Arts

A symphonic cultural exchange.

By Tom Anderson, Secondary music teacher and symphonic band director

It all started with a friendship. I have known band director Samantha Chong for many years since she played bass trombone in orchestras I conducted. At that time, Ms Chong played for Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the two of us have collaborated on a variety of classical concerts across the course of several years. Ms Chong recently began teaching CIS’ students as an instructors for vocal and instrumental lessons, which is when I discovered she was the band director at Fuhua Secondary, the school next door! An idea was born! Read full story 16 May 2017 (...) 0 comments

Frantic Assembly’s This will all be gone

By Elena Chamorro and Ash Navaratnam, Grade 10 students

This Will All Be Gone performed by Frantic Assembly was a theatrical piece which featured three actors from the British theatre company who travelled to Asia to perform. Each actor played three characters that had no correlation with each other, but rather distinct storylines of relatable experiences. Read full story 15 March 2017 (...) 0 comments

Noa is Berklee bound

When talent meets hard work and determination, success becomes inevitable. Such was the case for CIS Grade 12 Music student, Noa Boon, who has been awarded the renowned Berklee School of Music’s highe... Read full story 7 December 2016 (...) 0 comments

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