The TENG Company is a leading not-for-profit Singaporean arts company that re-imagines the possibilities of Chinese music. Founded in 2004, the company comprises a collective of music educators, scholars and award-winning instrumentalists. TENG’s work draws its influence from the East and the West; and the traditional and the contemporary. 鼟 (pronounced ‘tēng’) – as one of the most complex characters in the Chinese language – is an ancient Chinese representation for the sound of a drum. It is a symbol of TENG’s aspiration to bring cultures together and empower future generations of musicians and audiences in Chinese music. Presently, TENG comprises of the Performance, Academy and Research divisions: Our award-winning Performance arm, The TENG Ensemble, continues to grow our music audiences, advocating the heritage value of our work; the Academy division nurtures the next generation of musicians, efficiently allocating resources to deserving students of potential; the Research division of the company produces literature for traditional Chinese Music in English, bridging cross-culturally between the East and the West. Through its body of work, TENG endeavours to be an inspirational contributor to Singapore’s contemporary-ethnic music scene while empowering the lives of others with its music projects.