ADVENTURES IN THE MAGICAL KINGDOM 21 Mar 15 Sat, 11am, 2pm & 4pm Victoria Concert Hall
Concert Programme
CONTENTS THE CONCERT THE ORCHESTRA THE CONDUCTOR THE CHARACTERS
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THE CONCERT Concert for Children: ADVENTURES IN THE MAGICAL KINGDOM an opportunity for all his fairytale friends to showcase their hidden talents. Hidden talents? Indeed! Now kids, sit back and relax while we tell you the story.
Once Upon A Time, in the land of Far, Far Away, a hidden music talent lies beneath every of your fairytale.... Find out in the Concert for Children: Adventures in the Magical Kingdom and enjoy as the characters lead you to an exciting adventure at the Grand Ball. Dance and sing along to your favourite melodies from Disney cartoons, played by the SSO musicians.
Hurry! A whole bunch of magical experience awaits you in the Adventures in the Magical Kingdom!
Saturday, 21 March 2015 11am, 2pm & 4pm Victoria Concert Hall S$30, S$25 Joshua Tan, conductor Allasdair Malloy, presenter
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ynopsis : Little did you know that the key to living Happily Ever After is through music. Once again, the anniversary of Happily Ever After is approaching and the King of Far, Far Away is throwing a Grand Ball to honour the day where all our fairytale friends defeated their enemy and overcome every obstacle they faced. The King is putting up a Talent Show at the Grand Ball to provide
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THE CONCERT
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rogramme :
MENKEN
Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast
ANDERSON CURZON
The Waltzing Cat March of the Bowmen from Robin Hood Suite
RAVEL
Empress of the Pagodas from Mother Goose Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY
Sleeping Beauty Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Suite
MALLOY
A Fairytale Ending For more information, visit www.sso.org.sg
Admission Rules Each concert lasts one hour and is suitable for ages 4 to 14. All patrons require a ticket for admission. No admission for infants-in-arms. No Photography, Video recording and Audio recording is allowed for this event.
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THE ORCHESTRA Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Singaporean musicians and composers featuring prominently in the concert season. Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) aims to enrich the local cultural scene, serving as a bridge between the musical traditions of Asia and the West, and providing artistic inspiration, entertainment and education.
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full-time professional orchestra with 96 members, the SSO now makes its performing home at the Esplanade Concert Hall, and also performs regularly at the Victoria Concert Hall, home of the SSO since 1979. The SSO performs over 50 symphonic programmes a year. Its versatile repertoire spans the all-time favourites and orchestral masterpieces to exciting cuttingedge premieres, with Asian
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THE CONDUCTOR Joshua Tan (Associate Conductor)
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econd Prize winner of the 2008 Dimitri Mitropoulos International Competition, Singaporean conductor Joshua Kangming Tan’s rise to prominence on the international scene has been marked by recent successful debuts in Carnegie Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, Mariinsky Hall, Bunkamura, Shanghai, Beijing and Taiwan. Joshua was featured as the top Singaporean musical talent to watch for in 2009 by the Singapore newspaper, Lianhe ZaoBao. He has won numerous awards and scholarships, including the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Award, NAC-Shell Scholarship, SSO/MOE Scholarship and is the first ever recipient of the Charles Schiff Conducting
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Prize from the Juilliard School for outstanding achievement. In 2011, he received the Young Artist Award of Singapore. Joshua has come to the attention of the leading conductors of today and has studied with James DePreist, Charles Dutoit, David Zinman and Kurt Masur. Other conductors he has worked with include Michael Tilson Thomas, Ingo Metzmacher and George Manahan.
THE CHARACTERS
ONCE UPON A TIME in the land of Far, Far Away, a hidden talent lies beneath every of your fairytale....
Let’s meet them!
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THE CHARACTERS
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King of Far, Far Away HIDDEN TALENT
Conductor - Lead musicians so that when they play, they are able to convince audience of their point of view
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THE CHARACTERS
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Jester HIDDEN TALENT
Entertainer - Likes to crack jokes Percussionist - Plays the Maracas
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Cinderella HIDDEN TALENT
Vocalist - Her sweet and beautiful voice can melt your heart because it is too irresistable
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Aurora HIDDEN TALENT
Violinist - Playing the violin each day helps to keep the spindle away
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Shrek HIDDEN TALENT
Harpist - Playing the Harp helps to keep his hideous temper at bay
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Snow White HIDDEN TALENT
Percussionist - When she plays her Tambourine, your nightmares will go away
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Alice HIDDEN TALENT
Trombonist - She can play the Trombone wonderfully that she takes you into wonderland.
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Red Riding Hood HIDDEN TALENT
Flutist - Taught from young, she can leave you in awe with her impressive skill
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THE CHARACTERS NAME
Rapunzel HIDDEN TALENT
Vocalist - Her vocals are very soothing that she left you mesmerised. Fall in love with her voice!
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