The Singaporean String Quartet

Artsylum Quartet and Oxley Quartet with
Sanche Jagatheesan, Jun Zubillaga-Pow and Daniel Chiang

Lee Yuk Chuan – Lingzhi Capriccio (1973)
Kelly Tang – String Quartet (1990)
Phoon Yew Tien – String Quartet (1980)
Jun Zubillaga-Pow – Weird Witches (2011)
Jeremiah Li Kai Han – Three Korean Scenes (2006)
Benjamin Lim Yi – Porcelain Harlequin / Through the Glass / Threshold (2007-10)
Leong Yoon Pin – Largo and Vivace (1982)

Two young string quartets join forces to perform an entire programme of contemporary classics composed by Singaporeans. Come enjoy the nation’s finest chamber music written since independence. Composers to be featured include Leong Yoon Pin, Phoon Yew Tien, Lee Yuk Chuan, Kelly Tang, Jeremiah Li and Benjamin Lim Yi.

What goes on after rehearsals (Indian Food.)

2230 hrs, somewhere beside Kent Ridge Bus Interchange.

The guys order and the girls take photos!

 Butter, Cheese, Garlic Naan 

Gobi Manchurian

(cauliflower fritters?)

 Butter Chicken

Chocolate milkshake

Avocado milkshake

 Durian milkshake

Highly fattening, but also very good!

What goes on in Arensky rehearsals

To hear better...

1st experiment sitting with backs to each other. 

Fashion accessory

So that we all can hear the metronome in this odd seating arrangement, it was clipped to the violist's vest.  

Fashion statement

Guess whose cool shoes these are?! 

A Russian Romance@ Red Sea Gallery

On top of a hill, with its winding roads, sprawling houses, the occasional overgrown field, but nonetheless wearing an intimidatingly cool vibe a.k.a. Dempsey, sat an art gallery. Cool concrete floors, cool white-black alternating walls, very resonant space.

"A Solo exhibition by Russian sensation Anna Berezovskaya"

Exhibition runs until 19th June 2011. 

Since our blog post is rather current for once, catch it while you can!

(Not a paid advertisement.)

 

 

The gathering of the well-heeled.

Snapshots of the humans taking a break from sitting...

(Guess who's back from cold Colorado?)

...while the instruments sprawl conveniently on the couch nearby.

 Christoven the Violist's latest bling find from Stevie General Store at Club Street,

(Not a paid advertisement either.)

nonchalantly modeled by DT the violinist.

And now for our post-gig food feature!

Shokudo@Raffles City 

(Still not a paid advertisment.)

Mango Slush Ice with Rum and Raisin ice cream

Rosti a.k.a. French fry noodles as described by the violist.

On skewers: Mushroom(s) and Prawn(s) snuggled in bacon blanket.

And when all the food's finally gone...

Cool Classics@Esplanade Concourse

*Long overdue post, backdated to conceal the embarrassing lateness of it. (what's new?) Photos courtesy of Michelle who kindly programmed us amidst the March madness.

 

 Little black rectangle of a photo in a poster within a poster = very meta.

The Violist wonders what the Cellist finds funny during the 2nd Violin's introduction.

Finally getting down to the playing,

with the serious teacher face,

"I am viola hear me roar"

 

wandering eyes wondering

  

 All smiles after the serious second movement of Shostakovich F Major Quartet.

The big picture, behind the audience's back.

The Story Continues 5-6 Jan

First performance with Odyssey Dance Theatre at Drama Center!

The cavernous dressing room

The requisite dressing room label

Also, a room with  a view

of some of our audience leaving in a rather orderly fashion.

Oxy checking out Christoven's new spectacles! (one of many...)

Speaking of gold boots, check out the matching golden fan accessory around his neck.

Kent from the Hair Times 

doing Jit's hair

 Kent's other work...

Really nailed the glam bride look!

L to R: Jit, Liz, Oxy, Kit Yeng (arranger/pianist) and Christoven

Our eyes are all looking at different places because there were too many cameras. 

Ok maybe just two.

Jit with the 2 Korean dancers and LayTeng

much to the envy of the schoolgirls standing around

Final group shot! 

2010 that passed too fast

 Telok Ayer Performing Arts Center

Our new rehearsal space. Enjoying it while it lasts - apparently it's going to be gone in a few years!

Latest addition (or edition) - Golden boots of Christoven the violist

parked on the tiramisu-esque carpet of a St Regis function room

Latest addition: the White Case of Jitmin

in the concave space of a St Regis restaurant. Our first wedding performance as a 'new' quartet!