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January 2009
February 2008
Plans for 2008
We just wrapped up our Annual General Meeting for 2007, so here is what we have in store for 2008.
- Performances & Events
Wild Empire hopes to carry out the following projects in 2008:
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- Guest performances / collaboration with schools
- Wild Empire's annual concert (sometime in Sep)
- Caroling sessions
- Other proposed activities
- Recruitment Drive
We're always on the lookout for like-minded people who enjoy choral singing and are not afraid to explore new and wild ideas. For those interested in joining our choir, please contact us.
- Practice Venue
We are also currently looking out for any rental space that could allow us to hold our practices there, and to store our keyboards, at a cheap rate. If you do know of a good place, please contact us too.
In the meantime, we are slowly updating our 'Gallery', and our first 'Picture' album is from one of our previous year's concerts, 'Happening Happenings'.
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
Ticket sales are going strong are over
Our tickets for 'Happening Happenings!' are selling fast, so to avoid disappointment, please reserve your seats now.
Update: We have a full house for our concert! To those who have purchased our tickets, we hope that you will have a great time with us. And to those who were interested, but could not get the tickets in time, we hope to see you at our next concert.
Full Reportoire of Happening Happenings!
To entice our fellow audience, here is our full repertoire for this concert:
- Eric Whitacre - Hope, Faith, Life, Love...
- Morten Lauridsen - Sure on This Shining Night
- Per Norgard - Maya Dances
- Ant. Dvorak - Down in the Forest
- Ant. Dvorak - On the Green Hillside
- Francis Pott - Jesu Dulcis Memoria
- William Hawley - Regina Caeli
- Cesar Alejandro Carrillo - Ave Maria
- Rihards Dubra - Alleluia
- Anton Bruckner - Christus Factus est
- György Orbán - Ave Maria
- Giuseppe Verdi - Pater Noster
- John Rutter (arr.) - The Way You Look Tonight
- David Blackwell (arr.) - Blue Moon
- David Blackwell (arr.) - The Continental
- Russ Robinson (arr.) - Bewtiched
- Paul Hart (arr.) - Seaside Rendezvous
- Mark Brymer (arr.) - Bohemian Rhapsody
- Ralph Allwood & Lora Sansun (arr.) - Dancing Queen
- Ralph Allwood & Lora Sansun (arr.) - Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Ralph Allwood & Lora Sansun (arr.) - Mamma Mia
- Roger Ames (arr.) - Amazing Grace
Happening Happenings! on 31st May 2008
Yup, we are having a combined concert on 31st May 2008, titled 'Happening Happenings!'. Here are the details:
Title : |
Happening Happenings! |
Venue : |
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall, National University of Singapore |
Date : |
31st May 2008 |
Time : |
7.30pm |
Ticket Price : |
$15, free seating |
This concert would bring back some of our old songs, plus some news ones, and would also showcase 2 of our conductor's choirs, namely Pioneer Junior College and Crescent Girls'.
Our repertoire would include pop oldies such as 'Blue Moon' and 'The Way You Look Tonight', along with choral favourites such as 'Ave Maria' and 'Christus Factus est'.
Tickets are currently on sale now. To reserve your tickets, please fill up this form.
We hope to see you at our concert!
June 2008
July 2008
Christmas is on its way!
We are currently in search for caroling performances / events. If you do have any opportunities for us to perform, please contact us.
1st July 2008
In Other News...
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2008
We found a video clip of Victoria Junior College Choir (Singapore) competing the the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2008.
18th July 2008
A meaningful video
If you hope to find some meaning in your life and what you do, please watch this video.
7th July 2008
August 2008
Performance for a birthday
Yup, last week was the Nation's 'birthday'. Today was someone else's.
A few of us from Wild Empire were requested to perform for a birthday celebration at HortPark. So bringing our best gear down (our vocals, that is) to the party, along with a selection from our repertoire, we performed melodiously for the VIP, as well as his family and friends.
On behalf of Wild Empire, we would like to thank Samuel for the invitation, and wish him a very happy birthday!
16st August 2008
Happy Birthday Singapore!
Today is National Day! On behalf of Wild Empire, we would like to wish Singapore a very happy birthday.
9st August 2008
New updates and stuff!
First of all, sorry for the late update.
Secondly, as you can see, we have updated our group photo, taken from our recent 'Happening Happenings 2008' concert. The photo album has also been updated with the concert photos, so you can scoot over to have a look. Audio and video recordings will be up soon.
Thirdly, we have also added a 'Links' section on the left side, to engage other choirs to come together and develop a local choral community, also known as the Choral HUB. Through the Choral HUB, we will link up blogs and webpages of various choirs so that we can help to promote each others presence and activity in the choral community. Thus, we would warmly welcome 'Kranji Secondary School Choir' and 'Crescent Girls' Choir' as our first two links.
Lastly, we have added a miscellaneous news section below, for any interesting sights and sounds that we would like to share with everyone else.
5st August 2008
In Other News...
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music presents...
Free concerts! Of course this is also an opportunity to expand your knowledge further into the world of classical music.
On 18th August 2008, at 12 noon, there will be a recital featuring Rossini's Concerto for Bassoon, Peteris Vasks’ Das Buch for solo Cello, Chopin’s Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 and Tchaikovsky’s Valse Scherzo for Violin.
Later in the evening, there will be another recital on the piano, for four hands. Renowned pianists from Italy, Roberto Metro and Elvire Foti will perform Liszt's own transcriptions for piano duet of the popular Hungarian Rhapsodies.
The following morning, on 19th August 2008, Roberto Metro and Elvire Foti will stay on to have a masterclass for piano duettists, focusing of pieces like Dello Jioi's Aria & Toccata (1955), and Liszt's Grand Fantasy on Bellini's Norma.
Admission is as mentioned above, free!
17th August 2008
Ride your music!
Ever played Dance Dance Revolution or BeatMania series, but always felt it as a hazzle to travel to arcade? Or how about the Guitar Hero series, but hope that there was something similar on a PC?
Enter Audiosurf. With just your mouse and trusty music collection, you can literally play with your music! And I do mean all your music, because it does not restrict you to just those songs that are pre-loaded with the game. All you have to do is search for a song, load it, and voila, you have a personalised 'track' that follows the song.
What follows next is a bit like a racing game. The 'track' consists of coloured blocks, which must be picked up, and grey blocks, which must be avoided, laid out along a road. How the road is built, is based on the song. If the song has a fast tempo or melody, the road would slope down, with sharp twists and turns. If the song is slow and calming, the road would slope up, with very few bends.
The game also comes with the Orange Box soundtrack, which contains the background music from the Half-Life 2 series, Team Fortress 2, and Portal.
To play the game, you would need a computer that has been built around 2004 or later, and a Steam account (those who are playing Team Fortress 2 or Half-Life 2, should know what a Steam account is). To purchase the game, and it is quite cheap, you can head over the Steam website.
Happy surfing!
15th August 2008
In Song 2008 – A Little Gath’ring
Victoria Chorale is back again with another concert. This time, with a new concept, featuring popular music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, along with Old English folk songs, and catchy and enjoyable contemporary tunes.
As they put it:
'Experimental and extraordinary, In Song 2008 – A Little Gath’ring promises to be an evening not to be missed'
Head over to Gatecrash for more details.
7th August 2008
Let's try some tests
How about an adaptive pitch test? This test 'measures your pitch perception abilities by adapting to your responses'.
Or maybe try this test to see if you have an accurate tone? Be warned though, because the test has been 'purposefully made very hard, so excellent musicians rarely score above 80% correct'.
5th August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
Just a few updates...
We have just been associated with the Choral Directors' Association of Singapore, as you can see by the newly added link the 'Friends of WE' column. Thank you, CDAS.
We have also been very busy preparing for the upcoming Christmas season. So if you happen to be going at any of the hotels, or shopping around in Singapore, and happen to hear carollers, that might be us.
17th October 2008
November 2008
Here We Come A Carolling
Be prepared to get conquered by the sounds of Wild Empire!
First stop, The British Club (Singapore), one of Singapore's first social club, and not to mention, prestigious too. They have also requested for a special programme, so get ready to be mesmerised.
The show starts at 6pm around their Christmas tree.
Next stop, Parkway Parade. A great place to spend your time shopping and eating, and listening to our joyous voices every night.
We would be there every night except Monday, from the 9th of December at 8pm under the giant Christmas tree outside the basement. And if we experience any wet weather, we would be at the office entrance, next to the New Zealand Natural Ice Cream outlet.
But that's not all. We will also be carolling around the city area as well, at four yet-to-be disclosed places, including two very posh hotels. Stay tuned for more updates.
28 November 2008
December 2008
Doo Doo Doo...
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry CHRISTMAS...
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And a Happy New Year!
25 December 2008
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Everywhere you go... we'll be carolling in a Grand hotel, one in a Forum as well, the place that's next to Hilton Hotel... Oh wait, we'll be carolling there too!
On the 20th and 21st of December, we would be at Forum The Shopping Gallery, starting off with our songs are 3pm.
Right after Forum The Shopping Gallery, we would be heading towards Hilton Hotel Singapore, and continuing our carols at 5pm.
On the following week, we would end off our carolling performances on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, at the Grand Corpthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore. Whilst you are enjoying your lunch and dinner at the nearby coffeehouse, we would be gleefully singing, and eyeing your food as well. So don't forget to bring us some figgy pudding, and a cup of good cheer too!
17 December 2008