Western Flute & 10 -Holed Bamboo Flute

This concert will showcase the traditional Chinese flute or dizi (笛子), with a focus on the rarer ten-hole version (十孔笛) instead of the more common six-hole version. Chinese orchestras have been continuously improving and adapting to modern music by using different lengths and keys of Chinese flutes to accommodate complex musical pieces, whereas the Western flute used mainly in this performance has far less difficulties in playing pieces in various keys.

Additionally, the Chinese 10-holed flute has its Vietnamese equivalent, which was originated from the same roots but has evolved differently. Thus, the Western flute, the ten-holed Chinese flute, as well as the 10-holed Vietnamese flute, will all be featured in this event.

Musicians

Flutes: Ronson Chye, aka Chye Yong Seng 1st prize winner, dizi solo, open section, 1st National Music Competition. Former part-time lecturer for world music and concert management modules at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Currently a dizi teacher at the Confucius Institute, Nanyang Technological University and the flute instructor at Yamaha Music School. Author of a Chinese book for both Chinese and Western flutes published by the NTU. BA (Hons) in music, University of Wales

Piano: Loh Wai Kei Diploma in piano performance, Royal Schools of music. Experienced accompanist for various instrumentalists.