A distinctive Chinese orchestra that is fast establishing itself among similar counterparts in the world, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is the only professional Chinese orchestra in Singapore.
Inaugurated in 1997, the 75-strong orchestra has the patronage of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and finds its performing home at the Singapore Conference Hall.
Dedicated to its vision of becoming an orchestra for everyone and building new audiences, the SCO reaches out to the masses through its outreach and outdoor concerts at national parks, schools and Singapore heartlands. As part of the initiative to develop repertoire with Nanyang style and create its own distinctive music, SCO commissions new works regularly and organised its first music composition competition in 2006 that focused on incorporating music elements from Southeast Asia region. It is in this vision that the SCO continues to inspire, influence, educate and communicate with its music.
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