Preview: Southern Charms – An Evening of Cantonese Classics by Ding Yi Music Company
Ding Yi Music Company returns this November with Southern Charms: An Evening of Cantonese Classics. Playing for one night only at the Esplanade Recital Studio, Southern Charms will feature Ding Yi Music Company’s concert master Chin Yen Choong and huqin musician Fred Chan, in an evening of traditional Cantonese music.
They will be joined by qin qin musician Chua Yew Kok, dizi musician Ng Hsien Han and yangqin musician Yick Jue Ru, performing their rendition of classic Cantonese tunes as a quintet, including tracks such as Birds Returning to the Woods, Sorrow of Twin Stars and The Peacock Displays its Feathers.
Ding Yi has also invited Guangzhou-based gaohu virtuoso and Cantonese music expert Yu Le Fu to act as artistic advisor for this lively showcase, and will also be performing his work Snowflakes in Dream. Join Ding Yi Music Company this November for a splendid evening of Cantonese music, as performed by the top Chinese Chamber Music ensemble in Singapore.
Photo Credit: Ding Yi Music Company
Southern Charms plays at the Esplanade Recital Studio on 8th November 2018. Tickets available from SISTIC
