http://www.esplanade.com Esplanade - Music http://www.esplanade.com/images/img_logo.gif http://www.esplanade.com 129 137 2008 Esplanade All rights reserved. en-us Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM www.esplanade.com http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_philharmonic_winds_10th_anniversary_gala_concert/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_philharmonic_winds_10th_anniversary_gala_concert/index.jsp For its 10th anniversary, The Philharmonic Winds’ Music Director Leonard Tan will lead the wind orchestra in a programme all music lovers will enjoy. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/love_joy_and_death_in_time_of_war/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/love_joy_and_death_in_time_of_war/index.jsp Samuel Scheidt is best known for his organ music, he was unable to publish the many large-scale vocal works he wrote because of the Thirty Years War. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/wordbeatsong3/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/wordbeatsong3/index.jsp Spoken word sets by Mango Dollies and Breakbeat Theory show how pairing poetry and music give new life to the written word. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_journey_through_local_music1/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_journey_through_local_music1/index.jsp Over four days, our stories will be re-told through the music, poetry and art of homegrown artists. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/belle_sebastian/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/belle_sebastian/index.jsp Belle and Sebastian, makers of the trippy, breezy summer’s day folk-pop that sent many in the 90s into little raptures, are back, with their first shows in four years. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/keat_hong_chinese_orchestra2/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/keat_hong_chinese_orchestra2/index.jsp Celebrate the nation’s birthday with Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra and their heartwarming melodies that will make you beam with pride. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/zubir_abdullah/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/zubir_abdullah/index.jsp The sounds of the Arabic oud accompanies ghazal, joget , zapin and many other ethnic sounds of Zubir Abdullah's poetic musical compositions in his first-ever solo concert at Esplanade. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/music_of_our_forefathers/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/music_of_our_forefathers/index.jsp This is the soundtrack of those who journeyed to Singapore and built the foundation we stand upon today. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/fusion_fever/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/fusion_fever/index.jsp On National Day, celebrate the melting pot music of Singapore – where east meets west, where traditional meets contemporary, where our colourful stories interweave through music. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/her_sheen_sway_ciacia/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/her_sheen_sway_ciacia/index.jsp Glitchy, melodic and irrepressibly upbeat, the electro-acoustic pop-rock ditties of Ciacia bounce along with a friendly exuberance and lead you to a sun-drenched world of breezy reverie. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/pathetique/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/pathetique/index.jsp Known for his scores for films such as Dracula and The Pianist, Wojciech Kilar brings a touch of the post-Romantic symphonic poem to his 1998 work for string orchestra... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/onam_nite_2010/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/onam_nite_2010/index.jsp At Onam Nite, enjoy well-loved Malayalam hit songs beautifully sung by popular playback singers Sujatha Mohan and Madhu Balakrishnan... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/youth_orchestra_of_the_world_concert/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/youth_orchestra_of_the_world_concert/index.jsp Following their performance at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_dream_journey/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_dream_journey/index.jsp She’s the teen sensation with the huge voice… Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/eugenia_yip/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/eugenia_yip/index.jsp Singer-songwriter Eugenia Yip writes songs that draw influences from incidents she has experienced as a teenager transiting into a young adult. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/female_country_greats_of_the_60s_70s/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/female_country_greats_of_the_60s_70s/index.jsp Lily Anna returns to Coffee Morning & Afternoon Tea with greatest country hits! Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/bright_young_things02/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/bright_young_things02/index.jsp They’ve got the chops and the groove. And some of them are still in school! Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tas_youth_voices/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tas_youth_voices/index.jsp The A Cappella Society Youth Voices (TAS Youth Voices) has a free training program for young people who share a passion for a cappella singing and performance. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tae/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tae/index.jsp Tae is a young multi-instrumentalist from Thailand who plays instruments such as the Thai xylophone, the saxophone and the piano. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/carrie_diya/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/carrie_diya/index.jsp Carrie Yeo and Chen Diya met at 2007's Project Superstar Season 2 nation-wide singing talent search competition... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/night_songs/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/night_songs/index.jsp The duo of Melvin Tan and Shane Thio return to the Esplanade Recital Studio to present an evening of French... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/baybeats_2010/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/baybeats_2010/index.jsp BAYBEATS is Singapore’s own local annual alternative music festival presented by Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_familiar_and_the_fantastic/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_familiar_and_the_fantastic/index.jsp Mendelssohn’s last large orchestral work, the Violin Concerto in E minor was one of the first of the great Romantic violin concertos, and has been enduringly popular since it first appeared in 1845. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/supah_heroes/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/supah_heroes/index.jsp If you’re into superhero music themes… Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/philclarinets_in_concert/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/philclarinets_in_concert/index.jsp Join the clarinet section of the Philharmonic Winds – philClarinets – in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Philharmonic Winds... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tay_kewei/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tay_kewei/index.jsp Join local English pop-jazz and Mandopop artist Tay Kewei in concert celebrating the launch of her first album. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_spectacular_seventh/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_spectacular_seventh/index.jsp While remaining one of the most popular in the violin concerto repertory, Wieniawski’s Concerto No. 2 is also acknowledged as being one of the most difficult. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mendelssohns_elijah/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mendelssohns_elijah/index.jsp Hear the 270-strong combined choir perform one of the most famous oratorios in Western music. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/bajofondo_tango_club/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/bajofondo_tango_club/index.jsp Bajofondo began in the early 2000s as a project by Oscar-winning Los Angeles-based Argentinian musician, super-producer and film music composer ( Babel, Brokeback Mountain, 21 Grams ) Gustavo Santaolalla. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/take_5_piano_quintet_series_concert_vi/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/take_5_piano_quintet_series_concert_vi/index.jsp Take 5 is a chamber music series initiated in 2007 by five prominent Singaporean musicians to showcase masterpieces in the quintet chamber repertoire. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/aftereight_series_melissa_chan_shane_thio/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/aftereight_series_melissa_chan_shane_thio/index.jsp Paris, during what the French like to call the “Belle Epoque”, was the cultural capital of Europe. This period also saw the birth of cabaret, made famous by establishments like Chat Noir and Moulin Rouge. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_musical_trail/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_musical_trail/index.jsp Singaporean pianist Song Ziliang presents an evening of piano music with works ranging from the monumental Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor to Scriabin's mercurial Fifth Sonata. Also featured is local composer Denise Lee’s Within the Horizon (2009). Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/concerts_for_children_the_mozart_experience/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/concerts_for_children_the_mozart_experience/index.jsp A mischievous street musician finds herself thrust into the role of Mozart in this concert programme for chamber orchestra. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/gioia/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/gioia/index.jsp An evening of rhapsodic sonnets or “little songs” will be performed, along with the noted Song of Songs and Gitanjali or “song offerings”. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/best_of_jenny_tseng/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/best_of_jenny_tseng/index.jsp Veteran singer Jenny Tseng’s career in music and movies spans over 3 decades... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/roberta_flack/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/roberta_flack/index.jsp You’ve heard them, you’ve sung them, you may have even fallen in love to them… Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/gamelan_exposed/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/gamelan_exposed/index.jsp Focusing on Balinese Gamelan music, school teachers will learn the basic differences between known forms of Gamelan. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/many_faces_of_sheng/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/many_faces_of_sheng/index.jsp hear talented musicians of Singapore Chinese Orchestra - Guo Chang Suo, Ong Yi Horng, Seah Kar Wee and Lim Kiong Pin - perform a variety of music styles to showcase the diverse musical possibilities of the sheng. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/call_me_georgia_hon/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/call_me_georgia_hon/index.jsp The Sing Song Club presents a programme of songs written for women, about women; songs about their lives and journeys, trials and tribulations... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mahler_festival_adagietto/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mahler_festival_adagietto/index.jsp Though his most popular concerto today, Saint-Saëns’ Concerto No. 2 was not a success at its premiere... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/divertiment/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/divertiment/index.jsp Diversity in backgrounds. Diversity in experiences. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/hooked_on_classics_-_nafa_orchestra/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/hooked_on_classics_-_nafa_orchestra/index.jsp Have a rousing time with the NAFA Orchestra as they entertain you with a selection of classical favourites. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/woodwind/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/woodwind/index.jsp Featuring narration, visual projection and traditional Chinese woodwind instruments including dizi, guanzi, sheng, and suona, the ensemble recounts the popular Asian folklore, The Sisters Island. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ode_to_ireland/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ode_to_ireland/index.jsp From the Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Christopher Rouse comes the fetching and expressive Flute Concerto, ... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/yellow_river_cantata/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/yellow_river_cantata/index.jsp The highly acclaimed and well-loved Yellow River Cantata is without doubt one of the greatest achievements depicted in song and music... Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_bridge_of_silk_asian_a_cappella/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_bridge_of_silk_asian_a_cappella/index.jsp The Philharmonic Chamber Choir performs in A Bridge of Silk: Asian A Cappella, a celebration of a cappella music from Asia, by Asian composers. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/scenic_sounds_of_the_grassland/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/scenic_sounds_of_the_grassland/index.jsp Delight in a repertoire combining elements of Chinese orchestral, folk and opera music, performed by the City Chinese Orchestra and Baotou City Man Han Performance Troupe with spirit, colour and grace. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_cosy_evening_with_philsax/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/a_cosy_evening_with_philsax/index.jsp Philsax comprises saxophonists from one of Singapore's premier wind orchestras,The Philharmonic Winds, otherwise known as Philwinds. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/amy/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/amy/index.jsp Even though his signature long tresses and cut-off tees are a thing of the past, Search front-man Amy is every bit the icon, exploring a new musical journey into soulful lyrics and melodies that are less rock-ballad and more bohemian-eclectic. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/kelab_dondang_sayang/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/kelab_dondang_sayang/index.jsp Kelab Dondang Sayang would be a cherished memory for young Malays growing up in the late 70s to mid-80s who remember the television variety show on live poetry singing. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/konsert_kasut_putih/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/konsert_kasut_putih/index.jsp Two singers. Two eras. Two pairs of white shoes as their mark of individuality. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/fabulous_cats_nite_out/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/fabulous_cats_nite_out/index.jsp Fabulous Cats is a hip-hop dance band from Malaysia. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/r_ismail_and_elfee_ismail_with_orkestra_melayu_singapura/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/r_ismail_and_elfee_ismail_with_orkestra_melayu_singapura/index.jsp A father and son relationship unfolds through personal anecdotes and a shared love for the tradition of asli songs! Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/berliner_philharmoniker/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/berliner_philharmoniker/index.jsp The Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic) has been known as one of the finest orchestras worldwide since its inception in the late 19th century, its distinction backed by the succession of great conductors who have stood at its helm. Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:05:00 AM