Free Lunch Time Concerts at Asian Civilisations Museum

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Posted 2014-09-30 by Lionel ⇒ follow

Fri 14 Nov 2014

The Asian Civilisations Museum located at the historic Empress Place Building, is renowned for its broad yet integrated perspective of pan-Asian cultures and civilisations. It is also a popular venue to learn more about the history, heritage and arts of Singapore and Asia through programmes and exhibitions for families such as ' Once Upon a Time in Asia: The Story Tree ' and 'China Mania: The Global Passion for Porcelain, 800 -1900'.

This October and November, the Asian Civilisations Museum will showcase talented young musicians from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music through a series of lunchtime concerts. Best of all, admission to these concerts are FREE. Held at the Shaw Foundation Foyer, you can enjoy a repertoire of classical and jazz music from winds, strings, brass, and woodwinds. Here are the highlights:

3 October - An hour of piano pieces by the Conservatory students

10 October - Solo works on violin, viola, cello and double bass

17 October - An hour of chamber music featuring winds and brass

24 October - Selection of chamber music by the Conservatory's strings

31 October - 4th annual performance of Bach Cantatas by the Conservatory Voice Department

7 November - grooving jazz by students and Dr Tony Makarome, Conservatory faculty member and stalwart of the Singapore Jazz scene

14 November - An hour of classic music played on the piano with 4 hands