Music Society Spotlight- CDAS

The Choral Directors’ Association (Singapore) was formed in 2002 to promote the art of choral singing in Singapore with the following objectives:

To improve the professional status of the choral director;

To develop and sustain communication among all groups of professionals directly involved with the development and improvement of choral curriculum and instruction;

To provide any assistance to the membership that will insure the highest level of musicianship within choral music;

To organise conduct talks, workshops, courses, seminars, conventions, symposiums, excursions, tours, competitions festivals and other events for the promotion and advancement of the choral programme.

The CDAS have since organised various events like workshops for conductors and student leaders, choral exchange programme, repertoire reading sessions and also as a communication avenue with the Co-Curricular Activities Board (CCAB).

www.cdas.org.sg

Vocal Consort 10th Anniversary Concert

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The Vocal Consort will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and we will like to invite all of you to join us in this joyous occasion. Meanwhile, we will also be showcasing our male chorus - Coro di Signori, in the aim to promote choral works of male choruses in Singapore.

While the Coro di Signori will be showcasing a few Spirituals such as Deep River, as well as a Classical piece, Ave Maria by Franz Biebl, the mixed chorus will bring us back to the Renaissance period with Ad Dominum cum tribularer, and then to the Baroque period with songs like With Drooping Wings by Henry Purcell. Renowned works by Asian composers such as Hana and Pamugun will also be featured.

"The Vocal Consort: 10th Anniversary Concert"
Date/Day: 15th January 2012, Sunday
Time: 7.30 PM
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Price: $21 & $28 (Prices are inclusive of SISTIC booking fees.)

Tickets are now available online/at any SISTIC outlets! You can also approach any of the members to get your tickets!

The Vocal Consort aims to spread our passion for choral singing to everyone, especially to those who are interested in choral singing and choral works. We sincerely hope that you can join us on this evening of mystifying splendour.

Sembawang Wind Orchestra

Celebrate with the Sembawang Wind Orchestra (SWO) on their 20th year of music making. Since its inception, the SWO has made ground-breaking contributions to the music community; from a fledging start-up to a wind orchestra that is renowned and well-received overseas. SWO has never failed to impress and arrest the hearts of music lovers by their premiers of numerous repertoires (both internationally and locally). Join them this December as they perform music by Carl Nielsen and one of the major works by Ferrer Ferran, Symphony No. 2 'Passion of Christ'.

Sembawang Wind Orchestra

proudly presents

20 Years of Music Making

23 December 2011 (Friday)

Time: 7pm

Venue: Singapore Conference Hall

Tickets: $12 (Free Seating)

Music Director: Mr. Desmond Ng

Repertoire

Symphony No. 1 Mvt 1

Allegro Orgoglioso

Carl Neilsen

Symphony No.2

'Passion of Christ'

Ferrer Ferran

and more!

Contact Andrew @ 91504658 or andrew.raphael.ng@hotmail.com

About the Sembawang Wind Orchestra

The Sembawang Wind Orchestra (SWO), formerly known as the Sembawang Symphonic Band, was inaugurated in 1992 by the former MP for Sembawang GRC and Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam. It is the pioneer community band in Singapore comprises of players from all walks of life embracing ethnic harmony. Besides participating in community activities like the Singapore National Day Celebrations, Constituency Day and Family Day, SWO also performs annual concerts whom the former Deputy Prime Minister has been the Guest-of-Honour.

In 1996, SWO made its first Audio Compact Disc after achieving a Medal of Distinction at the Southern Cross Music Festival in Brisbane. “Singapura!” the 3rd audio compact disc recording released on 3rd August 2004 in conjunction with the 38th National Day Celebration, was fully supported by the Northwest Community Development Council and the Sembawang Community Club. In 1993, SWO was awarded the PAYM Excellence Award and has also clinched the Gold award and Overall Champion in the open category band Competition at the 13th and 18th Australian International Music Festival in June 2002 and 2007 respectively.

Through the years since its inception, SWO has premiered numerous repertoires both locally and internationally. It has first performed the wind band transcription of Mahler’s Symphony 1, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto 5, Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Mozart’s Oboe Concerto, Mozart’s Flute Concerto, Blanquer’s Symphony 1, Curnow’s Euphonium concerto “Symphonic Variants”, Jacob’s Timpani Concerto, Reed’s Marimba Concerto, Gregson’s Tuba concerto and Reed’s Symphony 5 just to name a few.

Musicians from SWO have also been selected for numerous international events like the 1st World of Winds (hosted by the Norwegian Band Federation and HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway as the Patron) in Norway and Germany, Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) all around Asia, International Tuba Euphonium Conferences held in Budapest, Hungary and Denver, USA, the International Youth Wind Orchestra (IYWO) for World Association Symphonic Band and Ensemble (WASBE) conferences in Switzerland and Singapore, and the Southeast Asian Youth Wind Orchestra and Ensemble in Thailand.

The Sembawang Wind Orchestra’s continued mission is to be a centre for musical activities and musical aspirations to all walks of life. It also aims at being a semi-professional ensemble and as ambassadors of the Sembawang Community Club.

EVOKX Choral Concert

EVOKX is a non-profit choral group founded in 2010 by Mr Terrence Toh, who is also currently the music director of the group. EVOKX is the portmanteau of the words ‘evoke’, and ‘vox’, which means ‘voice’ in Latin. In our pursuit for artistic excellence, EVOKX seeks to evoke senses, emotions and memories through the music we make. We aspire to inspire our listeners into liberating their deepest sentiments and feelings. We desire to make music that resonates with their inner soul. EVOKX’s fundamental and unifying mission is to engage singers in community and social services through choral singing and performance.

The creation of EVOKX has brought together Terrence’s students, past and present and like-minded singers, providing them with a stage to further pursue their interest in choral singing. This is a choir where budding young musicians’ skills are nurtured, and their love for this art form, cultured. Staying true to its core, EVOKX adopts an educational approach towards music making. In making music, we inculcate and instil the values of compassion and charity in our members.

We would like to invite you and the members of your choir to attend our concert this December at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.

Last year, we held our début concert Evocation 2010: The Art of Giving. The allowed us to raise funds for the Singapore Children Society. This year we will once again be continuing with the Evocation series, Evocation 2011: The Art of Giving. The concert pays tribute to the elements of nature and its wonders, as a source of life and as a source of inspiration for artistic creation. We will be performing by choral works by Eric Barnum, Yongrub, Alberto Grau, Peteris Vasks and more, a thoughtfully assembled set of invigorating music that exemplifies how deeply human lives and emotions are intertwined with the forces of nature or nature itself.

This project, supported by NAC and Lee Foundation, is a non-profit concert. Funds raised from ticket sales will go to helping the less fortunate in our local society.

The concert details are as follows:

Title: Evocation 2011: The Art of Giving

Date/Time: 17th December 2011 / 4pm and 7pm

Venue: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall (Nearest MRT Clementi)

Ticket: $20/pax; free seating

To purchase tickets, please visit http://evokx.org/ticketing or send your ticket requests to ticketing@evokx.org to place an order. Alternatively you could buy a ticket through any of our choir members. Proceeds from this concert will go to charity as well as covering cost of holding the concert or you can order through directly at 97312480 or email ycseet@evokx.org.