SINGAPORE SYMPHONY CHORUS Music Director: Lim Yau The Singapore Symphony Chorus (SSC) was initiated in 1980 under the direction of Choo Hoey, then the Music Director of the SSO. The Chorus gave its first performance on 13 and 14 June 1980, performing Brahms’ A German Requiem . In 1981, Lim Yau was appointed Chorus Master and under his guidance, the SSC established itself as one of the finest choirs in the region and one of the few symphony choruses in Southeast Asia. Bart Folse was Chorus Master from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, Lim Yau returned as the Music Director of the Chorus. The SSC performs with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), presenting an average of three programmes a year. Under Lim Yau’s leadership, the SSC continues to strive for excellence in performance. The Chorus has performed under the baton of Choo Hoey, Lan Shui, Lim Yau, Okko Kamu, and has worked with renowned choral specialists such as Peter Erdei, Eric Ericsson and Laszlo Heltay. Vocal soloists that appeared with the Chorus over the years include Sir Willard White, David Wilson Johnson, Michael George, Neil Mackie and Susan Chilchott. The wide repertoire of the SSC includes Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass , Hindemith’s Requiem , Holst’s Planets , Lambert’s Rio Grande , Leong Yoong Pin’s Choral Symphony , Mahler’s Second and Eighth Symphonies , Orff’s Carmina Burana , Rachmaninov’s The Bells , Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms , Tippett’s A Child of Our Time as well as the famous masses and oratorios of J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz, Gounod, Dvořák, Elgar and Fauré. The Singapore Symphony Chorus has a new website. Check it out here! For more information regarding the Singapore Symphony Chorus, please contact: Ian Lum, Choral Executive  Phone: 6334 7237  Email: choral@sso.org.sg