Romantic Fantastique

NUS Symphony Orchestra
Presents
Romantic Fantastique
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Date: Friday 19th March 2010
Time: 7.30 pm

Featuring multi-award recipient Natasha Liu on the cello, the NUS Symphony Orchestra will bring you Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, a composition known for its charm and grace.

Led by conductor Lim Soon Lee, the orchestra will also perform the popular Symphonie Fantastique composed by Hector Berlioz, one of the most important works of the Romantic period. The audience can look forward to an exciting musical journey as it unfolds the various episodes of an artist's life.

Tickets: $12(stall), $15(circle)

For more details, visit www.nusso.org

Double Bass Recital on 24 Mar 2010

This is an event worth listening to for double bass players and lovers who are residing in Singapore.

Ms Lin Pei-Yi will be performing a recital on the double bass. Here are the details:

Junior Recital by Lin Pei-Yi
24 Mar 2010, Wednesday
7.30 p.m.
(About 30 min in duration)
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory
Conservatory Concert Hall

I have heard Ms Lin Pei-Yi play on the double bass several times. I love the richness of the tone from her playing on the double bass.

Free admission.
Out of respect for other concert goers, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

The Chamber Players presents String Music by Italian Masters

For the lovers of double bass concertos, you may like to know that there will be a performance of Bottesini's Concerto for bass No. 2 in B minor in Singapore this February. The soloist for the double bass concerto will be Jacek Mirucki.

Here are the details:

3rd Singapore Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Players and Friends- Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Chamber Players
An Italian Job: String Music by Italian Masters

Sun, 7 Feb 10
7.30 p.m.,
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music,
Conservatory Concert Hall

Seah Huan Yuh, violin
Qin Li-Wei, Leslie Tan, cello
Jacek Mirucki, bass
The Chamber Players

The Chamber Players and Friends present concertos and string music by Frescobaldi, Vivaldi, Bottesini and Puccini.

Please click here for the programme

Ticketing Information:
- Free admission by registration. Please email musconcerts@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 1167.
- Out of respect for other concert goers, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

Where to buy a double bass in Singapore? Part 2

Photo credit: http://www.bassloft.com

This post is an extension of a post, Where to buy a double bass in Singapore?, that was written about two years ago.

Some time ago, d'Bassists received an email that gave us a lead to Bass Loft, based in Singapore.

Bass Loft was created in 2005 to cater to the growing demands of double bass players in Singapore and Asia. This includes professionals as well as beginning students in orchestras and symphonic bands as young as 10 years old.

I visited the Bass Loft's website and read that it brings in quality double basses (e.g. Samuel Shen and Christopher). I have yet to play on or try any of the double basses from Bass Loft. If you have tried on one of its double basses, please do share your views and comments.

In the meantime, you may like to know that Bass Loft's website is: http://www.bassloft.com

Paul Erhard Double Bass Recital

In the month of November 2009, there will be a double bass recital worth listening to.This event is part of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory's Visiting Artist Series. Do mark it on your calendar.

Paul Erhard Double Bass Recital
3 Nov 2009, Tue
6pm, Conservatory Orchestra Hall
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music


Paul Erhard - double bass
Low Shao Suan - piano

For more details, please visit:
http://music.nus.edu.sg/02a_event_vistgartistseries_paulerhard_3nov.html

Paul Erhard Double Bass Masterclass

You may like to know that Paul Erhard, Associate Professor of Double Bass at the University of Colorando at Boulder, will be conducting a masterclass at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore. This event is part of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory's Visiting Artist Series.

More details can be found here.

Visiting Artist Series:
Paul Erhard Double Bass Masterclass

Wed, 28 Oct 2009,
2pm,
Conservatory Orchestra Hall
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Free Admission

The Bass Line at the Opera

The Bass Line at the Opera

16 Nov 09 (Mon)
6 p.m., Conservatory Orchestra Hall 
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music


Conservatory double bass players of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, Double Bass Department, will be performing "an evening of operatic music, from arias to fantasies on themes".

Admission is free. Do support this event. It's not often that one can be treated to an entire evening of lovely music played on the double bass.