Thursday, 24 October 2024

MUSIC IN THE EAST: SUTD LUNCHTIME PERFORMANCE


The Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) has a lunchtime series of performances at its capacious Student Centre. Its latest event on Wednesday (23 October 2024) featured its staff and students in a joint concert with students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. As in previous years, this was an enjoyable East meets West encounter, and long may this collaboration continue.

The concert opened with two SUTD students
violinist Wong Jae Hann and Patricia Darana
in Elgar's Salut d'Amour.

From YST, Eric Ewazen's Philharmonic Fanfare
from Tseng Hua-Chih (horn),
Yeh Tsung-Ruei (trumpet)
and Low Kim Ven (trombone)
Endres Szervansky's Woodwind Quintet
with Simeon Yap (flute), Lin Shu-Yu (horn),
Wen Xiyu (bassoon), Ng Wei Xiang (oboe)
and Zhang Liangliang (clarinet)



A bird's eye view of the quintet.

The lyrical third movement from
Brahms' Third Piano Quartet
with pianist Papat Lertchanvit, violinist Chien Hsin,
violist Yu Yang and cellist Chen Pei Yi

Harpist Vanessa Jazzy Irwanto 
waxes lyrical about Harald Genzmer's Fantasy
which she performed with
flautist Weng Yi-Chian and violist Huang Yi.

SUTD's humanities lecturer Melissa Tu
hardly missed a note in
Prokofiev's fiendish Third Sonata.

Some memories from the East.

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