Kris Foundation Viola Masterclass Fund Energises New Possibilities

YST STORIES Kris Foundation Viola Masterclass Fund Energises New Possibilities People Academics On 13 October 2020, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) launched the new Kris Foundation Viola Masterclass Fund – an endowment fund from the Kris Foundation supporting masterclasses by visiting artists in viola held […]

2020/21 YST Modules Open to NUS Students

YST STORIES 2020/21 YST Modules Open to NUS Students Academics For the 2020/21 academic year, YST is pleased to announce that 23 Conservatory modules are available to NUS students in Semester 1, and 30 modules in Semester 2. Current NUS undergraduate students may select these modules through ModReg from Round 2 of the Module Registration […]

Forging Paths of Their Own

YST STORIES Charting Pathways 2020: Forging Paths of Their Own Musical Journeys People This year, we are pleased to celebrate our first graduating cohort of Music & Society (MS) and Music, Collaboration & Production (MCP) majors! Both majors were announced in 2018 and enable students to realise their leadership potential and identities in a range of different emerging contexts, in addition to their […]

2019/20 Semester 2 YST Modules Open to NUS Students

YST STORIES 2019/20 Semester 2 YST Modules Open to NUS Students Academics For Semester 2 of the 2019/20 academic year, YST is pleased to announce that 25 Conservatory modules are available to NUS students. Current NUS undergraduate students may select these modules through ModReg from Round 2 of the Module Registration exercise, unless otherwise stated. […]

A Grounded Tone

YST STORIES A Grounded Tone Academics Originally from Uzbekistan, Cello graduate Jamshid Saydikarimov will join the Singapore Symphony Orchestra alongside fellow Violin graduate Kong Xianlong – an exciting new step in his extensive musical journey from childhood. Growing up in musical family with his father a singer and his mother a cellist, Jamshid began his […]

2019/20 Semester 1 YST Modules Open To NUS Students

YST STORIES 2019/20 Semester 1 YST Modules Open To NUS Students April 9, 2019 Academics At YST, we seek to open up platforms and pathways for people to pursue their musical aspirations. For Semester 1 of the 2019/20 academic year, we are pleased to announce that 20 Conservatory modules are available to NUS students. Current […]

2018/19 Semester 2 YST Modules Open To NUS Students

YST STORIES 2018/19 Semester 2 YST Modules Open To NUS Students Academics At YST, we seek to open up platforms and pathways for people to pursue their passions and aspirations in music. For Semester 2 of the 2018/19 academic year, we are pleased to announce that 20 Conservatory modules are available to NUS students. Current […]