Dates:
Saturday, 30 May 2009 @ 8:30pm and
Sunday, 31 May 2009 @ 8.30pm

Venue:
Auditorium Perdanasiswa, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

INTRODUCTION
A feast of lush choral music and other vocal selections selected from the realm of pop, jazz, folk rock, gospel and Broadway. Spend an evening with us, enjoying selections such as The Winner Takes It All from Mamma Mia, Nella Fantasia from the epic movie The Mission, Baba Yetu from Civilization IV, Ralph McTell's Streets of London, Wind Beneath My Wings from the film Beaches, a West Side Story duo, a medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hits from The King and I, South Pacific, Oklahoma, Carousel, etc., a Sweeney Todd suite and our very own favourites.

Our chorale of 19 singers and guest soloist Tan Wei Han, Tenor; will captivate you with an exclusive collection of harmonies and melodies. Journey with us, with music from the 1950's to the present day and you will rediscover songs and tunes that you hummed and grew up with and discover new ones along the way; all selected from award winning independent music releases, film and stage productions.

In 2008, TCS’s musical A Grand Night for Singing at Lambang Sari, Istana Budaya enjoyed packed houses for eight consecutive performances and amongst others played before Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Bainun binti Mohd. Ali, DK, DMN in aid of her charity Malaysian Children's Aid Society. The group was nominated for Best Group Performance - Voice, for the stage musical “Do You Hear the People Sing?" under the Boh Cameronian Awards.

TICKETING INFORMATION
Tickets will be priced at RM58 & RM78 (inclusive of RM3 AXCESS fee) via AXCESS Hotline: +60-3-7711 5000, the AXCESS website at http://www.axcess.com.my and all AXCESS outlets.

In an exclusive arrangement between VISA and AXCESS, a 20% discount off the price of tickets is being offered to select premiere Visa credit card card holders via the AXCESS website during the first two weeks of commencement of ticket sales (23/04/09 to 06/05/09).

Student Tickets. In a special effort to encourage and promote choral music and the variety of music which their parents listened to, amongst school and college students, there will be a limited number of Student Tickets at RM25 for students aged 21 years and under. As a valid student ID and/or national identity card stating the date of birth must be produced, Student Tickets are only available through AXCESS outlets. Each student is entitled to purchase a maximum of 4 Student Tickets only and student IDs will be checked for each person being admitted on a student ticket.

Be Our Guest ticket stubs will entitle ticket holders to a 15% discount off regularly priced products from any CRABTREE & EVELYN store in Malaysia until 15 June 2009, subject to terms and conditions.

During the month of May, Top Hat Restaurant, one of KL's top fine dining establishments, will be helping to promote the BE OUR GUEST. Every week Top Hat will offer diners who spend a minimum of RM100 and answer two simple questions, an opportunity to win a pair of tickets for the choral concert. Four pairs of tickets are up for grab. Top Hat's website is at http://www.top-hat-restaurants.com.  

LOCATION
The performances will be held at the Auditorium Perdanasiswa, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Directions will be provided at the Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur security gate entrances to University of Malaya on the evenings of the performances.

Seating for the physically challenged is limited to the Stalls only and access will be via the rear entrance of the theatre. Please contact AXCESS directly for more details.

Free parking is available at the Auditorium Perdanasiswa car park. Additional parking is available at the car park of the University of Malaya Library, directly opposite the auditorium.

For more info about The Canticle Singers, visit our website
http://www.thecanticlesingers.com/

Over the past few weeks, I’ve observed (yes, I actually do Rachel) and noticed that for any creative (musician, photographer, writer, designer, etc) are essential and go hand-in-hand together.

I’m gonna look pursue this very generic-sounding post in two-perspectives.

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Make Sure Your Skill Rivals Your Creativity

Wouldn’t be sad if one did not have the vocabulary to support his ideas? Imagine Isaac Newton, upon having the apple drop down from the tree, rushed off to see his associates at Cambridge and went

“Guys! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! The apple…and then the tree…and then boom!”

Or Einstein on being asked to explain his E=mc² theory, going

“Dude, protons and stuff like get together and go totally ninja on each other”

Get the point?

Lets assume wannabe conductor is preparing a draft. He has a brilliant song in his head which would have rivalled that of Bach or Beethoven’s compositions, but when it was time for him to pen it down to score, he couldn’t even recall how many flats there were in E Major (actually it has four sharps…). What a pity then.

Personally, I believe that of all the musicians I know, about half of them have way, way, way more potential than what they currently are. However, this is where our humanity fails us with plagues such as laziness, pride, jealousy and immaturity get in the way. Who knew that practising a little bit everyday would be such a burden? Who knew that your arrogance cost you the opportunity to shine.

I recently met Jan (J4N is his band) and I was immediately blown away by his dedication to his craft. This guy practices hours upon hours a day without fail. But it pays off. He is one monster on the fret board. All the best, dude!

People who can express what they think are the best to work with.

 

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Make Sure Your Creativity Rivals Your Skill

Any amateur photographer knows about the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines and all the other composition rules, but can he capture an encapsulating portrait?

In the same way, a pianist may work his or her way up to an ABRSM Grade 8 (I made it to Grade 5…hehe) certificate, but do their compositions draw out emotion from the audience?

So how does one acquire this? Its not as easy as acquiring skill, as it demands more than a repetitive action, rather a repetitive thought. Some are admittedly born or bred since young, and they pick it up easier, but getting the ‘groove’ of things, I believe, can be developed like anything else. It requires a lot more listening and hearing though. Listening to CD after CD. Looking at picture after picture. Getting the idea behind the art.

This is usually the case for me. Many times I’ve have had to struggle with the creative aspect of whatever I do. No soul. Yes, I’ve been able to play a simple eight-beat on the drum set for ten years now, but even that should make the hair on your hands stand up.

Photographers like those I know at Buggershots and Wedding Story do it best. They have the skill. That’s a given. But what I admire is the ability to capture not just another photograph but awe-inspiring moments in a frame.

 

 

Since I had to run about the whole night, I ended taking almost no pictures that night. What happened was I left my camera there and left it to whoever wanted to take pictures. I must say, I have a talented friends.

You can get the food pics here @ PerutBesi