With less than two weeks to the 190th Anniversary Celebration of Buffet Crampon, The Band Post reveals seven updates to the Singapore Clarinet Festival (SGCF), a two day event organized by The Band World.
a. Schedule
29 NOV (Sunday)
1630 – 1730 Solo Recital by Florent Heau, Pianist: Liu Jia
1930 – 2230 Buffet Crampon Birthday Bash (for invited guest only)
30 NOV (Monday)
0900 – 1300 Clarinet Ensemble Competition (Open to all festival pass holder)
1400 – 1415 Announcement of Competition Result
1415 – 1515 Ensemble Competition Masterclass with Ma Yue (Open to all festival pass holder)
1515 – 1615 Open Rehearsal by Combine Clarinet Choir (Open to all festival pass holder)
1615 – 1715 Mass Clarinet Choir (Open to all festival pass holder)
1930 – 2200 Gala concert & Award Ceremony (Open to all festival pass holder)
All Day
1100 – 1800 Product Exhibition @ Blue Room
b. Artistic Panel
- DESMOND CHOW / The Philharmonic Winds
- PIP TANG / West Winds
- RICHARD PNG / Singapore Wind Symphony
- STANLEY SIM / Singapore Armed Forces Band
c. Festival Arrangers
- DAX WILSON LIANG
- RALPH LIM
d. Festival Artists
- FLORENT HÉAU / Buffet Crampon Clarinet Artist
- MA YUE / Principal Clarinettist, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- LI XIN / Assoc. Principal Clarinettist, Singapore Symphony Orcherstra
- TANG XIAO PING / Assoc. Principal Bass Clarinettist, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- YOKO LIU / Section Clarinettist, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- LIU JIA / Piano Accompanist, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (NUS)
e. Competition Jury
- MA YUE
- FLORENT HÉAU
- DR. ALAN MILLS / Director of Bands & Associate Professor of Music, Colorado State University – Pueblo (USA)
A total of 10 groups will be participating in Category A, and 7 groups in Category B!
f. Gala Concert
Singapore Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Quartet
Ma Yue, Li Xin, Tang Xiao Ping, Yoko Liu
Repertoire:
CLOWNERY FOR CLARINETS (Harry Staplers)
THREE LATIN DANCES (Patrick Hiketick)
Presentation by Division A 1st Prize Winner & Division B 1st Prize Winner
Repertoire:
Respective Competition Choice Pieces of Winning Groups
SGCF Combine Clarinet Choir (Singapore Wind Symphony, Philharmonic Winds, West Winds)
Conductor: Dr. Alan Mills
Repertoire:
RIKUDIM – Four Israeli Folk Dances (Jan Van Der Roost, Arr. Maarten Jense)
CHORALE AND DANZA (Vaclav Nelhybel)
INTRODUCTION, THEME AND VARIATIONS (G. Rossini, Arr. Ralph Emmanuel Lim)
g. Festival Pass
2-Day Admission: $20 (inclusive of 7% GST)
Entry to ALL SGCF-2015 events, including Solo Recital, Gala Concert, Competition, Masterclass & Trade Exhibition
Passes are available from:
The Band World
A: 1, Esplanade Drive, #02-08, Esplanade Mall, Singapore 038981
T: (+65) 6561-2163
E: sgcf2015@sgwoodwindfestival.org
For more information and updates, visit the SGCF official website, or follow them on Facebook!
A contributing editor at TBP.