by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jul 30, 2026
What does an artist leave behind? A final work is rarely just an ending; it can be a summation, a question, or the beginning of another conversation. In this evening, we explore how artistic voices become interwoven across time, as composers’ final reflections... ![[Ones to Watch] Orchestral Institute: Echoes Beyond](https://bandfusion.sg/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/yst-oi-echoes-beyond-1080x675.avif)
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jul 30, 2026
“To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.” — William Wordsworth, from Ode: Intimations of Immortality The most enduring echoes are not those we hear, but those we carry with us. In Echoes Beyond, the YST Orchestral... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | May 3, 2026
The 2026 President’s Young Performers Concert proudly presents three superlative young talents from Singapore: bassoonist Shi Jia Ao, soprano Natasha Da Costa and violinist Kaelyn Soh. Be wowed by their musical virtuosity in three soloist-showcases accompanied by the... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jan 31, 2026
YST Concerto Competition Prizewinner and Singapore Symphony’s 2025 President’s Young Performer clarinetist Chua Jay Roon (BMus4) takes the stage alongside the YST Orchestral Institute with Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto—a work of luminous lyricism and delicate expression... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jan 31, 2026
Discover an orchestral programme that spans centuries and styles—from Shostakovich’s searing intensity and moral complexity, to Haydn’s classical brilliance, and Pärt’s luminous stillness. Join the YST Orchestral Institute this evening as we open with Shostakovich’s... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jan 31, 2026
Across the shifting boundaries between sky and sea, we are drawn to the moments where elements meet—where one world dissolves into another, and where motion emerges from stillness. Cross-currents invites us into these liminal realms, tracing music’s ability to inhabit... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2025
From Princess Mononoke to Harry Potter, this programme invites you to be transported for an enchanted hour to a place somewhere between cinematic fantasy and classical rapture. Specially curated by conductor Jason Lai, this lineup also stars SSO Principal Tuba Tomoki... ![[Concerto Prizewinners Showcase] Ones to Watch – Orchestral Institute: An Ode to Love](https://bandfusion.sg/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/yst-an-ode-to-love.jpg)
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2025
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard / Are sweeter.” — John Keats, from Ode on a Grecian Urn In the Romantic era, the ode emerged as a form of poetic tribute — a heartfelt, often exalted contemplation on beauty, nature, and the sublime. An Ode to Love draws... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 26, 2025
The YST Orchestral Institute under Principal Conductor Jason Lai traces the outlines of a world in flux — one in which artistic voices wrestle with power, beauty, loss, and human dignity. At the heart of this dialogue is Francisco Goya, whose work spans the elegance... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jan 15, 2025
Discover powerful orchestral masterworks from across times and contexts, presented by the YST Orchestral Institute under the baton of Principal Conductor Jason Lai. The concert begins with South Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s subito con forza (suddenly with force),...