{"id":9443,"date":"2025-08-11T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/?p=9443"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:53:38","slug":"musical-reunion-nus-alumni-orchestra-members-reconnect-through-timeless-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/2025\/08\/11\/musical-reunion-nus-alumni-orchestra-members-reconnect-through-timeless-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Reunion: NUS Alumni Orchestra Members Reconnect Through Timeless Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9443\" class=\"elementor elementor-9443\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dedd39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dedd39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-808e101\" data-id=\"808e101\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb79a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb79a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a heartwarming reunion on 13 July 2025, over 100 NUS alumni\u2014spanning graduating classes from 1989 to 2025\u2014gathered at the Stephen Riady Centre for a special orchestral session. Under the guidance of distinguished conductors Mr Lim Soon Lee and Mr Francis Tan, former NUS Symphony Orchestra members came together to recreate the magic of beloved classical pieces that once filled their university days.<\/p><p>The session featured familiar favourites including Tchaikovsky&#8217;s <em>Swan Lake<\/em> and Mendelssohn&#8217;s <em>Hebrides Overture<\/em>, pieces that held special significance for many participants from their time in the NUS Symphony Orchestra. The afternoon was more than just a musical gathering \u2013 it was a bridge connecting different generations of NUS musicians, bringing together alumni who shared the same passion for orchestral music during their university years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2720e5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2720e5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-553b1f3\" data-id=\"553b1f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6347480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6347480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture1-1.png 509w, https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture1-1-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our beloved maestro Mr Lim Soon Lee in his element - that familiar smile says it all!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f29be7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f29be7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71e6da1\" data-id=\"71e6da1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f807fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f807fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Playing these pieces again, under the same conductors who guided us during our university days, brought back so many wonderful memories,&#8221; shared one participant. The familiar strains of <em>Swan Lake<\/em> and the <em>Hebrides Overture<\/em> echoed through the hall, evoking a sense of nostalgia while creating new memories among fellow alumni.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8899d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8899d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d6e32d\" data-id=\"3d6e32d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3601587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3601587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture2.jpg 624w, https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture2-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mr Francis Tan conducting the triumphant Shostakovich Symphony<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60c0eae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60c0eae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e662c79\" data-id=\"e662c79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc80592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc80592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The interactive session provided an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with their musical roots and discuss future contributions to the alumni orchestra. The enthusiasm and energy demonstrated during this reunion session hints at exciting developments ahead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30a611c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30a611c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb8370a\" data-id=\"fb8370a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5be973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5be973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture3.png 416w, https:\/\/alumni.nus.edu.sg\/thealumnus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Picture3-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our amazing woodwind section bringing the magic of Swan Lake to life<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d0ed9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d0ed9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-170c345\" data-id=\"170c345\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78d438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a78d438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark your calendars &#8211; this musical reunion is just the beginning. The NUS Alumni Orchestra is planning more musical activities in the upcoming year, bringing together these passionate musicians once again. 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