Performances

2006

Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
An SSO Concert

Conductor: Lim Yau
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
Singapore Bible College
Chorale
The Hallelujah Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
22 Apr 2006, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

Nightsongs

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
4 & 5 August 2006, 8:00 pm
Esplanade Recital Studio, Singapore

This concert is dedicated to Ms Frances Theresa Ng (2 Apr 1966 ~ 6 Apr 2006), a member of the alto section with TPCC for the last 10 years

Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104

i. Nachtwache I

ii. Nachtwache II

iii. Letstes Glück

iv. Verlorene Jugend

v. Im Herbst

Johannes Brahms

Zigeunerleben, Op. 29, Nr. 3

Pianist: Lin Shumei

Soprano solo: Yap Shing Min

Alto solo: Phua Ee Kia

Tenor solo: Wang Yi

Bass solo: Nicholas Loh Jian-ming

Robert Schumann

My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, Op. 18 Nr. 3

Edward Elgar

Five Flower Songs, Op. 47

i. To Daffodils

ii. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months

iii. Marsh Flowers

iv. The Evening Primrose

v. The Ballad of Green Broom

Benjamin Britten

O Sacrum Convivium

Olivier Messiaen

Plainscapes

Violinist: Seah Huan Yuh

Cellist: Lin Juan

Pēteris Vasks

Silence & Music

R. Vaughan Williams

Soon-Ah Will Be Done

William L. Dawson

 

2005

SSC 25th Anniversary
Beethoven's Choral Symphony

An SSO Concert

Conductor: Lim Yau
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
6 May 2005, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

Choral Fantasy

Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

 

Dreamwaters

Guest Conductor: Chifuru Matsubara
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
21 May 2005, 8:00 pm
Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore

Rakastava

Jean Sibelius

Varen

Edvard Grieg

Arr. Thorleif Aamodt

Selections from Three Motets

ii. Dominus regit me

iii. Benedictus

Carl Nielsen

Interval

Composition for Chorus

nos. II, III and IV

Michio Mamiya
(
间宫芳生)

Water Night

Eric Whitacre

Milonga

Alberto Ginastera

Pula

Niel van der Watt

Sinikan laulu

Veljo Tormis

In Memoriam

Peteris Plakidis

  

O Magnum Mysterium

A Christmas Concert

Conductor: Wong Lai Foon
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
1-3 December 2005,
8:00 pm
Chijmes, Singapore

O nata lux

Thomas Tallis

O magnum mysterium

Tomas Luis de Victoria

Christus est natus

Damijan Močnik

Quatre motets pour le temps de noël

i. O magnum mysterium

ii. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
iii. Videntes stellam
iv. Hodie Christus natus est

Francis Poulenc

Cantus Gloriosus

From Zwei Stücke

Józef Świder

Interval

O magnum mysterium

Morten Lauridsen

Today the Virgin

John Tavener

The Virgin Mary had a baby boy

West Indian Spiritual

Arr. David Blackwell

Il est le divin enfant

French traditional carol

Arr. David Willcocks

I Saw Three Ships

Arr. Anthony Smith Masters

Lord of the Dance

Sydney Carter

Arr. David Willcocks

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Arr. Arthur Warrell

Carol Sing-along

 

2004

Mahler Symphony No. 8:
Symphony of A Thousand

An SSO Concert

Conductor: Lan Shui
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
Singapore Bible College Chorale
The Hallelujah Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
29&30 May 2004, 8:15 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

The Gardener of Time
TPCC 10th Anniversary Concert

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
3&
4 September 2004, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Recital
Studio, Singapore

Sakura

Toru Takemitsu
(武澈)

Trois Chansons

Claude Debussy

42

John Cage

Selections from Wind Horse

Toru Takemitsu
(武澈)

I Got Rhythm

George Gershwin
Arr. Anthony Saunders

Interval

Selections from Gloria Patri

Urmas Sisask

Penny Lane

Beatles

O Sacrum Convivium

Olivier Messiaen

Trois Chansons

Maurice Ravel

A Song of Circles and Triangles

Toru Takemitsu
(武澈)

  

Laud to the Nativity

Christmas At Esplanade

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
4 December 2004, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

Gloria

Jan Sandstrom

Laud to the Nativity

Ottorino Respighi

Selections from Gloria Patri

i. Omnis una

ii. Tempore natalis Domini
iii. Gloria tibi Domine

Urmas Sisask

Interval

Lully lulla, thou little tiny child

Kenneth Leighton

Sing Noel

arr. James H. Burden

Ding Dong! Merrily on high

arr. David Blackwell

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

John Gardner

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

arr. Arthur Warrell

Carol Sing-along

 

2003

Mahler Symphony No. 2: Resurrection
An SSO Concert

Conductor: Lan Shui
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
28 & 29 March 2003, 8:15 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

Choral Concert: Berlioz's Messe Solennele
An SSO Concert

Conductor: Lim Yau
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
Singapore Bible College
Chorale
The Hallelujah Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
2 May 2003, 8:15 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore
(review by Andante)

 

Zhou Long: The Future of Fire
An SSO Concert

Conductor: Lan Shui
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
23 May 2003, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

Voices of Light

The Passion of Joan of Arc

An oratorio with silent film

Music: Richard Einhorn
Film: Carl Dreyer
Performed by:
Anonymous 4
The Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor: Lim Yau
12 August 2003, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

Of Rhythm And Rhyme

Conductor: Lim Yau
Pianist: Shane Thio
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
19 &
20 September 2003, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Recital
Studio, Singapore

Window 

Peteris Vasks

I lift my eyes to watch the mountain moon

Stephen Paulus

Encounter

Peteris Vasks

...and now the last cloud drains away

Stephen Paulus

Trois Chansons bretonnes
i. La nuit en mer
iii. Soir D'é'
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Henk Badings

Night

Ho Chee Kong

Schö'[1]x"ne Fremde

Fanny Mendelssohn

Interval

In Praise of Apollo

Dominick Argento

Songs of Ariel
(from Shakespeare's The Tempest)
i. Come unto us this yellow sands
ii. Full fathom five thy father lies
iii. Before you can say "come" and "go"

iv. You are three men of sin
v. Where the bee sucks

Frank Martin

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

Nils Lindberg

It was a Lover and His Lass

John Rutter

I Got Rhythm

George Gershwin
Arr. Anthony Saunders

 

Christmas At Esplanade

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
13 December 2003, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

A Ceremony of Carols

1. Procession
2. Wolcum Yole!

3. There is no rose

4. That yonge child

5. Balulalow

6. As dew in Aprille

7. This little Babe

8. Interlude (Harp solo)

9. In freezing winter night

10. Spring Carol

11. Deo Gracias

12. Recession

Benjamin Britten

Harpist: Katryna Tan

Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Noel

(Four Motets for Christmas)

1. O magnum mysterium

2. Quem vidistis pastores

3. Videntes stellam

4. Hodie Christus natus est

Francis Poulenc

Intermission

Bogoroditse Devo, Raduisya 

(Rejoice, O Virgin)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Slava v Vyshmikh Bogu

(Glory to God in the highest)

Khvalite Imya Gospodne

(Praise the name of the Lord)

Jingle Bells

J. Pierpont, Arr. R. Allwood

Stille Nacht

F. Gruber, Arr. J. Rutter

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Arr. J. Gardner

Sing We Now of Christmas

Arr. F. Prentice

Carol Sing-along

 

2002

Wings
A collection of Asian a cappella

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
19 &
20 April 2002, 8:15 pm
Theatre, University Cultural
Centre, Singapore

While We Labor

Kometsuki-madara

Mihiyo Mamiya
(
间宫芳生)

Bhatiyali

Shin-ichiro Ikebe
(池晋一郎)

Pasigin

Arr. Eudy Palaruan

Sounds of Childhood

Itsuki-no-komuri-uta

Miyoshi Akira
(三善晃)

Saeya Saeya

CheeKong Ho

Iddem-dem Mallida

Elmo Q. Makil

Of Bird and Song

Burung Kakaktua

Arr. Juliette Lai

Pamugun

Francisco F. Felicaino

Interval

Of Love and Longing

Tsubasa

Toru Takemitsu
(武澈)

Yun Fei Tian Bu Dong
(云天不

Qu Xi-xian

Sapu Tangan

Shin-ichiro Ikebe
(池晋一郎)

Dahil Sa Lyo

Arr. Fabian Obispo

Varsha

Vanraj Bhatia

Dance and Festival

Sado Okesa

Miyoshi Akira
(三善晃)

Shishi-Mai

Mihiyo Mamiya
(
间宫芳生)

Dragon Dance

Leong Yoon Pin

 

Love Sacred, Love Profane

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
28 &
29 June 2002, 8:15 pm
Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore

Messe pour double choeur a cappella
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus Dei

Frank Martin

Due composizioni corali
I. Il
giardino di Afrodite
II. Piena sorgeva la luna

Ildebrando Pizzetti

Getaran Jiwa

P. Ramlee, Arr. Juliette Lai

The Solitary Reaper

Kelly Tang

Mamayog Akun

Arr. Fabian Obispo

Interval

Hymn to St. Cecilia

Benjamin Britten

Hayo kapritama from Cinq Rechants

Oliver Messiaen

Varsha

Vanraj Bhatia

When will the flower bloom
(
槐花几时开)

Arr. Leong Yoon Pin

Pamugun

Francisco F. Felicaino

Pokpok Alimpako

 

Humming Chorus from Madam Butterfly
Finale chorus from Fidelio

Acoustics test for Esplanade

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
15 July 2002, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Lyric House, Singapore

 

Love Sacred, Love Profane
Without Hymn to St. Cecilia
Acoustics test for Esplanade

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
21 July 2002, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

Folksong  Chorus Concert
Asia Choral Days

The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Seoul Motet Choir
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
5 October 2002, 18:00
Opera City, Tokyo, Japan

The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor: Lim Yau

Usuli Boat Song

Arr. Shui Jiang Tian

Burung Kakaktua

Arr. Juliette Lai

Varsha

Vanraj Bhatia

Dragon Dance

Leong Yoon Pin

Pamugun

Francisco F. Felicaino

Pokpok Alimpako

Seoul Motet Choir
Conductor: Park CheeYong
(朴治

Mongkeumpo Taryung

Arr. Kim KyuHwan

Saeya Saeya

Arr. Chae DongSun

Farmer's Song

Arr. Kim HeeJo

Interval

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Conductor: Nobuaki Tanaka (
田中信昭)

Oiwake-bushi Ko
(
追分)

Minao Shibata
(柴田南雄)

Collective work
Conductor: Lim Yau, Park CheeYong and Nobuaki Tanaka

An Island's Medley

Ho CheeKong

Arirang

Arr. Kim Heejo

Nam-chon

Kim Tong Hwan

Sakura

Arr. Toru Takemitsu
(武澈)

Soran-bushi

Arr. Akira Miyoshi
(三善晃)

 

Contemporary Chorus Concert
Asia Choral Days

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Seoul Motet Choir
7 October 2002, 19:00
Opera City, Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Conductor: Chifuru Matsubara (
松原千振)

Excerpts from "Projections on Basho's Haiku"
(芭蕉的腓句)

Joji Yuasa
(
)

Harvest Feast
(
丰年祭)

Shin-ichiro Ikebe
(池晋一郎)

Bhatyali

The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor: Lim Yau

Dreamscape II

Bernard Tan

One

Ho CheeKong

The Solitary Reaper

Kelly Tang

Getaran Jiwa

Arr. Juliette Lai

Happy Clouds

Leong Yoon Pin

When will the flower bloom?
(
槐花几时开)

Interval

Seoul Motet Choir
Conductor: Park CheeYong
(朴治

不如

Kim So Woel
(
金素月)

Mother, Sister, Let's live by the River

Kiss

Seo Jung Joo
(
徐延柱)

Collective work
Conductor: Chifuru Matsubara (
松原千振)

Dona nobis pacem

Peteris Vasks

 

Beethoven 9th Symphony
An SSO Campus Concert

Conductor: Lan Shui
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
8 October 2002, 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, University Cultural
Centre, Singapore

 

Beethoven 9th Symphony
National Inauguration of the Esplanade

Conductor: Lan Shui
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
11 October 2002, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

 

Christmas at Esplanade
A Festive Celebration in Music

Conductor: Lim Yau
The Philharmonic Chamber Choir
The Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
7 December 2002, 7:30 pm
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

Magnificat in D (BMV 243)
I. Magnificat
II. Et exsultavit spiritus meus
III. Quia respexit humilitatem
IV. Omnes generationes
V.  Quia fecit mihi magna
VI. Et misericordia
VII. Fecit potentiam
VIII. Deposuit potentes
IX. Esurientes implevit bonis
X. Suscepit Israel
XI. Sicut locutus est
XII. Gloria patri

J. S. Bach

Hallelujah Chorus
from Messiah

G. F. Handel

Interval

Gloria & Sanctus
from Mass for Double Choir

Frank Martin

Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen
Det Är En Ros Utsprungen

Trad Harmonised by M. Praetorius
J.Sandströ'[1]x"m

Jingle Bells

J. Pierpont, Arr. R. Allwood

Stille Nacht

F. Gruber, Arr. J. Rutter

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Arr. J. Gardner

Sing We Now of Christmas

Arr. F. Prentice

Carol Sing-along