Can Chinese music ensembles keep holding the tune?

SAtheCollective performing at the Angelica Festival in Bologna, Italy, in May 2018. PHOTO: SATHECOLLECTIVE
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SINGAPORE - Over the past six years, the Chinese music scene in Singapore has experienced something of a mini-boom, with numerous chamber-size music ensembles sprouting up.

At least 10 perform here professionally today even though the founders say it is not easy going.

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