The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia
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Fellow’s Tea with Mr Samuel Wong

7 Mar 2016 | 4:30 pm |
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Dr Samuel Wong is the Artistic DIrector and Pipa player of TheTENG COmpany.

He is author of the books “Impressions of a Pipa Player” (2003), “QI: An Instrumental Guide to the Chinese Orchestra” (2005). He is also the recipient of the Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award 2009, the JCCI Singapore Foundation Culture Award 2009, the Henry Worthington Scholarship, the Hokkien Huay Kuan’s Arts and Cultural Bursary, the Singapore Institute of Management Teaching Excellemce Award 2012 and the Ngee Ann Polytechnic 50th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Award for Arts and Culture.

His Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology is from the University of Sheffield.

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