Ding Yi Music Company

Ding Yi Music Company
Chamber music ensemble
Short name DYMC
Former name Arts Sphere Chamber Ensemble
Founded 2007 (2007)
Location Singapore
Website www.dingyimusic.com

Ding Yi Music Company (previously known as Arts Sphere Chamber Ensemble), established in 2007, is a Chinese chamber music ensemble based in Singapore. The ensemble consists of both full-time and part-time musicians, most having attended professional training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from traditional Chinese music to contemporary avant-garde interpretations and cross-genre works.

Ding Yi has been named "one of Singapore’s most dynamic and successful ensembles".[1] Their performances have been described as "inspirational and aspirational" and their music "invigorating and inspiring".[2][3]

Accolades

As of 2014, the ensemble has accumulated the following accolades:

- Silver Award at the 2011 28th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival

- Champion at the 2009 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (Wales, United Kingdom)

- First Prize at the 2008 Singapore National Arts Council Chinese Music Competition

The ensemble has also participated in several music festivals, including the 4th ASEAN Festival of the Arts in Philippines in 2010, the ASEAN Arts Fest 2012 in Cambodia, China Odyssey 2013 in Beijing, and the Jogja International Performing Arts Festival in Indonesia in 2014. The ensemble is also a regular performer in the SPH Gift of Music community concert series sponsored by Singapore Press Holdings.[4]

Key figures within Ding Yi

Emeritus Music Director

Dr. Tay Teow Kiat is the Emeritus Music Director of Ding Yi Music Company. He is also the President of the Singapore Chinese Instrumental Music Association. He has received numerous awards, including the Cultural Medallion in 1993 and the Long Service Medal (Education Service) in 1997.[5]

Principal Guest Conductor

Quek Ling Kiong is the Principal Guest Conductor of Ding Yi Music Company. He received the Singapore Young Artist Award in 2002 and learned conducting from Dr Tay Teow Kiat and famed Chinese conductor Xia Fei Yun. Ling Kiong's career in professional conducting took off when he became the Singapore Chinese Orchestra's first Conductor Assistant in 2003 where he came under the mentorship of Maestro Tsung Yeh.[6] In 2004, he became SCO's Assistant Conductor as well as the Conductor of the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra. In 2013 he was further promoted to Resident Conductor of Singapore Chinese Orchestra.[7] Ling Kiong is also an adjunct teacher at the School of the Arts, Singapore and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Assistant Conductor

Wong De Li Dedric is the Assistant Conductor and General Manager of Ding Yi Music Company. He is also conductor for the China Conservatory of Music Middle School Orchestra Class. In 2006, he clinched first prize in the National Arts Council Chinese Music Competition's Suona Open Category.

Notable Musicians

The ensemble includes several award-winning musicians:

Chua Yew Kok – NAC Young Artist Award 2013[8]

Tan Qing Lun – 2nd in National Indian Music Competition 2014;[9] National Arts Council Scholarship 2012 recipient[10]

Wong De Li Dedric – National Arts Council Scholarship 2014 recipient[11]

Low Yik Hang – National Arts Council Arts Scholarship 2012

DYMC Composium

To promote new music compositions for Chinese chamber ensembles, Ding Yi Music Company has established the Composium, a triennial composition festival which includes composition competitions, symposiums and performances that encourages new compositions from local and international composers.[12]

Chinese Chamber Music Festival

Ding Yi Music Company established the first Chinese Chamber Music Festival in 2013 where established ensembles from around the world perform in a three-day long festival. The second edition of the Festival will be held in 2015.[13]

Education and Outreach Programmes

The ensemble does several public outreach and educational engagements to raise awareness for their music and the genre of Chinese chamber music. Some of these projects include the Feed Your Imagination (F.Y.I) collaboration with the Singapore Esplanade, and the Outdoor Fantasia concert series, which brings Chinese chamber music to the mass public.[14]

Discography

Ding Yi Music Company released two music albums in 2011 - "Fire Phoenix" and "The Oriental Moon". They released a new album "Storytellers on Ann Siang Road" in 2016.

The debut album, Fire Phoenix, features a compilation of traditional and contemporary Chinese chamber music works. Their sophomore release, Oriental Moon, features a compilation of Liang Wern Fook's works rearranged for Chinese orchestras. Their 2016 album, Storytellers on Ann Siang Road, features commissioned and premiered pieces from composers such as Phang Kok Jun, Cao Wen Gong, and Chow Jun Yi.

References

  1. ↑ Chang Tou Liang, CD Review: The Fire Phoenix, The Straits Times, 30 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Chang Tou Liang, Humble virtuosos, great music, The Straits Times, 21 April 2014
  3. ↑ Chang Tou Liang, Invigorating mix in new music, The Straits Times, 5 August 2013
  4. ↑ AsiaOne, SPH Gift of Music celebrates 10th anniversary, AsiaOne, 16 March 2015, Retrieved from http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/sph-gift-music-celebrates-10th-anniversary
  5. ↑ Chor Poh Chin, Singapore infopedia: Tay Teow Kiat, National Library Board Singapore, 12 February 2014
  6. ↑ Akshita Nanda, Musical dreams come true for conductor Quek Ling Kiong, The Straits Times, 26 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Quek Ling Kiong appointed as SCO’s Resident Conductor, 2 January 2014, Retrieved from http://www.sco.com.sg/media/quek-ling-kiong-appointed-as-scos-resident-conductor/
  8. ↑ National Arts Council, 2013 Young Artist Award recipients, Retrieved from https://www.nac.gov.sg/docs/cmyaa/chua-yew-kok.pdf
  9. ↑ National Arts Council, National Indian Music Competition 2014 results, Retrieved from https://www.nac.gov.sg/docs/default-document-library/final-round-results---day-5.pdf
  10. ↑ National Arts Council, 2012 NAC Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate) recipients, Retrieved from https://www.nac.gov.sg/talent-development/scholarships/recipients/asp_recipients
  11. ↑ National Arts Council, 2014 NAC Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate) recipients, Retrieved from http://www.nac.gov.sg/talent-development/scholarships/2014-nac-scholarship-recipients/asp2014
  12. ↑ Aromero, Interview with Ding Yi Music Company, Performers at 2014 Borneo World Music Expo, 15 June 2014, Retrieved from http://worldmusiccentral.org/2014/06/15/interview-with-ding-yi-music-company-performers-at-2014-borneo-world-music-expo/
  13. ↑ Lisabel Ting, Ding Yi Music Ensemble goes pop with Tang Na concert, The Straits Times, 19 May 2015, Retrieved from http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/music/story/ding-yi-music-ensemble-goes-pop-tang-na-concert-20150519
  14. ↑ Lisabel Ting, Traditional and classical music in chamber fest, The Straits Times ST Communities, 30 Jan 2013, Retrieved from http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/show/2013/01/30/traditional-and-classical-music-chamber-fest
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