The Forefathers Project Concert-Lecture

After its successful debut with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, The Forefathers Project was presented again as a lecture concert as part of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s 5th Cultural Extravaganza.

The TENG Ensemble innovates age-old traditions, celebrates Singapore’s unsung Chinese music pioneers and reimagines the sounds that were carried in the hearts of Singapore’s Chinese forefathers.  Presenting a uniquely Chinese Singaporean identity, the lecture-concert features original works inspired by our diverse local Chinese dialect musical traditions.

Interviewing, documenting, and learning from first-generation masters, luthiers, instrument dealers and proteges from the local Cantonese, Hokkien, Hainanese, Hakka and Teochew music traditions, The Forefathers Project marks an initiative by The TENG Ensemble to reimagine the possibilities of dialect music.

This programme is part of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza 2022.

If you would like to name any of the exquisite instruments used in the project or are interested in touring the show, please contact partnerships@thetengcompany.com.