Project IDIOM CONCERT & WEB ARCHIVE 9 March 2019 (Sa) 1:30 – 3:30 PM & 7:30 – 9.30 PM Esplanade Recital Studio 1 Esplanade Drive Singapore 038981 Free with registration (link below)
Project IDIOM presents a series of concerts showcasing the wide variety of local Classical music. These works span a myriad of different styles, aesthetics, and approaches, ranging from the work of Leong Yoon Pin — often referred to as “the doyen of Singapore composers” — to composers of a younger generation, such as Diana Soh and Emily Koh. Performers include Take 5, Singapore’s premier piano quintet, pianist Nicholas Loh – a fierce champion of contemporary music, and award-winning choir The Graduate Singers.
The 1:30 PM concert will feature:
Kelly TANG – Quintet for Piano and Strings KAM Kee Yong – String Quartet no. 2 Joyce KOH – What’ll we do? TAN Chan Boon – Piano Quintet Intermission (15 min) CHEN Zhangyi – Walks TSAO Chieh – Old House at Ang Siang Hill LEONG Yoon Pin – Two Orioles LEONG Yoon Pin – Only If LEONG Yoon Pin – Awaiting HO Chee Kong – Still… John SHARPLEY – Common Thread (selections)
Performers:
Take 5: Foo Say Ming / Lim Shue Churn, violins Chan Yoong-Han, viola Chan Wei Shing, cello Lim Yan, piano
Nicholas Loh, piano Cherie Tze / Sim Weiying, sopranos
The 7:30 PM concert will feature:
CHEN Zhangyi – Three Nansi Songs Kelly TANG – Pater Noster Kelly TANG – Tread Softly Bernard TAN – My Country and My People PHOON Yew Tien – Ri Weng Du Zan Zechariah GOH – Irama Belia SG50 Intermission (15 min) Diana SOH – Autour de Moi I HOH Chung Shih – cs: bw{i’mpulses (ks:capricorn+taurus) frissons}ct Emily KOH – smidgen(S) Alicia DE SILVA – Stones, Sand and Darkness
Performers:
The Graduate Singers Adyll Hardy, conductor
Christoven Tan, violin/viola Chee Jun Sian, cello Daniel Bonaventure Lim, flute Daniel Yiau, clarinet Benjamin Boo, percussion Bertram Wee, piano Moses Gay, conductor
These concerts accompany the launch of Project IDIOM’s web repository on local Classical music compositions in Singapore over the last few decades, featuring film interviews and profiles of local composers.
Producers: Bertram Wee, Lynette Yeo, Zephany Hoe, Wilford Goh
Commissioned by The Future of Our Pasts Festival
The Future of Our Pasts Festival (TFOOPFest) is a month-long festival, showcasing 11 creative projects by students and recent graduates from different tertiary institutions in Singapore and abroad. These re-imagine lesser-known stories of our communities and places through arts and media. #TFOOPFest invites you to view our history in a new light, discover stories of our past and present, and engage with what they mean for Singapore — now and in the future.
Festival website: futureofourpasts.com
Facebook: facebook.com/futureofourpasts Instagram: @futureofourpasts
This concert is free with registration. Limited capacity.
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