Countertenor, Conductor, Educator
INTERVIEWS & REVIEWS
Though the story-line is pretty inconsequential (wimpish girl rejecting the love of her life in favour of a chancer who rescued her, along with a shipload of other virgins, from a gang of pirates - and it takes her three acts to decide), the music of Handel's Imeneo has some wonderful moments.
Even though he is a natural baritone, Phua Ee Kia, 31, sings as a countertenor. This sets him apart from other singers but comes with one big misconception. Phua explains that countertenors are not castrati: "Countertenors have not undergone any form of surgery to do what they can do; the vas deferens makes a vast difference!"
AUGUST MAN - Nella Fantasia
Choral director and Countertenor Phua Ee Kia moves beyond head voice
IMENEO BIRMINGHAM - Summer Festival Opera
Barber Institute, Birmingham University
"I personally would like to venture into singing or vocalising for 'techno' music one day, for clubs and such. It's not an impossible dream I hope."
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MEN'S FOLIO - Countertenor
MONTBLANC, CK CALVIN KLEIN
The Flight of the Jade Bird is a modern fable that links cultures, crossing dimensions between the material and the spiritual. It creates a dialogue among art forms, the spoken word, the sung text, the dance across meaning, the musical line and the harmonic universe that overarches our dissonant lives.
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JADE BIRD - The Flight of the Jade Bird Singapore
Singapore Art Festival 2012
Bridging Eastern and Western sounds in a contemporary blend, The TENG Ensemblerevisits music of the past and reimagines them in the present. Born and raised in Singapore, the ensemble’s musicians find their identities in a medley of borrowed cultures, a heterogeneous heritage, and an indefinite understanding of being Asian. Their works are current, innovative, visionary and urban, bringing their audience on a refreshing and colourful musical adventure.
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TENG @ GEORGE TOWN
The TENG Ensemble
Singapore
George TOWN Festival Aug 2017
Bridging Eastern and Western sounds in a contemporary blend, The TENG Ensemblerevisits music of the past and reimagines them in the present. Born and raised in Singapore, the ensemble’s musicians find their identities in a medley of borrowed cultures, a heterogeneous heritage, and an indefinite understanding of being Asian. Their works are current, innovative, visionary and urban, bringing their audience on a refreshing and colourful musical adventure.
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TENG @ GEORGE TOWN
The TENG Ensemble
Singapore
George TOWN Festival Aug 2017
More than 6,000 Singaporeans were reunited at Singapore Day 2017 Celebrations at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on 9th September 2017, reliving their fond memories of home and getting up-to-date on the latest economic, social and cultural developments in Singapore.
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The TENG Ensemble
Australia
Singapore Day (I Love Sg) 2017 - Melbourne
