Jacek Mirucki performs two Double Bass Concertos

NAFA Commuter Concert
15 Apr 2013 (Mon)
Time: 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA Campus 3, Bencoolen Street, Singapore 189656
Enquires: music@nafa.edu.sg
Tel: 65124179
Admission: S$10

Guo Hao Cello
Jacek Mirucki Double Bass
Rena Phua Piano

Programme
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf's Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in E major
Giovanni Bottesini's Concerto No. 2 in B Minor for Double Bass and Piano
Frédéric Chopin's Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 


This is a very rare concert in Singapore when we can hear two well-known double bass concertos performed by a professional double bass player. Jacek Mirucki is a section double bassist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Poland. Subsequently, he continued his studies in Vienna under Ludwig Streicher at the Hochschule fur Music und darstellende Kunst.

This concert is made possible with the kind support of the Lee Foundation.

Tickets should be available at the door on the day of the concert.

My only hope is that the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art (NAFA) could schedule such public concert at a time which would make it more permissible for office workers like myself to attend it. Otherwise, it would be helpful to provide at least three months notice so that I could plan to take leave to attend the concert.

Overall, this is a worthy concert to support, and I wish I could be there.  

Source: http://www.nafa.edu.sg/Happenings/CalendarOfEvents/2013/April.html

Two double bass senior recitals in a single day

Senior Recitals: Strings
26 Apr 2013 (Fri)
Conservatory Concert Hall
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS
Free admission

2 p.m.: Liu Yuchen (Double bass)
4 p.m.: Yang Xun (Double bass)

Be treated to two double bass recitals in a single day! Liu Yuchen and Yang Xu will be presenting their respective senior recitals on 26 Apr 2013. Each recital is about one hour in duration.

Source: http://music.nus.edu.sg/event_details.html?EventID=1174&Year=YearFilter=2013&TypeFilter=&MonthFilter=4

Bass Line 30 Mar 2013

Bass Line
30 Mar 2013 (Sat)
7.30 p.m.
Conservatory Orchestra Hall
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS
Free admission

Be treated to performances by double bassists from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. You may be delighted to realize that the double bass is a versatile instrument.

Source: http://music.nus.edu.sg/event_details.html?EventID=1165&Year=YearFilter=2013&TypeFilter=&MonthFilter=3

Eberhard Meinel 7/8 German Double Bass for sale

A fellow double bass player, Victor, wishes to notify the double bass community that he has a double bass for sale. If you are interested, please contact Victor directly at Tel: (+65) 96 266 344.:

Eberhard Meinel 7/8 German Double Bass Gamba shaped. Fully carved front and back. 

Made in Musima factory in Mark Neukirchen, Germany in the 1990s. Professionally setup and adjusted by Bass Loft in January 2013, with new Evah Pirazzi stings installed.

Body Length – 46”
String Length – 42.5”
Upper Bout – 21.75”
Lower Bout – 27.5”

No bow and case included.
Asking price: S$4,500.00 (negotiable).
Please contact Victor directly at Tel: (+65) 96 266 344.

The front of the Eberhard Meinel 7/8 German Double Bass.

Top frontal view.

Back of the instrument.

The scroll.

NUS Symphony Orchestra presents 'Into the New World'

The National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra (NUSSO) will be presenting the concert "Into the New World". This concert is part of the NUS Arts Festival 2013.

Details are as follow:

Into the New World
NUS Symphony Orchestra
10 Mar 2013 (Sun)
8.00 p.m.
University Cultural Centre, Hall
Tickets at $19 and $16

Programme:

1) Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
2) Chen Gang and He Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers' Concerto
- featuring soloist Mr Foo Say Ming from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
    and also Chinese instrumentalists on Sheng, Dizi and Yangqin.
3) Kodály: Háry János Suite
- featuring Ms Qu Jian Qing, Yangqin principal from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

About this concert:
"As our world becomes more and more globalized and migration increases, our identities as communities and individuals shift and change to the point where we are no longer sure of what defines us. Communities change as citizens have become more cosmopolitan and new migrants become influenced by their new surroundings and yet, the issues are not new.

Under the baton of Maestro Lim Soon Lee, the NUS Symphony Orchestra will explore the convictions of composers who have wrestled with this problem of cultural accommodation and preservation. The programme comprises Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Kodály’s Háry János Suite and Chen Gang and He Zhanhao’s Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto. Award winning Singaporean violinist Foo Say Ming whose interpretation has been praised as accomplishing the fusion of Western and folk idioms will be featured in the concerto."

Please reserve your tickets from SISTIC now.

Queries about the Concert are welcome at nusso.contact@gmail.com

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/408432742570819/?fref=ts

Junior Recital: Wang Mengya

Double Bass Junior Recital
25 Mar 2013 (Mon)
3.30 p.m.
Conservatory Concert Hall,
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS
Free admission

Third year student, Wang Mengya, will be presenting a junior recital on 25 Mar 2013. The junior recital is a central component of the undergraduate programme for all instrumentalists and vocalists. It is presented at the end of the third year of undergraduate study. The recital is approximately 30 minutes in duration.

After the double bass junior recital, please also remain in the concert hall to be treated to the junior recitals by other third year students of the conservatory.


4 p.m.           Teoh Ying Da trumpet
4.30 p.m.      Wang Jingyuan trumpet
5 p.m.           Teerapat Dacha tuba


Source: http://music.nus.edu.sg/event_details.html?EventID=1133&Year=YearFilter=2013&TypeFilter=&MonthFilter=3

Liu Yuchen performs Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

24 Oct 2012 (Wed)
12.15 p.m.
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Orchestra Hall
Free admission.

In this free lunchtime event, Liu Yuchen, student of the YST Conservatory of Music, performs the famous Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor.

In addition, audience will be treated to Brahms' Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 performed by Wang Yangzi.

Source: YST Conservatory of Music website.