Monday, November 28, 2005
Concert: Edo De Waart with SSO
26 November (Saturday), 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall
Mozart - Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 & Mahler - Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'
I won a pair of tickets to this concert after joining an SSO E-mail Club contest and answering two questions. Obviously, the complimentary seats we got were those that no one wanted - three rows in front of the stage.
The concert featured the renowned Dutch conductor Edo De Waart with one of Asia's premier orchestras, the SSO. The jovial four-movement piece by Mozart showcased the string sections with their natural, warm atmospheric tones. Mahler's piece, a work that he claimed contained his whole life, lived up to its name 'Titan'. It was a stunning orchestral work, relying mainly on the brass and percussion section (especially the timpani) to bring out the awesome power of the piece. I found the third movement, a grotesque picture of Death, sarcastic - it being a twisted march version of the nursery song Frere Jacques (the tune of Are You Sleeping Brother John?). No encore was given but the conductor received bravos and a long applause from the audience. It was a night I thoroughly enjoyed, having experienced the full power of the orchestra once again.
9:31 am *
Monday, November 28, 2005
Concert: Edo De Waart with SSO
26 November (Saturday), 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall
Mozart - Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 & Mahler - Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'
I won a pair of tickets to this concert after joining an SSO E-mail Club contest and answering two questions. Obviously, the complimentary seats we got were those that no one wanted - three rows in front of the stage.
The concert featured the renowned Dutch conductor Edo De Waart with one of Asia's premier orchestras, the SSO. The jovial four-movement piece by Mozart showcased the string sections with their natural, warm atmospheric tones. Mahler's piece, a work that he claimed contained his whole life, lived up to its name 'Titan'. It was a stunning orchestral work, relying mainly on the brass and percussion section (especially the timpani) to bring out the awesome power of the piece. I found the third movement, a grotesque picture of Death, sarcastic - it being a twisted march version of the nursery song Frere Jacques (the tune of Are You Sleeping Brother John?). No encore was given but the conductor received bravos and a long applause from the audience. It was a night I thoroughly enjoyed, having experienced the full power of the orchestra once again.
9:31 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".
