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19 Jan 2021, 9am

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21 Jan 2021 onwards

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19 Jan 2021, 12 noon - 6pm

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About Nanyin

Nanyin, which literally means “Music of the South”, is one of the most ancient musical art forms in China and is regarded as a “living fossil”. Serene and elegant, Nanyin music has soothed and uplifted kings and common folk alike through centuries. Also known as Xianguan or Nanguan, Nanyin has its roots in China’s imperial courts and later flourished in Fujian’s Quanzhou region. Over the years, it has spread to Taiwan, Hong Kong and further to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and beyond. The chief musical instruments used in Nanyin ensembles are the pipa, a pear shaped four-string lute, sanxian, a long necked three-string instrument, whose sound box is covered with python skin, dongxiao, a vertically-held six-hole bamboo flute and erxian, a two-string fiddle. The music is also performed with a full array of percussion instruments. Nanyin is sung in the Minnan dialect and is closely tied with the poetic, rhythmic and dramatic tunes of Central China. The melodies of Nanyin are all noted in gongchepu, a traditional form of Chinese score notation. Researchers have also found more than 2,000 pieces of Nanyin repertoires. In 2009, it was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

About Siong Leng Musical Association

Siong Leng Musical Association (SLMA) was established in 1941 and owes much of its success to its late chairman, Mr Teng Mah Seng, a Cultural Medallion recipient who worked hard to reform and revive Nanyin. Under his guidance, SLMA has become a recognisable arts company known for its preservation and promotion of Nanyin. Since Mr Teng’s passing, SLMA has kept true to its mission and has cultivated a group of Nanyin professionals over the years. It aims to attain an international reputation and create more exposure of traditional and contemporary Nanyin through performances as well as education and outreach initiatives.

In 1983, SLMA participated in the 37th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and won third prize in the folk solo category with Mr Teng’s work Reminiscence, and fourth prize in the folk ensemble category with the traditional Nanyin piece Trotting Horse.  In 2010, SLMA took part in the same competition once again and won the first prize in the folk solo category with Mr Teng’s work Facets of Life. The company has also organised several events to promote Nanyin, such as the inaugural Southeast Asia Nanyin Conference in 1977, the International Nanyin Concert & Symposium in 2000, International Youth Nanyin Concert and Symposium in 2015, as well as the International Youth Nanyin Festival in 2018. The company also regularly participates in international Nanyin symposiums around Asia, and has also performed in major cities and countries in Europe, Asia and the United States of America. In 2017, SLMA was conferred the inaugural Singapore Chinese Cultural Contribution Award by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.

关于南音

南音发源自中国泉州，由东西汉、晋、唐、南北宋等时候的中原移民把音乐文化带入，然后与当地的民间音乐融合而形成，是中国现存最古老的乐种之一，被誉为“中国音乐史上的活化石”、“中国民族音乐的根”，至今已流传至东南亚各国与台湾、香港和澳门等国家地区。古朴优雅、清丽委婉的南音，深受人们的喜爱，其表演形式是右琵琶、三弦，左洞箫、二弦，执拍板者，即是歌者多居中而唱。乐队中横抱的曲颈琵琶、十目九节的洞箫，以及二弦、三弦和击板都是沿袭汉唐古乐器而制。  南音也称“弦管”、“南管”等。它的记谱采用的是別具一格的记谱法——工乂谱（乂读音叉），而曲目则有器乐曲和声乐曲2000余首，蕴涵了晋清商乐、唐大曲、法曲、燕乐和佛教音乐及宋元明以来的词曲音乐、戏曲音乐等丰富的内容；曲牌中保留诸多古调、古牌名。此外，南音以标准泉州方言古语演唱，读音保留了中原古汉语的音韵。由于它保存着极为丰富和完整的古代音乐文化遗产，因此被列入第一批家非物质文化遗产名录，成为极为珍贵的民间瑰宝。南音在2009年被联合国教科文组织列为“人类口头与非物质文化遗产”代表作。

关于湘灵音乐社

成立于1941年的湘灵音乐社，可说是已故丁马成社长一手扶持，用心浇灌，才得以成长，并成为新加坡继承与弘扬南音的艺术团体。也是1987 年新加坡文化奖得主之一的丁老先生，自始热爱南音，担任社长期间就相继提出改革南音、重振南音等深具历史意义的行动，其中最重大的一项举措是让南音走出节奏过于冗长缓慢的格式，精简曲子，结合古曲新词对南音进行改良创作。在他的积极努力推动下，南音开始走向“复兴”之路。

湘灵曾于1983年在英国北威尔斯举行的第37届兰格冷世界民族音乐及歌唱组的第三奖，演唱的曲目是《感怀》， 而器乐小组则以《走马》获得第四奖；2010年在同一个比赛中以丁马成所作《人生百态》一曲荣获民歌独唱组的第一奖。 湘灵音乐社至今主办了首届亚细安南乐大会奏（1977年）、国际南音大会唱（2000年）、首届新加坡国际青年南音展演 （2015年）、以及第二届新加坡国际青年南音展演 （2018年）。湘灵音乐社经常受邀参与国际南音展演，并先后到访过欧、亚、美等国家与地区巡演。2017年湘灵荣获2016年度首届“新加坡华族文化贡献奖”团体奖。

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