疫情心路之二

线上音乐会

       在冠疫肆虐的两年之间基本没闲着，除了参与新加坡华乐团，新加坡交响乐团四重奏，亚洲文化交响乐团Asia Culture Symphony Orchestra，马来西亚宽柔校友合唱团贺年节目（迎春花 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nASovlBMddc

以及《恭喜大家今年好》）以及回响打击乐团Reverberance等等的一些零星线上与现场演出以外，真正劳心劳力的还是那4场由个人主导的线上音乐会以及刚过去的《遇见》双CD制作发布会。其中也包括了重现此地昔日华乐风景的“风华再现” 音乐会 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0FGK5mzjdc 以及有浓厚怀旧色彩的女声独唱重唱音乐会“家” 2022

tinyurl.com/HOMEdigitalconcert2022 。

       最先上场的“传承”与 “IMPRINT”音乐作品发表会制作原意就和“风华再现”以及“家”一样，希望在严峻的疫情下，为此地年轻一代作曲家和演奏家创造演出机会以及带来一点收入。

27.12.2022

“传承”与 “IMPRINT”音乐作品发表会

       原本计划明年1月在滨海艺术中心举办一场师生音乐作品发表会，不幸遇上一场前所未有的严重冠疫以致必须改变计划 - 放弃了一场现场演出改为两场线上直播音乐会。

       这两场由新加坡少儿交响乐团 Kid's Philharmonic Orchestra 所主办的音乐会分别命名为“传承”以及 IMPRINT （印记）。作品发表会参与者除了我本人，还有四位近几年来先后向我学习的学生，他们包括两位后来毕业/留学于英国英国皇家音乐学院 Royal Academy of Music in London 以及伦敦国王音乐学院 King’s College London 的林顺强 Joseph Lim 和黄予恒 Ng Yu Hng ，毕业于中国音乐学院现为新加坡华乐团胡琴演奏家的刘智乐以及年仅 10 岁的新加坡少儿交响乐团 Kid's Philharmonic Orchestra 驻团作曲家许文耀 Nathanael Koh。

       这两场音乐会内涵与风格多样化，几乎可说是囊括了古今中外，演奏者也都是本地一流的音乐家，其中就有南洋艺术学院音乐系管乐主任，前马来西亚爱乐乐团 Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra 双簧管首席 Joost Flach ，留法钢琴家卢绍璇 Low Shao Suan ，留英竖琴演奏家黄安玉 Sarah Wong，美国纽约茱莉亚德音乐学院 The Juilliard School of Music New York 博士奖学金得主潘宇 Phoon Yu，毕业于中国音乐学院的女高音演唱家何米亚，新加坡华乐团琵琶演奏家张银和胡琴演奏家刘智乐等等等等 …..... 当然也包括了部分新加坡少儿交响乐团 Kid's Philharmonic Orchestra 的小小演奏家们 …........

       最后，感谢新加坡国家艺术理事会的支持与赞助和主办者新加坡少儿交响乐团 Kid's Philharmonic Orchestra 以及“义工”Dr. Wendy Seah的努力推动。

12.10.2020

“传承”与 “IMPRINT”音乐作品发表会的作品，作曲者与演奏者

刘智乐（作曲家/胡琴演奏家）

发表二胡与钢琴作品《弹词弦韵》，《盘王情》，

并参与潘耀田五重奏作品《新婚别》演奏。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2WONMNcYpI

Composer/ Professional erhu player

Liu Zhi Yue

Zhi Yue is an Erhu player from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra as well as a composer. Entering China Conservatory of Music in 2002, he became the first student to graduate with a double degree in Erhu and Composition. As an avid Erhu performer, he was the recipient of the first runner-up for the Tian Hua Cup in 1995, and the first prize winner of the China National Erhu Competition in 2007. Recently in 2019, he was the finalist of the International Music Festival Composition Competition. As a composer, he is no stranger to the Esplanade Recital Studio with his arrangement and performance of ‘The Reimaginings of Dizi and Erhu’ in 2012.

Joost Christiaan Flach

Joost为现今新加坡南洋艺术学院音乐系管乐主任，也是前马来西亚爱乐乐团 Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra 双簧管首席 。在“传承”音乐会里他将演奏许文耀Nathanael Koh的双簧管与钢琴作品《马戏团组曲》The Circus Suite以及潘耀田Phoon Yew Tien的五重奏《新婚别》Separation of the Newly Wed.

Oboist - Joost Christiaan Flach

Since 2014, Joost Flach has been working as the Head of Winds at the NAFA School of Music where he designs a relevant educational programme for winds.

Before this, he has been working for 6 years in the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, 2 years in the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and 16 years in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

He commissioned several SEAsian composers to write for him under which Leong Yoon Pin, Phoon Yew Tien, Terrence Wong, Goh Toh Chai and lately Elliot. Also Malaysian composers Wong Chee Yean, Muriz Che Roze have written for him.

He is an ardent supporter of chamber music.

新加坡竖琴演奏家黄安玉Sarah Wong 将演奏以下竖琴作品：许文耀Nathanael Koh的《周二情怀》Tuesday Reflections，《雨滴夜曲》Raindrop Nocturne 以及潘耀田Phoon Yew Tien的《涟漪 》Ripples，《早晨》 Morning。

Harpist - Sarah Wong

Sarah started her musical journey as a pianist at a young age, and then a harpist during her teenage years. Her passion for music and harp playing eventually led her in pursuing music full time at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). She holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours from NAFA, in collaboration with the Royal College of Music (London).

As an active musician, she performs regularly with local orchestras and ensembles, and has appeared as a harp soloist to perform Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the AudioImage Wind Ensemble as well as Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto with acclaimed British flautist, William Bennett, and the NAFA Orchestra.

林顺强 （作曲家/萨克管演奏家）

发表中提琴独奏作品《春雨》Spring Rain（viola solo）

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=220605386087411

Composer - Joseph Lim

Joseph Lim (b.1994) is a Composer, Educator, Saxophonist and a Pianist with works performed by the English Young Artist Sinfornia, CHROMA, Hermes Experiment, Lontano, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and ADDO Chamber Orchestra. Joseph is also a member of the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) and Composers Society of Singapore (CSS).

He is fascinated with the influence of traditional culture on music composition. While such intercultural possibilities hold much musical potential, Joseph is also curious about the philosophical and ethical implications in these acts of representation.

He studied composition at a postgraduate level under Professor Gary Carpenter at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He completed his undergraduate studies in King’s College London under Dr Rob Keeley and Dr Ed Nesbit where he was awarded the Sambrooke Exhibition in Music Prize. He is currently a music teacher with the Ministry of Education.

Ralph Emmanuel Lim （单簧管演奏家）

英国伦敦皇家音乐学院高材生，优秀的单簧管演奏家Ralph Lim将演奏黄予恒 Ng Yu Hng 的作品《狂欢节二重奏》Carnival Duets。

Clarinetist - Ralph Emmanuel Lim

Ralph Lim is the winner of Singapore Clarinet Festival in 2017 and 2015. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the Royal College of Music, London.

In 2015, Ralph received a grant from the National Arts Council, and won the 2nd prize for the Prof. Dichler international competition in Vienna. Other awards include a Distinction from Royal College of Music Woodwind Concerto Competition in London, and finalist at the NAFA Music Essentials Concerto Competition in Singapore 2015. In that same year, he was awarded a scholarship from the International Chamber Music Festival in Norway to study with Martin Fröst and Herman Stefánsson.

As an advocate for chamber music, Ralph and his friends founded CLARQuinet, a clarinet ensemble. Together, they have been pushing the limits of the conventional Clarinet ensemble by incorporating different art styles into their performances.

Ralph is Assistant Conductor at Catholic High School (Secondary) Symphonic Band, Eunoia Junior College and also the Junior band woodwind instructor at Catholic High School (Primary).

潘培铭 Samuel Phua

2017年新加坡国家艺术理事会艺术奖学金得主，优秀萨克管演奏家潘培铭 Samuel Phua 将联同单簧管演奏家Ralph Lim一起演奏黄予恒 Ng Yu Hng 的作品《狂欢节二重奏》Carnival Duets。

Saxophonist- Samuel Phua

Samuel Phua is a recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council Arts Scholarship (Undergraduate) 2017 and is furthering his studies at the Sibelius Academy with Joonatan Rautiola. He graduated with the International Baccalaureate Career Certificate (IBCC) from the School Of The Arts (SOTA), Singapore, where he studied classical music under Leslie Wong and jazz under Fabian Lim.

Samuel has performed as a soloist with Singapore’s top orchestras and bands, including the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Music Makers, Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonic Winds and Singapore Wind Symphony. He performed with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra as a finalist in the “"Classic Winds" • International Saxophone and Clarinet Competition 2020 and clinched 4th place in the Asia Pacific Saxophone Competition 2019.

As a chamber musician, Samuel co-founded the Xin Saxophone Quartet and was the artistic director of the Protégé Saxophone Ensemble (2015-2017). He was in the artistic committee for the Helsinki Saxophone Orchestra (2018-2019). He has been a regular performer at the annual Singapore Saxophone Symposium since its inception in 2011.

Samuel has represented Singapore at numerous international music events. also represented Singapore in festivals such as the World Saxophone Congress 2018 in Croatia, Eugene Rousseau Saxophone Workshop in Wisconsin, USA, Elite Project Workshop by Jean Marie Londiex and William Street and Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy (APSA) in Thailand.

He was also featured in the OKTO television documentary 'Under 18' shown on local channel.

He is currently hosting a weekly community class the “ABCS of saxophone” (Anatomy, breath, control) every Monday at 530pm on zoom. Do send him a private message if you are keen to join.

黄予恒 Ng Yu Hng （作曲家）将呈献两首作品：单簧管与萨克管的《狂欢节二重奏》Carnival Duets以及钢琴独奏 Triptych。

Composer - Ng Yu Hng

Yu Hng is a composer based in London. His music explores the space between familiarity and unfamiliarity. Musical and literary quotations intersperse his pieces, while the 'ghost' of harmony lives on in spectral soundscapes. His works are currently featured at the IMPRINT & 傳承 concert in Nov and Dec 2020 respectively, generously supported by the National Arts Council of Singapore.

Other recent works have been performed by the Lontano Ensemble, KCL Modern Music Society, and by pianists Richard Uttley and Maria Marchant. Upcoming projects include working with the Hill Trio, CHROMA Ensemble and the pianist George Fu.

He is currently pursuing a MA in Composition at the Royal Academy of Music under Prof. Morgan Hayes, generously supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust's postgraduate scholarship.

Yu Hng also obtained a first-class honours degree in music at King's College London, under the supervision of Dr. Edward Nesbit. There, he achieved the Purcell Prize in Music for academic excellence. Other composition teachers include Hans Abrahamsen, Mr Phoon Yew Tien and Dr Thomas Hyde. Yu Hng is a member of the Composers Society of Singapore.

中提琴演奏家Benedict Ng 是英国伦敦国王学院荣誉学位毕业生，他将演奏林顺强 Joseph Lim 的中提琴独奏作品《春雨》Spring Rain。

Violist - Benedict Ng

Benedict Ng is a budding violist from Singapore. He started learning the violin at the age of 5, before picking up the viola through his secondary school orchestra, where he immediately fell in love with the soulful expressivity of the instrument. After his national service, he read music in King's College London, graduating with First Class Honours, before moving up to Glasgow to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is blessed to have had the opportunity to learn under his principal teachers; James Sleigh, Duncan Ferguson and Dr. Yeo Jan Wea.

His musical journey has taken him around the world, performing in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Germany, England and Scotland. Ben has also worked with esteemed musicians through projects such as the Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy, the Berlin Opera Academy, and the Hebrides Academy. Through the RCS, he was selected to be part of side-by-side projects with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Ben is always amazed by how music can touch lives and bring people together. To that end, he frequently partakes in community engagement projects with the Nevis Ensemble, the Benedetti Foundation and London City Mission, to spread the joy of music-making with others.

Ben is delighted to be exploring this new music with you and hopes you enjoy the concert!

潘宇（管风琴/作曲/钢琴）Organist/Composer/Pianist - Phoon Yu

美国纽约茱莉亚德音乐学院 The Juilliard School of Music New York 博士奖学金得主潘宇将演奏潘耀田的钢琴作品：《电脑嬉游曲》Days with my Computer 以及 《葬礼》A Funeral。

Organist and composer Phoon Yu is active both in Singapore and in the United States. He has played previously as a soloist in the 2015/2016, 2017/2018, and 2018/2019 Victoria Concert Hall Organ Series, as well as abroad, having played in multiple other venues in Singapore, the Netherlands, and the United States. Recent concerts include his performances at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, St. David’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, as well as at St. Andrew’s Cathedral and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore.

Phoon Yu is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance at The Julliard School as a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow under the tutelage of Paul Jacobs. Previously, he did his Bachelors of Music in music composition at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music under full scholarship, participating during his undergraduate studies in the prestigious partnership between the Conservatory and the Peabody Institute as a member of their Joint Degree Programme. He then did his Masters of Music in organ performance at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, being awarded the Bruce R. Eicher prize at the conclusion of his studies. His teachers include Professor Donald Sutherland and Dr. Evelyn Lim (organ) and Associate Professor Ho Chee Kong and Dr. Oscar Bettison (composition). Phoon Yu has participated in organ masterclasses with Nigel Potts, Daniel Moult, Pavel Kohout, Ludger Lohmann, Olivier Latry, Ben van Oosten, Leo van Doeselaar, and Jean-Baptiste Robin, as well as composition workshops/masterclasses by Peter Sheppard-Skaerved, Koji Nakano, Aaron Cassidy, and Eric Watson.

何米亚，杰出女高音歌唱家，北京中国音乐学院硕士。

她将演绎潘耀田五重奏作品《新婚别》。

26.12.2022

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