CHAMBER CONTINUUM
Since the 2024 Singapore Chamber Music Festival, we’ve been exploring ways to help chamber groups stay active between festivals. Chamber Continuum is part of this effort — an ongoing series under SCMF for chamber music enthusiasts to connect, share, and grow together year-round.









Upcoming Events

Workshop with Jonathan Ong: So You Want To Form A String Quartet??
A veteran string quartet leader shares his thoughts on forming a string quartet, from player recruitment to the selection of music.

Workshop with Kirsten Docter: "Lower Strings - The Bedrock of the String Quartet"
Kirsten Docter, winner of the Primrose International Viola Competition, Associate Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music explores the roles of the sometimes overlooked members of the String Quartet - the "tenor" (viola) and the "bass" (cello).

Open Call for Chamber Ensembles
Are you part of a small music ensemble looking to connect, share, and be inspired?
We’re inviting chamber groups with strings (groups with piano are welcome too)—to join us for upcoming private coaching sessions.

Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong
Following the great reception to the string quartet workshop, “The Art of Communication”, we are pleased to announce a follow-on workshop with Jonathan Ong (1st violinist, Verona Quartet, USA).
Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong
18 December 2024, 2 - 5:30 pm
Jonathan will delve deeper into ensemble rehearsal and communication techniques, in a highly interactive workshop that will be informative and engaging for participating quartet members and observers. This programme is presented as part of the Resound Collective’s “Chamber Continuum”.
BECHSTEIN MUSIC WORLD7 Shenton Way #02-01 Singapore Conference Hall
Singapore, 068810
Public observers: $5 ticket
News
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Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong
Throwback to our inaugural SCMF Chamber Continuum event, the Chamber Workshop with Jonathan Ong, held on 18 December 2024.
Jonathan returned to Singapore to share his expertise, working closely with two quartets in an engaging session at Bechstein Music World Singapore.
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Chamber Continuum launches
Resound Collective is delighted to announce the creation of the Chamber Continuum, a series of activities for chamber music enthusiasts, from learners to experienced amateurs and seasoned professionals.
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Interview with Jonathan Ong | The Flying Inkpot
Aileen Tang has a chat with Singaporean violinist Jonathan Ong, one of the founding members, and first violinist of the internationally acclaimed Verona Quartet (formed 2013), about the art of communication.

“In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.” - Gustav Mahler