Saturday, October 01, 2005
Thomas Hecht Piano Recital
29 September 2005, Thursday, 7.30pm
Victoria Concert Hall
Renowned American pianist Thomas Hecht gives his recital debut here in Singapore! Winner of the 1992 Munich Competition, the Conservatory's Head of Piano Studies will engage piano lovers with Copland's spacious Piano Sonata, the dreamy and festive landscapes of Albeniz's Iberia, Mussorgsky's towering Pictures at an Exhibition, and a dazzling showpiece he wrote in his youth entitled Toccata giocosa.
"Thomas Hecht revealed a rich artistic spirit and highly developed technique, a velvety way with sonorities, seamless phrasing and expert pianistic skill." - Washington Post
Two Thursdays later from the last concert I attended (Enigma Variations), I was back at Victoria Concert Hall - the concert venue I'll be visiting at least FIVE times during this vacation. We seated ourselves early, feeling fortunate to be able to get hold of good seats in the front rows for only $10.
It was not soon after the programme began that we found out that the night was totally devoted to abstract 20th Century pieces. Pieces from the composers Copland, Albeniz, Scriabin, Mussorgsky plunged us into an abyss of dissonant tones.
6:32 am *
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Thomas Hecht Piano Recital
29 September 2005, Thursday, 7.30pm
Victoria Concert Hall
Renowned American pianist Thomas Hecht gives his recital debut here in Singapore! Winner of the 1992 Munich Competition, the Conservatory's Head of Piano Studies will engage piano lovers with Copland's spacious Piano Sonata, the dreamy and festive landscapes of Albeniz's Iberia, Mussorgsky's towering Pictures at an Exhibition, and a dazzling showpiece he wrote in his youth entitled Toccata giocosa.
"Thomas Hecht revealed a rich artistic spirit and highly developed technique, a velvety way with sonorities, seamless phrasing and expert pianistic skill." - Washington Post
Two Thursdays later from the last concert I attended (Enigma Variations), I was back at Victoria Concert Hall - the concert venue I'll be visiting at least FIVE times during this vacation. We seated ourselves early, feeling fortunate to be able to get hold of good seats in the front rows for only $10.
It was not soon after the programme began that we found out that the night was totally devoted to abstract 20th Century pieces. Pieces from the composers Copland, Albeniz, Scriabin, Mussorgsky plunged us into an abyss of dissonant tones.
6:32 am *
- Name: niwdehot
- Location: Singapore
Music has always been an integral part of Edwin’s life since the tender age of 4. The top graduate from the pioneer batch of the Diploma in Music & Audio Technology (Singapore Polytechnic), Edwin achieved the Media Development Authority Gold Medal (Course Medal) & DBS Bank Award.
An avid performer, Edwin plays at corporate and private functions, cafes, weddings, musicals, and community and charity events throughout the year. In Singapore Polytechnic’s “Superstar: The Pop Musical” (2006), he took on multiple roles of Cast Member (Chorus), Rehearsal Pianist and Baritone Section Leader. Edwin was also the second keyboardist in the incidental music band of Young NTUC’s May Day 2007 musical, “A Labour of Love”. He has appeared regularly at music festivals (Singapore Street Festival 2009, MoonFest @ Esplanade 2009) and charity events (Charity Fiesta 2006 @ South West, Music For Hope 2008, Blackout @ Emily 2009).
His artistic passion continues to grow, as does his hope to inspire others through his expressive music.
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My Goals:
-Long Term: To become well-trained in all aspects of music
-Medium Term: To improve my sight-reading and keyboard skills to another level
-Short Term: To brush up on my basic music theory after stopping for 5 years+
Special Skill Set:
Improvisation, Playing-by-ear
Repertoire includes (to be updated):
*Pending (practice in progress)
Electone Organ pieces:
Piano pieces:
Piano/choral arrangements:
(They Long To Be) Close To You - Burt Bacharach
Walk On A Rainbow Trail - Berta & Sonja Poorman
Laudate Dominum - Sherri Porterfield
When You Believe - Stephen Schwartz
*Joyful, Joyful - Beethoven (arr. Mervyn Warren)
*Because He Lives - Sally DeFord
Original compositions:
Vivid Dreams (theme: hope)
And any other tune/piece that I know well (play-by-ear)...
This performance journal was created as part of an ongoing assignment of the DMAT module "Performance".
