Junior Recital at the YST Conservatory of Music

Care for not just one but two double bass recitals? Two students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music will be performing on the double bass on 31 March 2011.


Junior Recital
31 Mar 2011 (Thu)
4:00 p.m. 
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Concert Hall
Free admission

4.00 p.m.  Feng Da Wei
4.30 p.m.  Yang Heran

For more information, please visit this link.

Ace of Bass

In a unique recital of the low timbres, Jacek Mirucki will perform on the double bass while Hidehiro Fujita will perform on the tuba. Both of them are members of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) faculty.

This recital, Ace of Bass, is part of the Commuter Concerts 10/11. This is made possible with the kind support of the Lee Foundation.


Commuter Concerts 10/11
Ace of Bass
With the kind support of The Lee Foundation

Date : 14 March 2011, Monday
Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Lee Foundation Theatre
NAFA Campus 3
151 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189656
Enquiries : music@nafa.edu.sg | 6512 4179
Admission : S$$10
(Buy your tickets on www.gatecrash.com.sg or at the door)

G. Bottesini - Fantasy La Sonnambula
S. Koussevitzky - Concerto
P. Hindemith - Sonata
K. Penderecki - Cappricio
D. Shostakovich - Adadgio from the Ballet "Limpid Stream"
J. Jacobsen - Tuba Buffo

Source: http://www.nafa.edu.sg/in_happenings/events/latest.htm

NUSSO presents Voyage to the Orient

It is our pleasure to invite you to the NUS Symphony Orchestra's concert, Voyage to the Orient, part of NUS Arts Festival 2011, on 13 March 2011, Sunday, 8 p.m. at the University Cultural Centre Hall, NUS.

Under the baton of Maestro Lim Soon Lee, the NUS Symphony Orchestra will be joined by award-winning UK-based Australian piano virtuoso Geoffrey Saba with a programme featuring the Asian premiere of Peter Sculthorpe's Piano Concerto and the world premiere of Raintree For Orchestra, composed by Temasek Junior College Music Elective Programme alumnus, Chen Zhangyi.

The concert will round off with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

There will also be a pre-concert and post-concert exhibition on Orientalism and the arts, which will explore the theme of our concert programme in greater detail, and will include exhibits on Arabian Nights and Orientalist art. There will be a live gamelan demonstration from 7.30 - 8.00 p.m. and during the intermission.

Tickets are priced at $16 and $19 (not inclusive of booking fee) and may be purchased from SISTIC. There are 15% discount for NUS students and 20% discount on group bookings (more than 20 tickets).

For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact nusso.contact@gmail.com or visit the event page at http://nusso.org/360/voyage-to-the-orient.

Thank you very much for your support and we hope to receive a positive response from you!

Here's to end this post with a trailer:

Rossini's Sonata for two violins, cello and double bass

4TH SINGAPORE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL:

NOTTE ITALIANI 
12 Mar 11, Sat
7:30 p.m., YST Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Concert Hall

Rossini     Sonate a quattro
Liszt        Venezia e Napoli
Glinka     Gran sestetto originale for piano & string quintet in E-flat major, G. iv81

 
T’ang Quartet, the Conservatory’s quartet-in-residence, together with Head of Piano, Thomas Hecht, and artist faculty and principal double bassist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Guennadi Mouzyka, present an evening of great Italian classics.

The programme begins with two of Rossini’s youthful Sonatas for strings, in an unusual combination of 2 violins, cello and double bass.

Ticketing Information
• Free admission by registration. Limited seats available. Please contact the Conservatory Concert Office at (65) 6516 1167 or email musconcerts@nus.edu.sg to register in advance.

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Listen to Lars-Erik Larsson’s Double Bass Concerto this February

11 Feb 11 (Fri)
12:30 p.m. 
Asian Civilisations Museum Shaw Foundation Foyer
Free admission

Top students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music's string department will be presenting a selection of works for violin, viola, cello and double bass at the Asian Civilisation Museum. The programme includes Cesar Franck’s popular Sonata in A major, Debussy’s Violin Sonata, Ravel’s Tzigane, Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata and Lars-Erik Larsson’s Double Bass Concerto.

Lars-Erik Larsson is born on 15th May 1908 in Åkarp, died on December 27th 1986 in Helsingborg. His musical style includes clear forms, bright harmonies and a transparent part-writing. Personally, I have not heard his Double Bass Concerto but given that it can be considered a contemporary work for the double bass will make it worthwhile to be listened to.

For more details, check this site.

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Updates on 10 Feb 2011:
I have just learnt that Ms Lin Pei-Yi will be the performer of Lars-Erik Larsson's Double Bass Concerto for this lunch-time concert. Here is wishing her a wonderful performance.

Yang Xun plays Schumann's Adagio and Allegro in a Monday noon recital

Double bass student, Yang Xun, will be playing Schumann's Adagio and Allegro in a Monday noon recital. Details are as follow:

Mon, 24 Jan 11
12:15 p.m.,
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Concert Hall
Free admission

In addition, during the noon recital, audience could look forward to listen to the following programmes:

BACH
Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
   I.   Prelude
   II.  Allemande
Lu Bingxia (MUS4) cello

BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
   I.   Allegro vivace
Monique Lapins (MUS1) violin 
Kerim Vergazov piano

ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Viola Sonata in F minor, Op. 49
   II.  Andante
Lee Yizhi Jonathan (MUS2) viola 
Low Shao Ying piano

HENRI DUTILLEUX
3 Strophes Sur Le Nom De Paul Sacher
   I.   Un poco indeciso
   II.  Andante sostenuto
   III. Vivace
Wei Bing (MUS3) cello

Silver Yuletide by the Joyful Sound

You, your family and friends are cordially invited to "Silver Yuletide" presented by "The Joyful Sound" which is made up of alumni of the NUS Symphony Orchestra. Yours truly will be performing.

17 Dec 2010, Friday.
7.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
Singapore Art Museum, The Chapel, Level 2.
71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189555
Nearest MRT station: Bras Basah (Circle Line).
Free admission.

"Be treated to an evening of beloved Christmas music, famous ballets scored for an orchestra and more.

The orchestra will play music that will encompass a spectrum of styles and various aspects of Christmas. From hauntingly beautiful melodies that pay homage to that holy night when Christ was born, to wistful and yearning tunes that mourn the passing of each year, to merry and sprightly pieces that embody the lightheartedness of children and the goodwill of mankind, the orchestra celebrates this Yuletide season with the warmth and laughter of family and friends."

The programme:
1. Strauss Jr., Johann, The Gypsy Baron Overture
2. Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a
3. Leroy Anderson's Christmas Festival

To tie in with the spirit of giving, "The Joyful Sound" will be playing in support of the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF). Brochures will be given out at the concert, where members of the audience may make personal donations directly to the foundation. More details for donation will be released on the concert day itself.

Please walk-in. Free admission to The Chapel throughout the museum's opening hours. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Standing spaces will be available too.

If you know of anyone who may be interested in the concert, please help to spread the word around. Thank you.

(Admission to the exhibition galleries of the Singapore Art Museum is free from 6 p.m. on all Friday evenings for anyone of you who would like to view the art exhibits for free. http://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/)

A photo of the Singapore Art Museum taken many months ago.