Singaporean Composer-Conductor Dr. Darius Lim is the Founder and Artistic Director of Voices of Singapore Choral Society & Festival. An internationally published composer (Edition Peters, Walton Music, Muziksea, Pana Musica) and established conductor, he is most known for his unique infusion of lyrical, dramatic, instrumental, and theatrical elements in both the choirs he directs as well as his choral music. His choral works and arrangements have been sung by choirs from all corners of the globe.
His numerous hats in the music industry include Council Member in the Asia Pacific Choral Council, Board Chairman of the World Alliance of Children’s Choirs, and Deputy General-Secretary of the National Instructors & Coaches Association.
Dr. Lim is most known for founding the Voices of Singapore Choral Society - one of the country’s leading choral societies with 20 choral singing groups that range from children’s choirs to adult choruses, a professional choir, a special needs choir, and various other ensembles. He also runs the annual Voices of Singapore Festival that brings together more than 10,000 people from all walks of life to sing at the iconic Chijmes Hall.
He was the first Asian choral conductor to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama with a Masters in Choral Conducting (with Distinction) and attained his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
Dr. Lim’s interests lie in serving the community through the pursuit of building communities through musical excellence and artistic experiences that would inspire and uplift.
about vosccThe Voices of Singapore Children’s Choir (VOSCC) was formed in July 2019 and is helmed by acclaimed Singaporean Conductor-Composer Darius Lim. Today, the historic Capitol Theatre is the home of the 380-strong children’s choir and boasts one of the most comprehensive music choral training programmes on the island.
VOSCC has a mission of inspiring children living in Singapore with the highest levels of choral music. It is built on a progressive system of 12 different training and performing choirs that are focused on nurturing some of the most talented young singers.
This concert is the inaugural concert of VOSCC’s performing group, made up of the Concert Choir as well as the Choral Scholars.
The Choral Scholars programme offers scholarships to young singers with exceptional singing talent. An extension of the VOSCC programme, the Choral Scholars Artistes programme, is offered to those who may be considering pursuing a career in music.
about vslThe Voices of Singapore Ladies Choir (VSL) consists of semi-professional singers, musicians, teachers, as well as passionate amateurs who are eager to discover new experiences through music-making and developing a deeper understanding of the nation’s cultural heritage.
Formally founded in 2014 as VOCO Singapore Ladies Choir by Artistic Director Darius Lim, they are the first independent all-female choir in Singapore. The choir has performed with Philomela (Finland), University of London Chamber Choir, The Coronation Singers, and numerous other ensembles.
In June 2016, the choir embarked on their first international European tour, giving concerts in Amsterdam, Krakow, London (England), Great Rissington and Cardiff (Wales). During the tour, the choir was awarded the 2nd Prize in the Chamber Choir category of the 2016 Cracovia Cantans International Choir Competition in Krakow, Poland. The choir most recently received the Gold award at the 2021 World Choir Festival.
The choir joined the Voices of Singapore Choral Society at its inception in 2019 and was renamed Voices of Singapore Ladies Choir.
William C Powell
Franz Biebl Bunga Sayang
Dick Lee
Land of Joy Zechariah Goh
Sandra Lim
Darius Lim
Kenneth Tay
Dancing Song
Trad. Hungarian, arr. by Zoltán Kodály
Arne Mellnas
Wah Bah Dah Bah Doo Bee
Ivo Antognini
Infinity (World Premiere) Ola Gjeilo
with VoicesofSingaporeLadiesChoirandStringQuintet
Full Choir Choral Scholars
intermission
Medley of Songs
Kurt Bestor
ConductedbyChoralConductingScholarChooYongHan
DeafMusicbyLilyGoh(7:30pm)
SgSLInterpretationbyDanielYong(7:30pm)
Aizu-bandai-san
Hiroshi Ishimaru
Zechariah Goh
James Horner
Soloists:ChooYongHan&ZoeieLee
Jonathan Larson
Darius Lim/Jim Popoulis
Soloist:MelissaHecker,Djembe:HaziziJaafar
Full Choir Choral Scholars Choral Scholar Artistes programme
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A weekly choral and music exploratory programme for Children with Special Needs
Aims:
Building music literacy skills of beneficiaries
Enabling beneficiaries to be more consciously aware of others around them through increased social interactions with other members in the programme
A weekly choral and music exploratory programme for beneficiaries from organisations like the Children’s Society who are vulnerable, at-risk or from underprivileged backgrounds
Aims:
To build up the confidence of the participating beneficiaries
Allow the participating beneficiaries to feel a sense of belonging and community through shared performances and music making
A weekly choral and music intervention programme for seniors with and without dementia
Aims:
To improve seniors’ cognitive functions, emotional and mental health through music participation
Creating a community of like-minded music lovers to feel a sense of belonging in their silver years
We would like to express our deep gratitude to the following supporters:
($50,000 and above)
Catherine Tan Maurine Tsakok The Oswald-Lim Family
VOS ANGELS ($20,000 and above)
Anonymous
PRINCIPAL DONOR ($10,000 and above)
Anonymous Anonymous Chan Kok Hua Elaine Teo Elisabeth De Rothschild
SUPPORTING DONOR ($2,000 and above)
Anonymous Bernice & Christopher Franck Bina Rampuria Caroline Goh Jennie Tan Julia Raiskin Rachel Teo Sri Tan Shook Wah Low Sin Leng Titus Yeo & KC Lim
Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Alyce Chong Cynthia Teo Danny Leung Goh Entinne Hong Hai Jared Lim Jennifer Lewis
Kenneth Chan Michelle Liem
Mr and Mrs Stefan Ho
Mr and Mrs Daniel Tan Patricia Yeo
Tania Pemberton
Tracy Anne Forster
Tracy Yang
Yuri Robinson
Darius Lim
Sharon Ham PERCUSSIONIST
Hazizi Jaafar
Gabriel Lee Gum Seng Aung Du
Erlene Koh
James Ng Julian Li
Lily Goh
Daniel Yong
LADIES CHOIR
Allen Losey Chan Xi
Cindy Chua
Denyse Leong
Diana Narbutaite Germaine Leong Hannah Megan Adams Joanna Tan Josephine Sim Jovie Gonong
Joyce Ang Kristina Fassi
Lina Lim
Loh Wai Sim
Melisa Leung
Nicole Lee
Ong Jia Wei
Ong Wei Ling
Roe Curie Tay Hwee Ling
Alethea Poh Giselle Lim Sue-Ann Ho Melissa Hecker Sebastini Faith Starz Seng
Arielle Leung Ashley Chai Caleb Seow Cameron Koh Cecilia Wardhaugh Charis Aleia Choo Yong Han Cooper Zoeie Lee Ellyn Lew Jayden Lai Leanne Lim Olivier Morel See To Yu Rong
Alena Sachs
Alicia Mandy Lim
Anne Mathea Yap
Cadence Chan Caleb Lucas Ang Chee Zee Ching
Chloe Ng Yong Yu Chloe Song Chrystal Chia Chua Angelina
Bianca Angeline Sales
Emily Qu
Emma Joan Khoo
Emmelyn Marie Chee Huayue Chen Joelle Chua
Karl Julian Correa Kassia Yeo Madhur Sivaraman Natalie Tan
Ruoxi Zhong
Sarah Tan Li Qing Sophie Wittchen
Tey Joshua Tham Zhi Yu Yi Xi Denzell Koh Yohan Tupili Angeline Lee Christine Lee Irene Eva Thomas
Kaylen Ng Lee Rui Yi Charlize
Loh Xuan Lin, Natalie Christian Wong
Nannaphat Chanromyen Charlotte Mondry
Catherine Tan (Chairperson) Christopher Cheong Darius Lim Foo Fatt Kah Kit Ho Tan Shook Wah
Artistic Director: Darius Lim
Stage Manager: Dione Au
Assistant Stage Managers: Gabriel Ching Mervyn Ye
Hosts: Gerald Wong Joyce Ang
Backstage Assistants: Carian Tham Edlyn Tang Rebecca Reavley
Designer: Serene See
VIDEO PRODUCTION & SOUND ENGINEERING BY POCO PRODUCTIONS: Lo Sheng Hong Muhammad Hairul Hazim Bin Ismadi Ibrahim bin Zubir Camille Pasquier Ho Wee Yang Aw Wei Zheng
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ONECLICKWONDERS: Daniel Ho
Front-of-House Manager: Corliss Tay Amam Sri Teja Anne Liew Conrad Chew Conrad Chew Elizabeth Yeo Irene Cheah Jocelyn Tan Karen Kwok Lukas Harcarik May Chiew Minna Ning Peter Awyong Preeti Tilakraj Stefanie Loh Vinly Abraham Wendy Huan
Our deepest gratitude to Syahan, Noh, Riley and the team from Arts House Limited.
We would like to thank Speaker of Parliament Mr Tan Chuan-Jin and Mrs Tan for gracing this performance, and the team for their coordination efforts.