About Us

Been there, done that…

 

The SYC Ensemble Singers (formerly, the Singapore Youth Choir), formed in 1964, is the longest surviving community choir in the nation.

 

Yet, to call the Ensemble singers merely a “community” chorus is something of a misnomer, for the seemingly ordinary bunch of amateur musicians hailing from all walks of life has achieved many first feats.

The Ensemble was the first Singaporean choir to travel, and the first Singaporean choir to win an international competition (and that first win, at the famed Llangollen Eisteddfod no less). At home, it was the first and only choir to be awarded the President’s Charity Award for service to the state and community, and the Excellence for Singapore award for consistent excellence in the field of choral music. 

It has served as choir-in-residence to the Singaporean community by lending its voice to national projects (including a recording of the re-orchestrated national anthem), and has had the privilege of working with many respected figures in choral music.