YST STORIES NUSS-YST Concert Raises Over $400,000 for NUS Students in Need Outreach Previous Next The National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) and the NUS Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) have raised more than S$400,000 to date with matching grant from the Tote Board, to help needy NUS students. The amount which was […]
Category archives: Outreach
From Concert to Community
YST STORIES Charting Pathways 2020: From Concert to Community Musical Journeys People Music heals, connects and empowers across spaces and demographics. This issue, we look at students who have used the skills and experiences they gained at YST to build, impact and lead communities. Read our previous article about our MS, MCP, Joint Degree Programme […]
Passion Across Borders: The L.A. Experience
YST STORIES Passion Across Borders: The L.A. Experience Musical Journeys Outreach From 22 February to 2 March, students Lin Xiangning (M.MUS1, Piano, B.MUS ‘19) and Lim Jing Jie (B.MUS4, Voice) attended The L.A. Experience, a week-long programme which immersed participants in workshops, songwriting studies, performances, recording sessions and masterclasses in the rich landscape of Los […]
Expanding Horizons: Student Exchange at The Hague
YST STORIES Expanding Horizons: Student Exchange at The Hague Musical Journeys Outreach In Semester 1 of the 2019/20 academic year, students Cindy Honanta (B.MUS3, voice), Hyesoo Kim (B.MUS3, oboe) and Pawin Pungbua (B.MUS4, trombone) took part in a semester exchange programme at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Cindy was drawn by the opportunity to study […]
Dual Journeys at PGVIM
YST STORIES Dual Journeys at PGVIM Musical Journeys Outreach Between late 2019 and early 2020, YST students Elicia Neo and Wong Yong En (Year 2, MCP) embarked on dual journeys with the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM) in Bangkok, Thailand. From 28-30 August 2019, YST faculty and students were out in force at the […]
Remembering History, Building Peace: YST in Bangsokol
YST STORIES Remembering History, Building Peace: YST in Bangsokol Musical Journeys Outreach From 17-24 November 2019, 10 YST students and two YST faculty members participated in Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia – a multidisciplinary composition by composer Him Sophy and film-maker and stage director Rithy Panh (both survivors of the Khmer Rouge) that addresses the […]
YST Partners Kids’ Philharmonic in Musical Engagement
YST STORIES YST Partners Kids’ Philharmonic in Musical Engagement Musical Journeys Outreach The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Kids’ Philharmonic@SG for its 2020 edition of the Double Time programme, as part of the Conservatory’s drive to engage the wider musical ecosystem. This edition follows from […]
Waves Of Inclusivity
YST STORIES Waves Of Inclusivity Outreach On 24 March 2019, a team of eight students (seven YST BMus Year 1 and 2 students, and one NUS Architecture student) presented The Deep Blue Sea, a multi-sensory musical experience for children with sensory difficulties, as well as their family and caretakers. A total of about 100 participants […]
Cultural Connections: 2019 Bali Excursion And Study Tour
YST STORIES Cultural Connections: 2019 Bali Excursion & Study Tour Jun 18, 2019 Outreach From 11 to 26 May, YST held the 2019 Bali Excursion and Study Tour, an intensive trip where students learned about and engaged in traditional Indonesian music and dance. This trip was the 11th iteration of the programme, and saw five […]
A Celebration Of Choral Singing
YST STORIES A Celebration Of Choral Singing Outreach The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and NUS Mind Science Centre collaborated to host A Celebration of Choral Singing on 2 February – a musical evening in more ways than one. The evening opened with a reception marking milestones and welcoming further funding support for the […]
