Art + Music - Curatour infused with Music (Part Two)

Echo Music is honoured to be a part of Primary Colours, Feng Zhengjie's art exhibition last Friday. It was quite a memorable experience for our instructor Caleb and Wendy as it was their very first attempt collaborating music and art.
A series of songs inspired by the artist's paintings were sang, including Julia Peng's Jiu Meng, Karen Mok's Ai, etc... The turnout of that day was not a huge one, but the responds given from the attentive audience was really heartwarming! Well done guys!


thumbs up Caleb and Wendy!

A big thank you to Singapore Art Museum for this opportunity, we are looking forward to the next collaboration very soon!

Art + Music - Curatour infused with Music

Enter the world of Feng Zhengjie and learn how he infuses Chinese folk art motifs with popular culture. Understand how emerging issues confronting influence its contemporary art with SAM Assistant Curator, Michelle Ho. The tour will be followed by a Chinese music performance inspired by the exhibition performed by our violin instructor Wendy and also keyboard instructor Caleb, a local avant garde acoustic duo.

Caleb and Wendy

Michelle Ho graduated with a Masters in Curatorship & Modern Art from The University of Sydney, Australia. She was formerly a journalist with The Straits Times.



Date: 15 Feb (Fri) | 7.30pm – 9.00pm | SAM Lobby |Admission Fee: $10 | Registration required

Writeup courtesy of Singapore Art Museum

Hope to see some supporters！

Xinyao at SAM!

Edmund and Caleb kicked off our first Xinyao show in Singapore Art Museum!

For those who don't know, Echomusic School and Singapore Art Museum are going to hold the Xinyao Festival for the whole of 2008. We will be having Xinyao live performances once a month. The details will be released in a later date. It is going to be very exciting!

Jiayou Jiayou!

We weren't expecting a big crowd as it is the second day of Lunar New Year. But to my surprise, as soon as I enter the museum; people start to crowd around and ask what time is the show starting. The glass gallery which we are performing in is full of visitors; some locals and tourists enjoying the activities arranged by the crew of SAM. There are Chinese calligraphy sections, children's drawing sections as well as goodies bag giveaway.

We started the performance at 3.00pm. The response from the crowd is endearing. There weren't chairs provided for the audience, so you see small groups of people gathering around the stage; some standing in one corner and some don't mind to sit on the floor. They would clapped along with those fast numbers and sing along with the familiar tunes. The Xinyaos from the 80s are still very much loved by Singaporeans.



The greatest surprise comes when we saw the TV crew of Channel News Asia taking a shot of our performers! We were featured in the news as well.


Erm..some superstars performing?

Its Edmund and Caleb!

Edmund and Caleb have most certainly enjoyed themselves. We hope the audience like our performance too.For those who loved Xinyaos, or wish to find out why is Xinyao still so loved after so long? Please do keep track of our upcoming performances.

Lastly, thank you Tricia and her friend for coming down to support! Thanks to Jamie from SAM who organise this event so nicely for us.

Happy CNY!

Happy Chinese New Year to all! Echomusic School had our Lao Yusheng session last Tuesday, which is also Denis's birthday! Check out the pictures....

Those present:


Lao Ban + birthday boy + keyboard instructor = Denis

Our new guitar instructor! Victor !

Guitar chief instructor ....Auntie Jacob!

Miss Simin with her new rebonded hair....

Simon with his new dyed hair too!

Edmund who is always in shock + 2 kaypos

Your friendly Esther Wang Da Jie! my mouth looks huge here....

Who is this?!!! It's Caleb with his dairy shaving cream...

Actually Hefang is present as well, but she refused to take a personal shoot. The Yusheng was good. Denis and Edmund claim it to be the best they had eaten their entire life...which is a bit exaggerating. I guess its because everyone is too hungry so everything taste so nice. We finish all the food...which is alot of food.


A picture of us lao-ing Yusheng....

Good food and good company...it is a night well spent. Hope Echomusic School will do even better in 2008. Huat Ah!