ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE
Amerigo-round FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2024, 7.30 PM UCC HO BEE AUDITORIUM
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PROGRAMME YST Orchestral Institute with JASON LAI, principal conductor LEONARD BERNSTEIN Candide Overture GEORGE GERSHWIN Cuban Overture AARON COPLAND El Salón México
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– 15-minute intermission – MANUEL DE FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2 I. The Neighbour’s Dance (Seguidillas) II. The Miller’s Dance (Farruca) III. Final Dance (Jota) ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2
MUSICIANS FIRST VIOLIN FOO YUE NING, concertmaster CHEN SHU-YU LEONID DATSIUK EDGAR JAVIER LUCENA RODRIGUEZ KUO FANG-CHEN QIU ZHENGYI SUN ZHENYAO SYU CHENG-YI TAN XIN JIE ZHANG HANZHI ZOU MENG ZOU ZHANG
^ Alumni/Guest musician * YST Orchestral Institute coach/YST Artist Faculty
SECOND VIOLIN HOI KHAI-WEING, principal CHAN WAI MUN JOANNE CHIEN HSIN DU YUNZHOU JIANG HAO PENG YIYANG BAKHODIR RAKHIMOV RENEE TOH XU ZHUORUI ZHAO TONGZHOU VIOLA PAO YU-LIN, principal CAITLIN CHIN KAI LI CHAN SHEE ANN SHANNON LEE WEI-FAN LIU LE LIU WEI-JIA LU MINA XIAO LEI YU YANG ZHENG JINGJING
^ Alumni/Guest musician * YST Orchestral Institute coach/YST Artist Faculty
CELLO ZHU ZEYU, principal CHANG JIA-YUN CHEN YOUJIA LIU YUBIN SHERZOD BAKHTIYOROV WANG JIAYE WU ZUHUI DOUBLE BASS NG LAI TING, principal JULIAN LI ^ HIBIKI OTOMO WANG MINGYUAN * YUAN MOER FLUTE WEN TZU-LING, principal LI JIA-EN, principal CHEN CHIH-YING KELSEY TAN YU XI SIMEON YAP SHENG KIAT
^ Alumni/Guest musician * YST Orchestral Institute coach/YST Artist Faculty
OBOE SHO YONG SHUEN, principal QUEK JUN RUI, principal REYNARD ARDIAN SIMANJUNTAK ENGLISH HORN SONIYA RAKHMATULLINA CLARINET ZHENG SHANXI, principal CHUA JAY ROON ZHAO YITONG BASS CLARINET YANG JINLIANG BASSOON XU ZIXUAN, principal LIU JIAYU WEN XIYU CONTRABASSOON MUHAMMAD AFIQ BIN HUSSAINI
^ Alumni/Guest musician * YST Orchestral Institute coach/YST Artist Faculty
FRENCH HORN CHAI MEI QIN, principal THANACHOCK UDOMPHAT, principal KALIA DIANE CRAIG GAO XIAOXUAN HARSHARON KAUR TSENG HUA-CHIH YEN SHIH-HSIN TRUMPET LOI CHIANG KANG, principal RAVIT LEELASIRI, principal AW PING HUI CHANAN MALLANOO CHOU HSIN-YU TROMBONE ONG AUN GUAN, principal ZHU JIANYU, principal TOH CHANG HUI BASS TROMBONE JENIFFER STEPHANIE SILVA CORESMA
^ Alumni/Guest musician * YST Orchestral Institute coach/YST Artist Faculty
TUBA YANG JUNXIANG, principal LIM JUN YI, principal TIMPANI CHEN YI-CHUNG, principal PERCUSSION ADAM SHARAWI BIN AMIN HUSSAINI, principal K.GUN MONGKOLPRAPA, principal EVELYN KUO CHAN ISABEL CHIN CHUN EN KUO YAN-SHIN LAI JO-WEI CHAYATORN SUWANPICHAISI HARP VANESSA JAZZY WAHYUDY IRWANTO, principal CELESTA CHERYN PANDORA
^ Alumni/Guest musician * YST Orchestral Institute coach/YST Artist Faculty
OUR BENEFACTORS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION For their support in the establishment of a conservatory of music in Singapore YONG LOO LIN TRUST Yong Siew Toh Endowment and Scholarship Fund THE LATE MR RIN KIN MEI AND MRS RIN Rin Collection String Instruments SHAW FOUNDATION Ones to Watch Concert Series SINGAPORE TOTALISATOR BOARD LEE FOUNDATION Ong Teng Cheong Professor of Music FACULTY, STUDENTS, ALUMNI OF YST CONSERVATORY Steven Baxter Memorial Scholarship Fund THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SINGAPORE S R Nathan Music Schoalrship Endowment Fund
PROF KWA CHONG GUAN AND MS KWA KIM HUA Mabel and Soon Siew Kwa Scholarship MDM YONG LIEW CHIN Yong Liew Chin Music Scholarship MR GOH GEOK KHIM Madeline Goh Professorship in Piano CHENTER FOUNDATION Chenter Foundation Cathy and Tony Chen Community Outreach Fund KRIS FOUNDATION Kris Foundation Viola Masterclass Fund MDM ONG SU PIN AND MR MERVIN BENG OKK Wind Prize MR GEOFFREY YU Guy Hentsch Prize for Piano Performance MS VIVIEN GOH Goh Soon Tioe Leadership Award
DEAN'S CIRCLE LIFETIME AMBASSADORS Mr Chan Wing To and Luon Ms Chong Siak Ching and Mr Seah Cheng San Mrs Doris Sohmen-Pao and Mr Nicholas Chan Ms Gao Jun Mr Geoffrey Yu Mr Goh Geok Khim Mr Goh Yew Lin Mr Hamish McMillan Dyer Mr Hsieh Fu Hua Ms Ong Su Pin & Mr Mervin Beng Ms Phalgun Raju & Mr Nicholas A. Nash Mr Rin Kei Mei & Mrs Rin* Ms Rin Huei Yen Dr Stephen Riady Mr Tan Kah Tee Ms Vivien Goh Mr & Mrs Willy Tan Kian Ping Mr Whang Tar Liang Dr & Mrs Yong Pung How BinjaiTree CapitaLand
Chenter Foundation The Community Foundation of Singapore Far East Organization* Hong Leong Foundation* Keppel Corporation Limited Kris Foundation Lee Foundation* National Arts Council National University of Singapore Society NUS Alumni Student Advancement Committee Shaw Foundation Singapore Airlines Ltd Singapore Pools Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd Singapore Technologies Engineering Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd Singapore Technologies Telemedia Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Singapore Totalisator Board Yong Loo Lin Holdings Anonymous donor * Founding Partners of the Singapore International Violin Competition
ANNUAL MEMBERS Prof Alan Bennett Assoc Prof Brett Stemple Assoc Prof Chan Tze Law Ms Chan Chia Lin Amb Chan Heng Chee Mr Chan Yoong Han Prof Christopher Cheng Mr Christopher Franck Ms Chung Wei Han Dr Dang Vu and Ms Oanh Nguyen Assoc Prof Eleanor Wong Dr Geh Min Mr Geoffrey Wong Dr Guy Hentsch Mr Han Oh Assoc Prof Ho Chee Kong Holywell Foundation Ltd Dr James C M Khoo
Ms Jenny Ang Asst Prof Jonathan A. Chu Dr June Goh Prof Karst De Jong Ms Kathy Lai Mr Kenneth Kwok Mr Kok Tse Wei Ms Kyin Nwe Moong Ms Layla Pi and Mr Hendrick Huang Prof Lee Eng Hin Lien Properties Pte Ltd Mr Lim Yan Mr Low Jia Hua Prof Lynette Shek Dr Mary Ann Tsao Ms Paige Parker and Mr Jim Rogers Ms Pang Siu Yuin Dr Paolo Adragna
Prof Peter Tornquist Prof Qian Zhou Prof Qin Li-Wei Ms Rachel Tang Dr Robert Teoh Mr Robert Tomlin Singapore Tyler Print Institute Prof Tan Eng Chye Mr Tan Wei Boon Ms Xiaozhi Zhang Mr Xinglong Huang Yamaha Music (Asia) Pte Ltd Ms Yolyn Ang Ms Yvonne Tham Assoc Prof Zhang Jin Min Assoc Prof Zhang Manqin Assoc Prof Zuo Jun
INSTRUMENT DONORS Mr Goh Yew Lin Paul McNulty fortepiano Mr Tan Kah Tee Bösendorfer Imperial Model 290 Bösendorfer Johann Strauss MUSIC COLLECTIONS Family of the late Mr Leong Yoon Pin Leong Yoon Pin Manuscripts The late Mr S R Nathan Digital Music Resources from the Madras Music Academy Mr Nicholas Zaklama Oboe Resources
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE AND ENSEMBLES VICE DEAN OF ENSEMBLES BRETT STEMPLE ORCHESTRA MANAGER YAP ZIQI TEACHING ASSISTANT WANG MINGYUAN VIDEO DANCING LEGS PRODUCTIONS AUDIO YST AUDIO ARTS AND SCIENCES
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