Singapore Chinese Orchestra

The Singapore Chinese Orchestra is the only professional Chinese orchestra active in the city-state of Singapore. Although essentially traditional in orientation, the group is innovative in several respects; it includes Western instruments, has collaborated with Western musicians, and also incorporates elements from Southeast Asia's Chinese cultures. The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (新加坡华乐团) was founded in 1997 but grew from antecedents dating as far back as 1968 when Singapore's National Theatre established an amateur Chinese orchestra. That quickly grew into a People's Assoc...