A Tapestry of Sacred Music 2024

12 – 14 Apr 2024

Returning for its 15th edition, encounter the beauty of sacred traditions from familiar and distant lands.

Music

Festival Opening: Blessings of the Barong

Eka Suwara Santhi, Gamelan Pinda Sari and Sanggar Langlang Jagat (Singapore, Indonesia)

12 Apr 2024

Esplanade Forecourt Garden

Open the festival with the Balinese barong, a creature that leads the forces of good, in an auspicious blessing ceremony.

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Music

Call to the Divine: Music of Sufi Rites

Kudsi Erguner & Muezzins of İstanbul (Turkey)

14 Apr 2024

Esplanade Theatre

Be entranced by the mournful cry of the ney flute, alongside soaring vocal renditions of Sufi mystic poetry.

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Music

Bringing It Back to Church

Callie Day (USA)

13 Apr 2024

Esplanade Concert Hall

Feel the joy and exuberance of the African American church through the powerhouse vocals of Callie Day and her ensemble.

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Music | Dance

Gongkar Great Drum Dance

Gongkar Choede Monastery (India)

12 & 13 Apr 2024

DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade (12 Apr) and Esplanade Courtyard (13 Apr)

Witness this regal ritual drum dance that will be performed outside India and Tibet for the first time ever.

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Dance

Taoist Processional Arts – Guardians of the Gods and Dance of the Qilin

Zhong Lian Dian Folk Arts and Yan Wong Cultural Troupe (Singapore)

14 Apr 2024

Esplanade Courtyard

Observe the spectacle of netherworld generals and mythical beasts that accompany Taoist religious processions.

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A Tapestry of Sacred Music 2024

Festival Opening: Blessings of the Barong

Call to the Divine: Music of Sufi Rites

Bringing It Back to Church

Gongkar Great Drum Dance

Taoist Processional Arts – Guardians of the Gods and Dance of the Qilin

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