"Without music, life would be a mistake."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

The National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Photo taken by Simon Toh

NUSSO performing Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique

Photo taken by Simon Toh

NUSSO with cellist Natasha Liu

Photo taken by Simon Toh

NUSSO in rehearsal with our conductor, Maestro Lim Soon Lee

Photo taken by Simon Toh

Members of NUSSO performing at our annual chamber concert, Miniatures

Photo taken by Joshua Koo

Our wind quintet performing in 101 Guide to the Instruments of the Orchestra

Our backstage antics!

Photo taken by Joshua Koo

28th July 2010
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CFA House Party 2010

Posted by admin @ 11:36 PM in Events, Misc Events, Upcoming Events

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the freshies who have signed up with us over the last couple of days during the NUS Matriculation Fair. Please note that if you are interested in joining the NUS Symphony Orchestra and did not sign up at our booth during the Matriculation Fair, you are still welcome to sign up with us using our online audition form.

In the meantime, we would like to invite you to come down for the Music Showcase at the CFA House Party. Members of our orchestra will be performing Singaporean composer Kelly Tang’s Sketches of Singapore, an orchestral work that incorporates themes from familiar local tunes in an exciting and colourful medley in celebration of Singapore’s National Day.

CFA House Party, Music Showcase
Date: 11th August 2010
Venue: University Cultural Centre Theatre
Time: 7.30 pm

22nd July 2010
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Matriculation Fair Decoration

Posted by admin @ 9:41 PM in Casual Photos, Events, Misc Events, Photos

Yesterday, members of the NUSSO exco had an absolutely wonderful time decorating and setting up our booth in preparation for this year’s NUS matriculation fair. The NUS matriculation fair will take place on 22nd, 23rd, 26th and 27th July, and we hope to recruit as many freshmen as we can into our NUSSO family.

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18th July 2010
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Kite Flying at Marina Barrage

Posted by admin @ 11:42 PM in Casual Photos, Events, Outings/Gatherings, Photos

On 26th June 2010, NUSSO members went for an outing at Marina Barrage for an afternoon of fun, food and kite flying, followed by dinner and ice-cream at Marina Square!

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15th July 2010
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Natasha Liu performs Rococo Variations with NUSSO

Posted by admin @ 12:03 AM in Concert Videos, NUSSO Concerts, Videos

The NUS Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 for Cello and Orchestra at the Victoria Concert Hall, 19th March 2010, with soloist Natasha Liu. The performance is conducted by Maestro Lim Soon Lee. The video and audio recordings are courtesy of Vocare Media and Pavane Studios respectively.

13th July 2010
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NUS Matriculation Fair 2010

Posted by admin @ 10:44 PM in Events, Misc Events

NUS Matriculation Fair 2010If you are interested in joining the NUS Symphony Orchestra or know somebody who does, please take note! We will be setting up a booth at the NUS Matriculation Fair on the 22nd, 23rd, 26th and 27th of July as part of our annual recruitment drive. We’ll be giving out flyers and souvenirs at our booth so that you can find out more about us! In addition, you can also view clips of our past concerts, look through our programme booklets and sign up for an audition slot. Also, we’ll be more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding NUSSO at our booth. So see you there!

For more information regarding NUSSO’s Recruitment Drive, please click here.

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8th July 2010
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NUSSO Performs Overture to ‘Raymond’

Posted by admin @ 11:51 PM in Concert Videos, NUSSO Concerts, Videos

Overture to ‘Raymond’ (Click to view in HD)

The NUS Symphony Orchestra performs Thomas Ambroise’s Overture to ‘Raymond’ (1851) at the Victoria Concert Hall, 19th March 2010, conducted by Maestro Lim Soon Lee. The video and audio recordings are courtesy of Vocare Media and Pavane Studios respectively. Video clip originally uploaded and compiled by Joshua Koo.

5th July 2010
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Welcome to the new NUSSO website!

Posted by admin @ 4:06 PM in Site Updates

Greetings from NUSSO! Welcome to the new, updated version of the official NUS Symphony Orchestra website. This new website marks the migration of our website content from Drupal to WordPress 3.0. We hope that this will allow us to deliver content to you quickly and efficiently, and ensure that the content on this website remains relevant and up-to-date.

As the migration process will take some time, we hope that you will bear with us as we continue to make changes to this website in the next few days. You can expect new content and new features to be added to this website soon. In the meantime, we thank you for your patience and your continuing support towards our orchestra.

Sincerely,

NUSSO Exco 2010/2011