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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