Thursday, August 18, 2011

Oriental Accents, 东方鼓魂


A percussion concert presented by newly formed percussion ensemble A Bigger Bang.


Oriental -- The countries of the Orient or their peoples or cultures/ Eastern/ Lustrous and valuable

Accents -- A characteristic pronunciation, especially one determined by the regional or social background of the speaker/ Emphasis or prominence given to a note or chord in music, as by an increase in volume or extended duration

A Bigger Bang -- Creating a percussive world that combines modern and traditional, East and West; A Bigger Bang aims to promote the art of percussion in its broadest sense, unrestricted by boundaries.

Artisic Director: Quek Ling Kiong

Percussionists:
Cheryl Ong
Benjamin Boo
Chen Kangren
Eugene Toh
Low Yik Hang
Xu Fan

Video Artist: Jun Han

Repertoire:
Conversation, 对话
Drama, Trio for cymbals, Movement I & VI, 戏, 一,六乐章
Battle of the Ox and Tiger, 牛斗虎
Dragonflies on Water, 蜻蜓点水
Trio Per Uno, Movement I & III
Crested Mynah's Bath, 八哥洗澡
Resonance of Chinese Percussion, 响趣

Time
Sunday, August 28 · 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Location
Blackbox, Goodman Arts Center
90 Goodman Road
Singapore, Singapore

Tickets: S$25. Students and senior citizens above 55 enjoy concession price of S$20. To book/purchase, contact Eugene 91396130(not our Eugene)/ Steve 91497559

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