Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO), inaugurated in 1997, is Singapore’s only professional national Chinese orchestra
SCO, made up of more than 80 musicians, occupies the Singapore Conference Hall, which is a national monument. With Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as its patron, SCO takes on the twin role of preserving traditional arts and culture and establishing its unique identity through the incorporation of Southeast Asian cultural elements in its music.
SCO has impressed a broadening audience with its blockbuster presentations and is fast establishing itself around the world. In 2002, it staged a symphonic fantasy epic Marco Polo and Princess Blue as part of the opening festival of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. The following year, SCO produced a musical and visual conversation with Singapore’s most eminent multi-disciplinary artist Tan Swie Hian at the Singapore Arts Festival 2003. SCO celebrated Singapore’s 39th National Day in 2004 with a spectacular concert – Our People, Our Music – featuring 2,400 local music enthusiasts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. In 2005, it produced a mega musical production, Admiral of the Seven Seas, as part of the Singapore Arts Festival 2005. In 2007, SCO was part of the 240-strong combined orchestra that performed at the Singapore National Day Parade. In the Singapore Arts Festival 2008, SCO joined hands with Theatreworks to present the ground-breaking production Awaking, which brought together Kunqu opera music and Elizabethan music. In 2009, SCO made history by becoming the first Chinese orchestra to perform in the opening week of the Edinburgh Festival, and in 2010, performed in Paris as part of the Singapour Festivarts.
Images Credit: Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO)
Contacts
+ 65 6557 4030 (Venue Booking)
+ 65 6557 4034 (Ticketing Enquiries)
singaporechineseorchestra@gmail.com
Links
Address
SingaporeSINGAPORE CHINESE ORCHESTRA CO LTD 7 Shenton Way, Singapore Conference Hall, Singapore 068810
How to get there?
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
Tanjong Pagar is the nearest station. Take a 5 minute walk from Exit E to Singapore Conference Hall.
Bus
Bus numbers: 10, 10e, 57, 97, 97e, 100, 131, 530, 531, 546, 587, 588, 590, 598, 599, 971E from AXA Tower
Bus numbers: 10, 10e, 57, 70, 75, 97, 97e, 100, 106, 107, 128, 130, 131, 162, 167, 186, 196, 196e, 530, 531, 546, 587, 588, 590, 598, 599, 700, 970, 971E, NR1, NR6 from Shenton House
Above buses are also available at bus stops opposite Robinson 77 and International Plaza.
Taxi
There is a drop-off point for taxis at the entrance of the Singapore Conference Hall. The nearest taxi stand is at OUE Downtown (opposite Singapore Conference Hall).