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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. Teaching Staff
FENG Jing (Angela) 冯静 (yangqin/daji) HAN Junyu (Billy) 韩君禹 (zhudi/xiao/hulusi) HUANG Yichu 黄依楚 (pipa) LI Ying (Carina) 李盈 (shengyue) Dr LIU Lu 刘璐 (pipa) | Artistic, Music Director, Coordinator LUO Ousiyu (Julia) 罗欧思宇 (zheng) MA Dongyan 马东岩 (erhu) Dr NG Nicholas 黄建文 (erhu/zhonghu) | Music Director YANG Ying 杨樱 (zhongruan) ZHAO Wenrui (Christina) 赵文睿 (sheng) |
Since 2017, the ensemble has been engaged in a number of local and interstate performances. Hosts and presenting partners include:
Conductors
MA Dongyan 马东岩 (2024) LUCAS Bradley 卢卡斯 (2024) LIN Ray 林秉睿 (2023) HUANG Yanshen 黄彦燊 (2019-2022) LYNCH Warwick (2017-2018) Dr CAI Changning 柴长宁 (2016) |
