Night Festival unveils its nocturnal spectacles

A MASSIVE harp with strings stretching all the way from the pillars of the National Museum of Singapore to its entrance will set the Singapore Night Festival 2014 off on a high note.

Artist-musician William Close will strum the harp he created and calls the Earth Harp every weekend of the festival, lasting over two weekends in August. The harp is reportedly the longest stringed instrument in the world, with strings that stretch up to 300m in length. Close typically attaches the strings to a building or landscape, turning his surroundings into a giant instrument.

Close was a finalist on the popular talent show America's Got Talent in 2012, and has been invited to play at numerous festivals and events around the world. In Singapore, he will collaborate with other performers including the 7 Sopranos, a sultry Australian singing group that belt out operatic classics; ZingO, Singapore's hip festival drum group; and Australian artist collective Phoenix, which combines acrobatics and pyrotechnics to eye-popping effect.