Composer Workshop 2022 - Seminar

Synopsis:

Although the Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka and Hainanese dialect groups form the majority of Singapore's Chinese population, their traditional music is unfamiliar to the mainstream Chinese music community in Singapore. This seminar discusses Singaporean Chinese identity and introduces the traditional musical genres of the above dialect groups. Drawing on his new composition Lion City Rhapsody as a case study, the speaker demonstrates how such musical elements can be integrated into Chinese orchestral composition and present a unique Nanyang musical style.

Speaker: Wang Chenwei (SCO Composer-in-Residence)