Author: Albert Tay

Methodist Girls School Performs at SEA Games 2015!

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Conducting the Methodist Girls School Choir has been a real privilege and fantastic learning experience for this young artist over the last decade… winning awards in competitions is icing on the cake, but to be honoured with the opportunity to contribute & perform at the 2015 SEA Games Opening Ceremony? PRICELESS! One of my favourite songs  (click on the following link), ‘Reach‘ showcases meaningful lyrics and the wonderful collaboration between Cultural Medallion winner Dick Lee and the MGS Choir. Thank you Dick Lee and Dr. Sydney Tan for the music, thank you MGS management, teachers, students, thank you partners-in-music, Jennifer Tham & Tham Pei Wen. You ladies are probably very proud of your alma mater and choir at this moment! Screenshots below are taken from a YouTube video of the SEA Games Opening Ceremony! Ok girls, very proud of all you… have a good rest. We get back to work soon yah! What a rush!! And what a surreal experience watching the girls I know on TV!!!

A Choral Tribute to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew

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Sparked by the passing of Minister Mentor Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, I wrote a new choral work that will be premiered by the Schola Cantorum Singapore’s auditioned mixed adult choir. The text is adapted from Epictetus: When death overtakes thee how wouldst thou be found? Enough if I can hold my hands to the heavens and say, “I’ve not neglected the talents thou gavest me as to understand thy Rule: I’ve laid nothing to thy charge: I’ve not murmured or repined.” For the life thou gavest me, I thank thee. More details to follow! Albert

One Review of THREE: A 50th Anniversary Concert with SYC & Friends

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THREE: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT WITH SYC & FRIENDS 14 DECEMBER 2014 (SUN) 4PM ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL (SINGAPORE) Ateneo Chamber Singers with Jonathan Velasco (Philippines) Gaia Philharmonic Choir with Ko Matsushita (Japan) SYC Ensemble Singers with Jennifer Tham (Singapore) Gaia x ACS x SYCES Vytautas MIŠKINIS ‘My Song’* SYCES Americ GOH ‘Singapura Permai’ Kelly TANG ‘Sonnet 43’ Ivo ANTOGNINI ‘Life has…’ Eric BANKS ‘Artifacts’* ACS x SYCES Ryan CAYABYAB ‘Preghiera Semplice’ ACS Ryan CAYABYAB ‘Sanctus/Agnus Dei’ ‘Iduyan Mo’ ‘Hibang sa Await’ ‘Munting Sanggol’ INTERMISSION Gaia x SYCES Ko MATSUSHITA ‘Itsuki no Komori Uta’ Gaia Takatomi NOBUNAGA ‘From the Ruins’ – Chapter 1,2,3. Ko MATSUSHITA ‘Tori’ Gaia x ACS x SYCES Ko MATSUSHITA ‘Hoc est praeceptum meum’ Ryan CAYABYAB/arr. Gianpaolo ELERIA ‘Better World’ *world premiere N.B. The above follows the actual performance order and reflects the change in Gaia’s programme order. The ‘World Choral Day‘ proclamation read by the THREE renowned international conductors is certainly a reflection of what is happening onstage… “Sing, choirs of the world!” and sang they certainly did!  For those of you …