Understanding Western Classical Music

Interested in understanding Western Classical music?

The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay presents Bitesize, which is "a series of talks and workshops that introduces various aspects of the arts to the general public".

Coming up in the month of Aug 2011 is a fun and interactive presentation on Western Classical music. This presentation is given by Leslie Tan, cellist of Singapore's international string ensemble, the Tang Quartet.'

Date: 7 Aug 2011, Sun
Time: 2 p.m. (2 hours, no intermission)
Venue: Rehearsal Studio, Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Price: $15

"Share the quartet's trademark approach to music - unbridled passion and highly charged performances that go beyond technical mastery and cerebral understanding, communicating the emotional message encrypted by the composer. Discover your personal interpretation of Western Classical music as you discard the daunting formalities of music as an art form and let your imagination fly."

Lin Pei-Yi's double bass senior recital

Lin Pei-Yi, a student of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, will be having her double bass senior recital. Slightly more than a month ago, I have heard Lin Pei-Yi perform Lars-Erik Larsson's Double Bass Concerto at the Asian Civilisation Museum (Empress Place). She has a good sense of rhythm and left a good impression on me as an earnest and diligent musician. If you would like, please support her at her upcoming recital.

The details are as follow:

21 Apr 11 (Thu)
7.30 p.m., 
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Concert Hall
Free admission
Approximately one hour.

 

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

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.

For more information, please click on this link.

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.