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Spirited performance of classic works by young talent of Nafa Chinese Orchestra

The Straits Times

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October 01, 2025

If one is wondering how professional Chinese musical ensembles like the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) or Ding Yi Music Company get their members, just take a look at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts' (Nafa) Chinese Instrumental Studies' degree programme.

- Chang Tou Liang

Spirited performance of classic works by young talent of Nafa Chinese Orchestra

The Nafa Chinese Orchestra performed a programme of classical pieces at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sept 28.

(PHOTO: CHEW KAI XIN)

Now part of the University of the Arts Singapore (UAS), this is the very reason Singapore has the highest levels of Chinese musical performances here today.

In the final concert of the 2025 Singapore Chinese Music Festival, the Nafa Chinese Orchestra led by Lim Yau provided a showcase that will surely stand the test of time. The concert opened with the popular Dance Of The Yao People by Liu Tieshan and Mao Yuan, originally conceived for a Western orchestra, but orchestrated by Peng Xiuwen for Chinese instruments.

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