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NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra™ lights up Choa Chu Kang Park with an evening of Xinyao, Mandopop and Cantopop in Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival
Singapore, 1 September 2016 – Park users and the local community can look forward to an evening of Xinyao, Mandopop and Cantopop music (新谣与华粤语流行 曲) at the Event Lawn, Choa Chu Kang Park this coming 17 September 2016. Organised by the National Parks Board (NParks), the third instalment of NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra™, held in conjunction with Mid-Autumn Festival, will feature popular xinyao (新谣) hits, golden oldies, as well as Mandopop and Cantopop songs (华粤语流行曲) by the likes of Hong Kong’s Four Heavenly Kings, Beyond, Mayday, S.H.E., and Jay Chou.
The audience can enjoy mooncakes and Chinese tea while being serenaded by popular artistes in the local Chinese music scene such as Hao Hao (皓皓), Roy Loi (黎沸挥), Tay Kewei (郑可为), Alfred Sim (沈志豪), Tallin Ang (嫦嫔) – Singapore’s Teresa Teng, Jason Chung (曾詠恆), and The JumpStart.
Budding local talents, Alina Liu, Isaac Wu, Lim Wei Xiang and Joyce Seah, who recently won the “National Schools Xinyao Singing and Song Writing Competition 2016”, will also be making their debut at the Rockestra™ concert. The concert, held in partnership with Ascendas-Singbridge Gives Foundation, will be hosted by popular radio personality, Lee Lian Chua (蔡礼莲).
Members of the public can enjoy the Mid-Autumn themed fringe activities such as fan calligraphy and lantern-making. Some crowd favourites include balloon sculptors and a ball pit for children starting from 5pm. The concert starts at 6pm and will end late in the evening. The programme for NParks Concert Series in the Park: Page 1 of 4
Information accurate as of 1 September 2016. For media enquiries, please contact Ms June Yeo at 97499285.
Rockestra™ at Choa Chu Kang Park and the list of confirmed acts can be found in the Annex.
Interested concert-goers can send in their Chinese song requests in advance by texting
NParks will also be giving out limited Festival Picnic Packs for the concert through a Facebook contest. Interested participants can tag at least three Facebook friends, and leave a comment on who they wish to bring along to the concert and the reason why. The contest will run from 5 September to 12 September, 12pm. A total of 10 winners from the Facebook contest will be able to redeem a picnic pack at the concert on 17 September. More details at https://www.facebook.com/nparksbuzz.
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Ms June Yeo National Parks Board DID / Mobile: 6471 7907 / 9749 9285 Email: [email protected]
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About National Parks Board (NParks) National Parks Board (NParks) is responsible for providing and enhancing the greenery of our City in a Garden. Beyond building green infrastructure, NParks is actively engaging the community to enhance the quality of our living environment.
NParks manages over 350 parks and 4 nature reserves. Adding to this is the extensive streetscape, or roadside greenery, that forms the backbone of our City in a Garden. An island-wide Park Connector Network is also being developed to link major parks, nature areas and residential estates.
As the lead agency on biodiversity conservation, NParks has developed an urban biodiversity conservation model, which aims to conserve representative eco-systems in land-scarce Singapore. NParks also monitors and coordinates measures to enhance the presence of biodiversity in our urban landscape.
NParks is working closely with partners in the landscape and horticulture industry to increase productivity, and provide training for all levels of the workforce. Enhancing competencies of the industry will support Singapore’s vision of being a City in a Garden.
For more information, visit www.nparks.gov.sg and www.facebook.com/nparksbuzz
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ANNEX
Programme for NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra™, Choa Chu Kang Park, Event Lawn
Time Activity 5.00pm Fringe activities start 6.00pm Concert begins 10.00pm End of concert
List of Confirmed Acts
Lee Lian Chua (Emcee)
Hao Hao
Roy Loi
Tay Kewei
Alfred Sim
Tallin Ang
Jason Chung
The JumpStart
Alina Liu
Issac Wu
Lim Wei Xiang
Joyce Seah
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Information accurate as of 1 September 2016. For media enquiries, please contact Ms June Yeo at 97499285.