klpac and Birdian Saxophone Quartet present The Chamber Wind Project. Sit back and enjoy this unique and wonderful musical journey by our local wind ensembles, as they bring you a feast of wind music from Baroque to Contemporary, music that is sure to fascinate you!
Featuring High Winds Ensemble, Zephyr Flute Ensemble, Trio D’Anches Kuala Lumpur.
Presenter: klpac & Birdian Saxophone Quartet
Date/Time: 30th & 31st May 2012 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Venue: Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Tickets: Price: RM 45 (adult), RM 35 ( TAS Cardholders, Students, Disabled)
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Birdian Saxophone Quartet (BSQ) was founded in the year of 2000 and has been led by founder/saxophonist Ian Chan Wing Hang ever since. It aims to explore and perform a great wealth of musical treasure on standard classical and contemporary saxophone literature at the highest quality possible. With the setting of a quartet comprising of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, our mission is to promote interest in and appreciation of classical saxophone music, which is often with little knowledge amongst the general public.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, the quartet also shares its passion by regularly performs wide-ranging repertoires of light classical, jazz standards, folk tunes, popular and film music at different occasions for charity organization, community event, band camp and festival. With the goal of educating and inspiring young students, the quartet as well conducts workshops for various school band camps and music festivals throughout Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding areas.Musicians: Ian Chan (Soprano) Richard Goh (Alto) Gouk Yan Tong (Tenor) Cheryl Mah (Baritone)
High Winds Ensemble is the first classical wind ensemble in Malaysia whose members are all Malaysians. It was founded in 2004 by Mr Joost C. Flach, Co-Principal Oboist of the MPO under the Education and Outreach Department of the MPO to nurture the local music scene, especially when it concerns woodwind playing. Some of the successes are what you will hear today.
There are currently 11 players in the High Winds ensemble. All woodwind instruments in a ‘classical’ wind ensemble are presented in pairs: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons. Occasionally trumpeters and percussionists would be brought in when the music calls for. While the dubious role of horn as a brass as well as woodwind instrument helps to blend flutes, single and double reed woodwind sound, a double bass is added to strengthen the bass line.
The ensemble made its debut as a group in the Musical Jamboree in 2004, a yearly event organized by the MPO in the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) to showcase students of the members. Since then, it has led to numerous performances in hospitals, shopping malls, dinner parties, orphanages, cultural or diplomatic functions and celebrations. At times, the ensemble also performs at pre-concert events in the DFP. Programmes of the ensemble are entirely designed by Mr Joost Flach, who is guided by his artistic insight and years of experience as well as generosity in purchasing scores and constant search for good music for the ensemble. Collaborating with a number of MPO members, High Winds recently gave a successful workshop for wind bands in Serdang. Because of its mobility, a wind ensemble is extremely versatile; the possibility of what can be done with it is unimaginable!Musicians: Tan Swee Kean, Wong Poh Lee (Flute) Yong How Keen, Lee Chun Howe (Oboe) Lawrence Fong, Alex Tsok (Clarinet) Yam Sai Kwang, Midori Suzuki (Bassoon) Heng Zhi Wen, Chai Kee Hong (French Horn) Tan Jing Ying (Double Bass) Yon Nian Shee (Percussion) Joost Flach (Conductor)
Trio D’Anches Kuala Lumpur is a classical wind ensemble established to give concerts in a unique and exciting new way. The ensemble’s name, Trio d’Anches, derives from the French term coined in the 20th century to describe a trio of reed instruments, i.e. the oboe, the clarine and bassoon. Acting as a core, the trio expands itself to form quartets, quintets, or other larger groups to suit the needs of the concert repertoire. This allows for a variety of possibilities in programming, and it is the ensemble’s aim to serve as a platform for Malaysian musicians to expand their horizons in music making.Musicians: Howard Ng (Oboe) Lawrence Fong (Clarinet) Terence Chong (Bassoon)
Founded in 2009, Zephyr Flute Ensemble is a nonprofit organisation having its central purpose to promote excellence in flute music through performances, compositions, workshops and pedagogy. In addition, Zephyr Flute Ensemble strives through arts advocacy to elevate flute music in Malaysian society and beyond.
In an ongoing effort to increase variety and expand beyond the standard repertoire, Zephyr Flute Ensemble enriches its rehearsals and performances with music compositions ranging from Baroque to Jazz, Classical to Contemporary.
In combination with concert flutes, depth and breadth of sound were added by using piccolo, alto and bass flutes. Always seeking for new challenges and excitements, Zephyr Flute Ensemble look forward to interact between all art forms and increase the possibilities in collaboration.
For the love and enthusiasm in flute music, Zephyr Flute Ensemble present quality music and displayed meaningful benefits from their endless endeavor.Musicians: Belinda Foo Fong Ling Chai Yem Voon Foo Chie Haur Ho Chee Kiang Keiko Nakagawa Tan E-Jan Wong Poh Lee