Healing Arts Singapore Opening Concert
8 December 2025 • 7:30pm
YST Concert Hall
Join us for the Opening Concert of Healing Arts Singapore—the first country-level Healing Arts activation in Asia. The Opening Concert celebrates the transformative power of music through an inspiring evening of performances, featuring Chen Zhangyi’s LILY, the YST Orchestral Institute, pianist Azariah Tan, Arts Fission, Beautiful Minds and The TENG Ensemble. Blending classical masterpieces with contemporary creations, the programme takes you on a musical journey through themes of resilience and renewal—uniting musicians, dancers, and audiences in a shared experience of art as healing.
Healing Arts Singapore is co-led by the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Centre for Music and Health at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music; the University of the Arts Singapore’s (UAS) Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts; and the Jameel Arts & Health lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
Find out more at https://www.healingartssingapore.org/
PROGRAMME
LILY
I. Prelude
Excerpts from Scene 2
X. A New Song (Dialogue)
XI. Song of Eurydice – I’ll Follow Your Voice (Duet)
WONG SU SUN as SINGER/LILY, soprano
JONATHAN CHARLES TAY as SON, tenor
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
I. Allegro
AZARIAH TAN, piano
YST ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE
with
JASON LAI, conductor
– Intermission –
Seeding the Floor – performing mindfulness of everyday
ARTS FISSION
A Medley of Classical Tunes
MUSICIANS FROM BEAUTIFUL MIND CHARITY AND YST
NG EE-JUN, violin
LUO MANG, violin
WU ZUHUI, cello
ROYCE TAN KAY WOON, cello
SIMEON YAP SHENG KIAT, flute
ANGEL LAWRENCE GABRIEL VILLAR, flute
DOMINIC KOH, clarinet
QUAH RENAA, clarinet
KANG JI YEON, piano
CHOW JUN YI
Journey
PHOON YU
A Transi for the Common Man
CHOW JUN YI
The Little White Boat
THE TENG ENSEMBLE
YST ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE
TICKETING INFORMATION
Tickets at $26 via yst.eventbrite.com.
Out of respect for other event-goers, late admission will only be allowed at suitable intervals. Food and drinks are not allowed inside the venue. Patrons with access needs may write in to muscomms@nus.edu.sg to book accessible seats.
No refunds, exchanges, or cancellations will be accepted for inability to attend, change of plans, or failure to show up on the day of the event/session.
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