Immerse yourself in the innovative world of contemporary music with OpusNovus’ second concert, “Threes & Fours”, as part of the YST Chamber Music Week. This program explores the rich diversity of modern musical expression in a chamber music setting, featuring the ethereal sonorities of YST Vice-Dean Ho Chee Kong’s A Crescent Opal to the vibrant, rhythmic energy of Vivian Fung’s Rhapsody for Trumpet and Piano, the playful intricacies of György Kurtág’s Signs, Games, and Messages, the haunting lyricism of Isang Yun’s Nore, and the stark beauty of Edison Denisov’s Drei Stücke. Rounding out the program is Erik Griswold’s Action Music, a rhythmic tour de force bursting with kinetic energy. Join us for an evening where sound, space, and structure converge in striking and unexpected ways.

PROGRAMME

HO CHEE KONG
A Crescent Opal

KUO FANG-CHEN, violin
QIU ZHENGYI, violin
PAO YU-LIN, viola
CHANG JIA-YUN, cello

VIVIAN FUNG
Rhapsody for Trumpet and Piano

AW PING HUI, trumpet
CHAKRIT KHANONVEJ, piano

GYORGY KURTÁG
Signs, Games and Messages

KUO FANG-CHEN, violin
PAO YU-LIN, viola
CHEN PEI-YI, cello

ISANG YUN
Nore

CHAI ZI QING, piano
CHEN PEI-YI, cello

EDISON DENISOV
Drei Stücke

CHAI ZI QING, piano
CHAKRIT KHANONVEJ, piano

ERIK GRISWOLD
Action Music

REYNARD ARDIAN SIMANJUNTAK, oboe
CHUA JAY ROON, clarinet
ZHONG TIANAI, bassoon
YEN SHIH-HSIN, french horn
AW PING HUI, trumpet
TOH CHANG HUI, trombone
VANESSA JAZZY WAHYUDY IRWANTO, harp
QIU ZHENGYI, violin
CHANG JIA-YUN, cello

ABOUT CHAMBER MUSIC WEEK

Chamber Music Week 2025 brings together top local and international artists and ensembles for a week-long celebration of chamber music.

Over the course of the week, look forward to chamber masterclasses and performances by acclaimed violist Su Zhen, Spectra Ensemble, tenor Mark Tucker, violinist Zhang Jia, pianist Daniel de Borah, YST contemporary music ensemble OpusNovus, YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque, and the YST Voice and Composition Departments. The festival will also feature YST’s annual contemporary music festival Sounding Now and Song Festival: The Voices of England & France — expanding the chamber music experience beyond classical and instrumental traditions.

Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to learn from acclaimed chamber musicians, while fully immersing in the world of chamber music!

TICKETING INFORMATION

Admission is free with registration via yst.eventbrite.com.

Out of respect for the participants and other spectators, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

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