The SCM (Sydney Conservatorium of Music ) Chinese Music Ensemble established by Dr Catherine Ingram at the beginning of March 2016.
Most members are undergraduate students from the Conservatorium and other University faculties participating in the ensemble as one unit of study within their degree. They are joined by Master of Music (Performance) students and University of Sydney postgraduate students from other disciplines, as well as the ensemble teaching staff who have a wide and diverse range of Chinese music performance experience.The ensemble is an exciting new initiative that offers students from across the university the opportunity to experience up to four semesters of small group tuition on a selected traditional Chinese instrument, guided instruction on playing the instrument with others in the ensemble, and exploration of key concepts related to traditional Chinese music and the modern Chinese orchestra. It allows students to gain a direct, experiential understanding of China’s rich musical heritage.
Student performers in today’s concert include beginners (with less than 3 months’ experience) as well as students in the advanced level (most of whom only have between 6 to 18 months of learning experience). Several ensemble members also have some experience learning Chinese music in China during primary or secondary studies in that country. We also welcome a number of performers on Chinese instruments who are current or former undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Sydney to join our ensemble.
Since 2017, the ensemble has been engaged in a number of local and interstate performances. Hosts and presenting partners include:
Teaching Staff
Thomas CHIN 秦東南, daji
Chloe CHUNG 钟莉, dizi
Dr Catherine INGRAM 英倩蕾, founder & co-ordinator
HU Lei 胡蕾, yangqin
Lulu LIU 刘璐, pipa & zhongruan
Dr Nicholas NG 黄建文, erhu & zhonghu
Vicki (Qiongzi) ZHENG 郑炜奇, guzheng
Conductor
HUANG Yanshen 黄彦燊
Most members are undergraduate students from the Conservatorium and other University faculties participating in the ensemble as one unit of study within their degree. They are joined by Master of Music (Performance) students and University of Sydney postgraduate students from other disciplines, as well as the ensemble teaching staff who have a wide and diverse range of Chinese music performance experience.The ensemble is an exciting new initiative that offers students from across the university the opportunity to experience up to four semesters of small group tuition on a selected traditional Chinese instrument, guided instruction on playing the instrument with others in the ensemble, and exploration of key concepts related to traditional Chinese music and the modern Chinese orchestra. It allows students to gain a direct, experiential understanding of China’s rich musical heritage.
Student performers in today’s concert include beginners (with less than 3 months’ experience) as well as students in the advanced level (most of whom only have between 6 to 18 months of learning experience). Several ensemble members also have some experience learning Chinese music in China during primary or secondary studies in that country. We also welcome a number of performers on Chinese instruments who are current or former undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Sydney to join our ensemble.
Since 2017, the ensemble has been engaged in a number of local and interstate performances. Hosts and presenting partners include:
- Australian-China Friendship Society
- ANU Classical Chinese Music Ensemble
- Floriade
- The Ville Resort-Casino
- The Townsville Chinese Club Inc
Teaching Staff
Thomas CHIN 秦東南, daji
Chloe CHUNG 钟莉, dizi
Dr Catherine INGRAM 英倩蕾, founder & co-ordinator
HU Lei 胡蕾, yangqin
Lulu LIU 刘璐, pipa & zhongruan
Dr Nicholas NG 黄建文, erhu & zhonghu
Vicki (Qiongzi) ZHENG 郑炜奇, guzheng
Conductor
HUANG Yanshen 黄彦燊
