The Wind (Kelly Tang) - RV 2011

Kelly Tang: "Capriccio for Orchestra" (2014)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra, 
Conductor: Lan Shui, 
Commissioned for the re-opening of Victoria Concert Hall
15th July 2014



Kelly Tang: "CAPRICCIO FOR ORCHESTRA" - Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui

"Three Folk Dances for String Quartet" (2010)
Movement I - Rasa Sayang, 
Composer - Kelly Tang, 
The Coull Quartet UK, 
Recorded at Warwick University, United Kingdom, 
November 2015

Kelly Tang - Rasa Sayang from "Three Folk Dances" Coull Quartet

‘Horizons’ was written during my first semester of studies in New York, as I find myself adapting to new sights and sounds in a different environment. New York City, its energy and spirit is built on a patchwork quilt of countless generations of immigrants who pioneered pathways and built their lives in dreams. This energy has brought new dimensions to my music, as I experiment with new ways of thinking, and different harmonic and textural palettes.

‘Horizons’ is inspired by the courage and resolve of countless generations of Singaporeans who have come before us, on whose shoulders we stand, who conquered the odds to ‘follow and ride rainbows over the horizons’.

It starts with a tense chorale played by the solitary string quartet, which evolves into an orchestral expansion and episodic development culminating in a return of the original chorale theme. Throughout the process, the music morphs into unstable characters and cycles through a series of definite, but fleeting tonal statements. Despite these excursions, the music maintains a clear path towards the finish line, concluding exuberantly with a triumphant and optimistic transformation of the material in its final harmonic resonance.

Horizons For Orchestra (Singapore Symphony Orchestra) (2016)

Kelly Tang - "Two Symphonic Dances" (2012)
I. Radiance, II. Spark
Singapore Symphony Orchestra - conductor, Joshua Tan
Esplanade Theatres By The Bay 10th Anniversary Commission
Esplanade Concert Hall, 11 October 2012


Kelly Tang - "Two Symphonic Dances", Singapore Symphony Orchestra (2012)

Kelly Tang: "Our Father (Pater Noster)" 2013
ACJC Alumni Choir, conductor: Valarie Wilson
Premiere: June 2nd at Esplanade Concert Hall
Performances: Christ Church Cathedral 17/6,
St. Paul's Cathedral 20/6, St. George's Bloomsbury 22/6.  Celebrating 25 Years of the Choral Excellence Programme

Kelly Tang: "Our Father (Pater Noster)" 2013

Kelly Tang's compositions have been performed by international ensembles including the Russian National Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Ensemble Contemporain of Montreal, Minguett Quartet (Germany)and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

In Asia, Tang's music has been performed by the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Thai Navy Orchestra, Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. In Singapore, his compositions are featured regularly by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Lyric Opera, Singapore National Youth Orchestra and the T’ang Quartet.

Tang’s choral works have been sung by Gaia Philharmonic Chorus (Japan), Singapore Youth Choir, Windsbacher Knabenchor (Germany), The Philharmonic Chorus and the Hong Kong Children’s Choir. His wind band scores have been performed by Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (Royal Band, UK), Desford Colliery Brass Band (UK), Queensland Conservatorium Wind Orchestra (Australia), Wind Stars Ensemble, Singapore Armed Forces Central Band, Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines (UK)  and "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. 

Tang's music has been presented at prestigious venues worldwide including Sydney Opera House, Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Musikverein, Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Hanoi Opera House, Auditorium di Milano (Italy), Rodahal (Netherlands), Cultural Centre of the Philippines, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Museum of Musical Instruments (Brussels), Tokyo Opera City, St. Paul's Cathedral (London), Élysée Palace (Paris) and Carnegie Hall (New York). His Jazz compositions have been performed by Jeremy Monteiro and Grammy® winners Ernie Watts and Randy Brecker.

 From 1996 to 2011, he served as Associate Professor of Music at Nanyang Technological University, and from 2011 to 2017 as Dean of Arts at School Of The Arts (SOTA) Singapore.  He serves as Master Teacher at Singapore Teachers' Academy for the aRts from 2017 to 2024.

In 2008, Tang received the COMPASS Artistic Excellence Award from the Composers' and Authors' Society of Singapore.  For his contribution in the arts, Tang was conferred the Cultural Medallion in 2011 by the President of Singapore.

Kelly Tang - Rasa Sayang from "Three Folk Dances" Coull Quartet

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