The TENG Company's video: Remembering Live from Heirlooms 2019

For the final release of our Forefathers Project Anniversary Month, we present Remembering (难忘). A fusion of a particular phrase from the music from the opera Princess Changping (帝女花) which once translated, roughly reads reads "The moonlight is concealed by the falling leaves (落花滿天蔽月光)" and the children’s lullaby Moonlight (月光光). On one hand, Princess Changping narrates the star-crossed romance between Princess Changping and her lover Zhou Shixian during the Ming Dynasty. On the other, Moonlight alludes to a mother expressing her aspirations for her young child’s future while looking at the moon. Remembering (难忘) reconciles them by positioning their respective melodies in continuous conversation with each other. The result being the creation of two different perspectives of the imagery of the moon, and the gradual evocation of a sense of longing for greater kinship. -- 𝗔 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 Creative Director: Dr Samuel Wong Composer: Chow Junyi Music Producer: Bang Wenfu Rehearsal Director/Head of Music: Joel Nah Head Filmmaker/Director: Koo Chia Meng Head of Production/Production Stage Manager: Xu Xin’en Assistant Stage Manager: Anne Lee Lighting Designer: Gabriel Chan Multimedia Assistant: Maximilian Liang Art Director (Set & Marketing): CK Chia Sound Engineer: Steve Zhang Monitor Engineer: James Pong Technical Manager: Terence Lau -- Musicians: Gabriel - Keyboard & Electronics Jiwei - Sheng Gerald - Gehu Neil - Qinqin Darrel - Gaohu Jeremy - Pipa Johnny - Guzheng Leonard - Guitar -- 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 The TENG Ensemble is a critically acclaimed Singaporean Chinese fusion music group that bridges between cultures East and West, boasting musical influences from both the traditional and the contemporary. As a collective of music educators, scholars and award-winning instrumentalists, the Ensemble’s performances have been a staple in Singapore’s arts scene since 2009. At the 2015 National Day Rally, The TENG Ensemble was described by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as ‘creating something uniquely Singapore’. The group has performed at events such as the ASEAN Tourism Forum, TEDxPetaling Street, Youth Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, Singapore Day in Melbourne, George Town Festival and Singapore International Jazz Festival. The Ensemble's first music album titled Eight (Ba) was released in 2013. This was followed by Stories From an Island City in 2016 and Heirlooms in 2019 - both of which were awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars by The Straits Times and highly regarded by several other media outlets, while Stories From an Island City was ranked number 1 on Hong Kong’s iTunes World Music chart. Website: http://www.thetengcompany.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTENGcompany Instagram: @thetengcompany Tiktok: @thetengcompany Email: info@thetengcompany.com