Festival Concert I: Concordia Quartet & Friends

Standard

Cat 1: $28.00

Cat 2: $18.00

Concession (Children 6-12 Years Old, Senior Citizens 55 Years Old and above)

Cat 1: $22.00

Cat 2: $12.00

Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. Booking Fee is as follows:

$6 booking fee per ticket for tickets above $60

$4 booking fee per ticket for tickets between $40.01 and $60

$3 booking fee per ticket for tickets between $20.01 and $40

$1 booking fee per ticket for tickets priced up to $20

The Singapore Chamber Music Festival’s first concert brings together unique combinations of chamber ensembles in neo-classical music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco considered his ‘melodious and serene’ Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet (1950) one of his best works of chamber music. Written a decade later, Jean-Michel Damase’s Trio for Flute, Piano and Oboe blends modern harmonies and techniques with classical forms and textures, resulting in “music that is cheerful and singing, enriched with a certain nostalgia”.

Shostakovich’s shortest string quartet, the String Quartet no. 7, was also composed in 1960. It stands in sharp contrast to Damase’s trio: the music contains rapid shifts of mood and time, alternating from playful to sorrowful.

The concert also features Eric Watson’s Concerto Arabesque for Flute, originally written for re:Sound, and reworked for flute and string quartet. The music is inspired by the ornamental designs for in ancient Islamic art.

PROGRAMME

Jean-Michel Damase Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano

Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108

Eric Watson Concerto Arabesque for Flute and String Quartet

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Quintet, Op. 143

Duration - 90mins with 20min intermission

Musicians

Cooper Wright, oboe

Eric Lamb, flute

Kevin Loh, guitar

Leslie Tan, cello

Nicholas Loh, piano

Concordia Quartet:

Wilford Goh, violin

Kim Kyu Ri, violin

Edward Tan, viola

Terms of Ticket Sales

1. Children below 6 years of age not allowed. Children above the age of 6 will require ticket.
2. Once sold, tickets are strictly non-refundable or exchangeable unless the Singapore government mandates the closure of events in Singapore. All information given is correct at the time of publishing, but is subject to change without prior notice. The Promoter reserves all rights to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice, and, in the event of any dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final.

Conditions of Entry

1. Admission is subject to valid re-entry item produced at the entrance.
2. Each ticket admits one person.

Duration

1. The event will be approximately 90 minutes.
2. There will be a 20 minutes intermission for this event.

General

1. In the interest of all patrons, latecomers will not be seated until a suitable break in the performance;
2. Mobile phones must be switched off or switched to silent mode in the theatre;
3. Patrons are required to follow all house rules and regulations set out by the venue. The House Rules are displayed within the venue premises;
4. No food and drinks are allowed in the venue.

Photography / Videography Recording Rules

1. Photos and videos are allowed only at bows, curtain calls.

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_{All information is correct at time of publishing but may be subject to change without prior notice.}

_{The Organiser reserves the right to amend the above without prior notice. In the event of any dispute, the Organiser’s decision is final.}