The recording was done by camera (Think it was a Lumix?) The video quality is too good, HD video of a rather still image catching all the unsightly stage habits (including appearing too much like log). But the audio quality is really bad, yet unfortunately also capturing the worst in our music, e.g. not holding [...]

Come for The Philharmonic Wind’s 10th anniversary Gala Concert. No it’s not a gala concert like, with 10 course meal and getai. Just really picking deeper into the wind orchestra repertoire for rarely heard gems.
Learn more about the concert on philwinds’ website. Tickets are cheap, really (but I can’t afford another round of competition… [...]

Arts House. Play Den. Finally we get to try out a venue where the audience is literally next to the players, hearing directly from the horn’s bell, seeing water dripping from water keys, and being part of the music in the most intimate fashion. It almost reminds me of some 200 year old classical drawing [...]

Thanks to the tip off from Clarence. Love this rendition of Rhapsody in Blue.
Some background reading while you listen to music:

About Marcus Roberts
About Seiji Ozawa

I always wonder, where does classical music meet jazz – if classical music, in its pre-scored, pre-planned beauty each individual musician is not allows to give their individual surprises, while [...]

Didn’t / couldn’t publicize this earlier coz apparently all 12000 tickets were gone instantly, but what a night at the Botanic Gardens, save some confusing unrehearsed bits, but overall enchanting on a hot and humid night.
During sound check after the rain:

Audience streaming in with their goodie bags:

Unfortunately as part of the contract there isn’t any [...]

A newly formed Double Wind Quintet++ is probably the best description. Hope the group can continue to write and perform!
Here are some recordings from their recent appearance at Esplanade’s Concourse:
2nd movement of the Hidas Flute Concerto

Schindler’s List

Although I must say reading the name [...]

For a recent combined choir item – enjoy!
(Scorch score – please install plugin)

Barcamp can sometimes be a magical place where you connect with someone totally unexpected.
#barcampsg5

Here’s Joylon Caplin, and despite the fact that he was really showing off a lot of engineering marvels he built from recycled materials during the previous Singapore Barcamp 5, what caught my eye and led to me finding the following video [...]

Looks like a few things has changed since I left primary school in 1992. The school is now SJK(C) instead of SRJK(C), whatever happened to “R”endah? And someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but in the past I always thought the lyrics at the end was 马来小国民, but it has been changed to 马来西亚国民… [...]

Collection of youtube videos of the entire Johannes Brahms Symphony 1.
<ADV>The Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore, will be performing the following symphony on April 1, 2010 7:30pm at Esplanade Concert Hall. I know it’s a Thursday but it’s a long weekend (April 2 is Good Friday) and the tickets are only $20. This is a great [...]