亿 曲 Personal memory, collective and social memories construct themselves in and around us. It allows us to understand whom we are, where we came from, where we might be headed. It binds and yet fragments, haunts yet spurs, remembers yet forgets. Memories waft up in the least unexpected of moments, disparate and often time disjunct to our current frame of thought, emotion or occasion. Do we suppress it or do we indulge? Do we forget or do we reminisce?

个人、集体和社会记忆，伴随我们的成长过程构建成型。它让我们能够了解我们是谁、从何处而来、可能 朝哪个方向而去。它如碎片般的把我们连结起来，既给我们带来困扰却又不住断地的激励着我们，让我们 往往在似乎要忘却时却总又回忆起它。记忆在最意想不到的时候如烟而去，它往往与我们当下的思绪、情 感和境况截然不同，且常常脱节。我们当抑制它还是沉溺其中？当忘记它还是缅怀它？

Chinese Chamber Dectet 华乐室内乐十重奏 Zen Thoughts 禅思 Composed by Chow Junyi 赵俊毅 曲 Although Zen is the heritage of ancient wisdom, it is also a source of bliss for the modern generation.

In the frenetic pace of modern living, immense pressure is heaped on the individual. But if we practise Zen, we would have less worries as much of life’s contradictions would be resolved when we truly appreciate the meaning of Zen. The Buddhist song Zen Thoughts, refers to the idea of Zen and combines the distinct timbre of the various instruments to purify our souls.

禅，虽然是古老智慧的遗产，但更是现代人美满生活的源泉。在现代社会，生活节奏的加快，使每个人承 受的压力都在无形中增加了许多。但修习禅以后，烦恼会减少，对事情的看法不会颠倒，在理解禅意后， 很多矛盾、差别的现象也可以统一起来。《禅思》，指的是禅意中的思路。此曲借鉴使用了佛曲《禅思》 的主旋律，透过各具特色的乐器音色和演奏技巧，让《禅思》透过音符来净化心灵。

Chinese Chamber Ensemble 华乐室内乐 Compassion 慈问 Composed by Luo Mai Shuo 罗麦朔 曲 Although no one can reverse the tide of time, love and faith are constants which would endure forever.

2020 is a special year. What can a composer bring to the people?

Perhaps, music can unite people and bring forth a sense of care, love, faith and hope.

时间无法回转，唯有爱与信念永存 2020年是特殊的一年。作为一个作曲人，能带给人们什么？ 也许，音乐能把人们团结在一起，让彼此感受到关爱、信念以及希望。

Chinese Chamber Ensemble 华乐室内乐 Bodhi 菩提 Composed by Wang Yun Fei 王云飞 曲 “Great awakening, Exceptional enlightenment, Nirvana rebirth, Supreme Bodhi.”

“Mankind is suffering, but Dharma is boundless, turn to Bodhi and transcend worldliness.”

“The world is in chaos, but Dharma is boundless, turn to Bodhi and be purified.”

“大彻大悟、明心见性、涅槃重生、无上菩提”。 “世人疾苦、佛法无边、心向菩提、超脱悠然”。 “世界混沌、佛法无边、动向菩提、纯净自然”。

DING YI PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR’S BIOGRAPHY Quek Ling Kiong

Quek Ling Kiong is the Principal Guest Conductor of Ding Yi Music Company, establishing the ensemble as a trailblazer in pushing the boundaries of Chinese chamber music. Known as the “People’s Conductor”, his core Chinese music training at the Shanghai Music Conservatory, China, and later his Western music training at the Zurich University for Arts, Switzerland, inspires him to create many profound intercultural music productions that resonate across communities.

His charismatic conducting style and innovative music programming have made him an influential leader in promoting Chinese music. Of note are the two Ding Yi’s iconic programmes – the triennial Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival and Ding Yi International Competition and Symposium for Chinese chamber music works – Composium. He is also famous for his children’s educational shows internationally.

Quek is a recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award (2002); the Cultural Fellowship (2013), COMPASS Singapore’s Meritorious Award (2016), and featured as an iconic personality by Singapore Lianhe Zaobao in 2018. In 2019, Singapore Management University (SMU) established “Quek Ling Kiong Arts and Cultural Scholarship” to inspire and support undergrads to venture into arts management especially for traditional arts. As a guest conductor, Quek has worked with many international orchestras. In China, he worked with Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, Guangdong Chinese Orchestra, Jilin Chinese Orchestra and more. He has also conducted the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and Macau Chinese Orchestra, and performed with the Taiwan Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra.

Quek is currently the Resident Conductor of Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Music Director of Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra. In his free time, he conducts the SMU Chinese Orchestra as their Music Director. His strong beliefs in breaking down barriers for the special needs community with music led him to be the Artistic Director and Conductor of Singapore and Hong Kong’s largest inclusive orchestras – The Purple Symphony and True Colours Symphony.

鼎艺团首席客座指挥简介 鼎艺团首席客座指挥简介 郭勇德

郭勇德现任鼎艺团首席客座指挥，代领乐团在开拓华乐室内乐的道路上放 眼前瞻，不断创新。善于带动台上和台下情绪的指挥风格，让郭勇德被冠 上“人民的指挥”这个称号。郭勇德毕业自中国上海音乐学院和瑞士苏黎 世艺术大学，东西方音乐教育的熏陶，让他塑造出多元化而有深度的音乐 作品，以跨文化的声音打动来自不同背景的群体。 凭着指挥台上的翩翩魅力，以及极具创意巧思的节目编排，郭勇徳在音乐 拓展及普及方面展现了令人敬佩的影响力。他带领鼎艺团开创的标志性节 目如三年一度的鼎艺华乐室内乐节以及国际华乐室内乐创作比赛暨座谈 会——作弹会。此外，他在精心设计的儿童教育音乐会中，集指挥、演与 导于一身，寓教于乐的呈献方式好评如潮，并成为海外乐团争邀演出的品 牌节目。 郭勇德于2002年获得新加坡国家艺术理事会颁发的青年艺术家奖，并于 2013年获文化领航发展奖助金。2016年荣获新加坡词曲版权协会卓越贡 献奖。2018 年被新加坡联合早报评选为2018年度人物之一。2019年新加 坡管理大学设立“郭勇德艺术奖学金”。郭勇德也常受邀出席海外演出。 合作乐团包括在中国的上海民族乐团、广东民族乐团、吉林民族乐团等， 香港的香港中乐团、澳门中乐团以及台湾高雄市立国乐团。 郭勇德任职新加坡华乐团驻团指挥和新加坡国家青年华乐团音乐总监。他 也是新加坡管理大学华乐团音乐总监。坚信每一个人都有享受音乐的权 力，郭勇德致力于为特殊需求者群付出，通过音乐拉近他们与社会的距 离，因此荣幸被委任为新加坡和香港最大规模的包容性乐团——紫色交响 乐团和True Colours Symphony 的艺术总监兼指挥。

FEATURED TRIO MUSICIANS 三重奏演奏家 Chee Junsian 徐君翔 -

A dynamic performer and collaborator devoted to diverse forms of

Cello 大提琴

musical expression, Chee Junsian has played in the The Future of Our Pasts Arts Festival organised by Yale-NUS College, China-Asean Music Festival in Nanning, Guangxi, and also toured Malaysia with contemporary violinist Christoven Tan, staging their avant-garde recital Natural Spectra, playing works from the electric Nico Muhly to the diverse and reputable composer Garth Knox. Last winter, the eclectic duo also produced their second recital Stomp Louder than Loneliness in an intimate setting at the Parallel Space.

Cellist at the prodigious Chinese Chamber ensemble Ding Yi Music Company since 2017, Chee premiered the cello concerto Metaphysical North composed by Zhong Zhiyue, Associate Professor at the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory of Music, worked alongside Dong Quang Vinh with his esteemed Vietnamese bamboo ensemble Suc Song Moi, and also played starring roles in productions led by esteemed local composers Mr Law Wai Lun and Dr Zechariah Goh. Chee also plays cello in the Spot Pocket Opera Theatre, a non-profit chamber western opera arts company that produces bite-sized opera productions with a small chamber ensemble. With them, he has been part of acclaimed productions like Arts in the City by Mapletree, the digital project Silent Front supported by the National Arts Council and community-based projects like Arts in your Neighbourhood, SPOT Sings for AWWA, and Arts Education Programmes at primary and secondary schools. Chee also plays in the Purple Symphony, Singapore’s first inclusive orchestra that includes musicians with and without special needs.

A current student of Leslie Tan from the acclaimed Tang Quartet, Chee is currently in his final year of his bachelor’s degree at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts – Royal College of Music. Throughout his schooling years, Chee was a recipient of prestigious scholarships like the OCBC Local Undergraduate 19/20, Kris Foundation Scholarship 18/19, Tan Chin Tuan Merit Award 17/18, the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Arts and Cultural Award 2018 and the Yamaha Music Scholarship 2017.

Chee currently plays on a Defat Georges 1929 on a generous loan from the Rin Collection.

Chee Junsian 徐君翔 -

徐君翔是一名专注音乐表现、可塑性高，并致力于多元化音乐表演形式的演

Cello 大提琴

奏家，拥有丰富的演出经验，其中包括耶鲁—新加坡国立大学主办的《The Future of Our Pasts》艺术节，广西南宁的《中国-东盟音乐周》，以及 在马来西亚和中提琴家Christoven Tan合作的现代主题音乐会《Natural Spectra》。两位也在2020年合作了第二场独奏会《Stomp Louder than Loneliness 》。 徐君翔于2017年加入新加坡华乐室内乐团鼎艺团，随团参与了许多重要演出， 并多次担任独奏，包括由上海音乐学院副教授钟之岳所创作的世界首演大提琴 协奏曲《玄朔》。徐君翔也很荣幸和由童光荣带领的越南新活力竹乐团合作， 也在本地多位著名作曲家如罗伟伦和吴多才博士的作品中扮演了重要角色。 徐君翔还在 Spot Pocket Opera Theatre（SPOT）演奏大提琴。SPOT是 一个非营利的西方室内歌剧艺术团，以小型室内乐团的形式制作小规模的歌剧 作品。他与SPOT合作，参与了许多广受赞誉的项目，如 《Mapletree Arts in the City》，由国家艺术理事会支持的数码项目《Silent Front》，以及社区活 动如《艺放邻里》、《SPOT Sings for AWWA》 以及中小学的艺术教育项 目。徐君翔还参与了紫色交响乐团的演出，它是新加坡首个包容性乐团，成员 包括有特殊需要和无特殊需要的音乐家。 徐君翔毕业于南洋艺术学院 - 英国皇家音乐学院学士学位，师从来自唐四 重奏的陈国平先生。徐君翔曾多次获得奖学金及奖项，包括华侨银行奖学金 （2019/20，2020/21），Kris Foundation 奖学金（2018/19），新加坡福建 会馆文化艺术奖学金（2018，2019，2020），陈振传优异奖（2017/18）和 雅马哈音乐奖学金获得者（2017）。 目前徐君翔所使用的大提琴是 Defat Georges 1929，由 Rin Collection 慷慨 赞助。

Soh Swee Kiat 苏瑞杰 -

Soh Swee Kiat was from the Chinese High School in Malaysia, where

Sheng 笙

he was the sectional leader in the Chinese orchestra and self-studied his instrument, the sheng, in his early years. ​ In 2012, Soh came to Singapore where he began his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) as the only student at the time to major in sheng while studying Diploma in Music Performance.

Soh graduated with a degree in sheng from NAFA in 2017, under the tutelage of SCO sheng principal Guo Changsuo. ​ Soh participated in the 2014 National Chinese Music Competition (NCMC) and was awarded the first prize in solo open category and third prize in the ensemble category. He was then invited by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra to perform as a concerto soloist at the NCMC Prize Winner Concert. ​ Soh has represented Singapore at the International Music Festival Sharq Taronarali in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and ASEAN Youth Music Camp in Sagada, Phillipines. In 2016, he premiered Fantasia of Two Brothers in the concert, Shengscapes in Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. ​ Soh joined Ding Yi Music Company in 2015 and is currently a full-time sheng musician in the ensemble and resident-bass-sheng musician in Resonance. 苏瑞杰来自于马来西亚的华仁中学，当时担任过乐团的笙首席，同时也自学笙这 个乐器。 2012年，他到新加坡南洋艺术学院深造，主修笙专业。师从郭长锁并向他学习 了各种演奏技巧。2017年毕业于新加坡南洋艺术学院本科。苏瑞杰于2013年加 入“合笙”，东南亚唯一纯笙团体，并成为驻团低音笙演奏家。苏瑞杰于2014年 参加了第九届新加坡全国华乐比赛并荣获笙公开组第一名与合奏组第三名，且受 邀与新加坡华乐团同台演出获奖作品《孔雀》。 苏瑞杰曾在各个乐团客卿演奏，例如人协青年华乐团和新大华乐团，也曾伴奏过 传统戏曲。近期，苏瑞杰也代表新加坡参加了国外的音乐交流与表演。2015年8 月受邀代表新加坡参与乌兹别克斯坦《东方旋律》国际音乐节。2015年12月受邀 代表新加坡参与菲律宾“东南亚青年音乐营”。2016年6月受邀香港演艺学院 《笙·意·象》并首演《幻想曲 — 伯仲》。 苏瑞杰于2015加入鼎艺团，现任为鼎艺团全职演奏家及合笙笙演奏家。

Eevian Loi 雷晴雯 -

Eevian Loi is currently a ruan and liuqin musician with Ding Yi Music Company

Liuqin 柳琴

and she has been performing extensively with the ensemble locally and internationally since 2014. Loi started learning the ruan in 2007 under the guidance of Xu Yiping and since 2009, she has been under the tutelage of Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) liuqin musician Seetoh Poh Lam in both ruan and liuqin and mentorship from Professor Zhang Xinhua from Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing and renowned liuqin musician Tang Yiwen. ​ In 2016, Loi graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) with a Bachelors of Music (second upper class honours), jointly conferred by NAFA and the Royal College of Music, London and prior to that, she attained her Diploma in Music in 2014. During her course of study, she was a recipient of the Ngee Ann Kongsi Entry Merit Award, NAFA Student Aid Award and Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Arts and Cultural Award. ​ Loi was a member of the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra (SNYCO) from 2009 to 2014, and the first liuqin member since SNYCO inauguration to be selected to perform a concerto accompanied by SCO, in SNYCO annual concert, Dauntless Spirit 2013. Her rendition of the famous liuqin concerto, Melody on a Moonlit River received rave reviews.

As a well sought-after musician, Loi has been a guest musician with many esteemed performing arts organisations, such as SCO, Singapore Ruan Chamber Ensemble and the People’s Association Youth Chinese Orchestra.

Being a dedicated educator, she is actively teaching in schools and students under her private coaching have achieved outstanding results in instrumental grading as well as successful admission into prestigious schools under the MOE Direct School Admission exercise. 雷晴雯在2007年受到徐宜平女士的启蒙教导, 开始了她柳琴与阮的音乐之路。2009年 至今，跟随新加坡华乐团柳琴演奏家司徒宝男先生学习柳琴与阮。2015年，她赴中央 音乐学院交流，并获得中央音乐学院柳琴教授张鑫华的悉心教导。 雷晴雯在2014年毕业于新加坡南洋艺术学院音乐系，主修柳琴演奏专业。同年，以优 异的成绩考入由南艺、英国皇家音乐学院与中央音乐学院所合办的本科课程。在校期 间，曾荣获義安公司颁发的优异奖；南洋艺术学院学生辅助金； 新加坡福建会馆文化 艺术奖学金。 在2009至2014年间，雷晴雯作为新加坡青年华乐团的柳琴演奏家参演了诸多演出，并 且代表乐团出访参与台湾新竹市《2013 竹埑国乐节》。特别一提的是，在青年团《少 年之锐 2013》的演出中，雷晴雯担任柳琴独奏与新加坡华乐团共同呈献的一首《江月 琴声》深受好评反响热烈。 雷晴雯在2014年加入鼎艺团，担任柳琴兼阮演奏家并多次 与乐团受邀到台湾、中国、印尼等国家与地区演出。

ABOUT DING YI 关于鼎艺团 “ Best known for putting contemporary spin on classic chamber orchestra music alongside more traditional performance ” — The Straits Times, 2013 Established in 2007, Ding Yi Music Company 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’s mission is to advocate and promote its unique Singaporean identity and sound – Ding Yi Chinese chamber music by producing iconic programmes locally and overseas, proudly flying our Singapore flag high, leaving footprints in many important international music festivals. Ding Yi is also a proud recipient of the third Chinese Cultural Contribution Award in 2019 and National Arts Council Major Company Scheme since 2016.

For more information, please visit www.dingyimusic.com

成立于2007年的鼎艺团，是新加坡最杰出的华 乐室内乐团之一，宗旨在通过演奏华乐传统音乐 与跨流派现代作品，弘扬与推广新加坡华乐室内 乐，其中首创两个华乐界重要项目，鼎艺华乐室 内乐节以及新加坡国际华乐室内乐作品创作曲比 赛与论坛——作弹会。成立翌年，乐团荣幸邀得 多位乐坛名家如闵惠芬、陆春龄、龚一、冯少先 等同台演出，亦成功首演多部由海内外作曲家创 作的优秀华乐室内乐作品。 鼎艺团也曾代表国家多次受邀海内外重要演出及 音乐节,积极推动带有新加坡特色的华乐室内乐。 鼎艺团于2019年荣获第三届新加坡华人文化贡献 奖（团体奖）及2016年开始，获得国家艺术理事 会补助计划下的主要拨款。预知更多详情，请浏 览鼎艺团网页www.dingyimusic.com

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