Photos from the SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL DINNER 2013

Look who's the one wearing horns?

Believe it or not, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra held its Annual Dinner immediately one night after the Singapore Chinese Orchestra's party. This time, it was held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore Hotel on Monday 25 November 2013. The theme was Gold Class, Red Carpet, one which celebrated the great movies of all time. Here are the photos of more musicians having fun.  

Associate Conductor Joshua Kangming Tan looks
relaxed when introduced to Committee member Pang Siu Yuin's
black kitty. Mrs Yolanda Tan appears quite amused.

Maestro Lan Shui very much enjoyed SSO Chairman
"Harry Potter" Goh Yew Lin's address. 

Lynnette Seah wins her 35-years long service award.
Professor and Mrs Bernard Tan with Mrs Charlotte Goh,

New Concertmaster Igor Yusefovich and Cello Principal
Ng Pei Sian in Dancing in the Rain.
Yang Zhenyi and Gu Bing Jie relive the Titanic.

Finalists for the Best Dressed Awards.

Former concertmaster Sasha Souptel as Crocodile Dundee
is always among the winners, together with "Dracula" Zailani.

The Blues Brothers and Flute Principal Jin Ta's
vocal and keyboard début in Just The Way You Are.  

The Russian connection: Guennady and Olga Mouzyka.
Sasha Souptel and Masako Suzuki.

Tang I Shyan, Tan How Pang, Pang Siu Yuin and Sharon Son.

The coyboy connection: Regina Lee with PianoManiac.

Feline partner Othello does not look too amused!

A JOLLY ROYAL BALL / Scenes from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Annual Dinner

Long service awards. Maestro Lan Shui has been with the SSO for 15 years now!

Classical musicians always appear very serious on stage, so it is always a refreshing sight to see them letting down their collective hair and being themselves, even for a single evening. The annual dinner of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra family was held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore on 27 November, and it was a chance for members of the SSO family to get together and have a ball of a time. This year's theme was A Jolly Royal Ball, with a theme of being all things British. That would explain the many Union Jacks, fish and chips, bread pudding, and references to the Beatles that dominated the evening's rather unclassical entertainment.

The best dressed, as voted by the dinner guests were harpist Gulya Mashurova and Concertmaster Sasha Souptel.

The evening's entertainment was provided by the orchestra's Fab Four, playing on  instruments they don't usually play  on the Esplanade stage. Librarian Lim Yeow Siang belted out the vocals, supported by percussionist Mark Suter and tuba player Hidehiro Fujita on electric guitar, and double-bassist Wang Xu on drums!

A Hard Day's Night. 

Concertmaster Sasha Souptel, Mrs Charlotte Goh and Maestro Lan Shui. 

Board and Committee members: Lionel Choi, Professor and Mrs Lim Seh Chun (the only board member who has actually played as a member of the orchestra), Artistic Advisory Committee member and critic Mervin Beng, Su Pin and YST Orchestra conductor Jason Lai.

The Chans with power company. Cellist Chan Wei Shing, soprano Jeong Ae Ree of New Opera Singapore with Mrs Goh Chok Tong, Violinist Chan Yoong Han, Marketing Comms Manager Cindy Lim with Borard member Chng Hak Peng.

Concertmasters with their partners. Sasha Souptel with Masako Suzuki, and Lynnette Seah with re-elected "US President  Barack Obama".

The Cool Crowd (SSO past present and future): Gillian Wong, Amy Yuen, Tang I Shyan, Jason Lai, Tan How Pang and Jenny Ting.