by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jul 30, 2026
A passage can be many things: a journey from one place to another, the passing of time, a musical phrase, or the movement of the body. This unique collaboration expands the traditional orchestral concert by exploring the connections between music, gesture and dance,... 
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 | 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 | 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 | Feb 26, 2025
The YST Orchestral Institute and the Singapore Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of YST alumnus Luo Wei, come together for a special side-by-side family concert performance. Curated and produced by YST students, this concert features movements from... 
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),... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jan 15, 2025
“Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don’t you remember? We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll.” – Starship, from We Built This City Just as cities are built on innovation, unity and change, music comes alive through the dynamic...