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TPCC Presents: EQUINOX - A TALE OF NIGHT AND DAY
Conductor . Lim Yau 26 Apr 2015 . Sun 17:00 Victoria Concert Hall
OPEN REHEARSAL
(free admission) 22 Apr 2015 . Wed 19:30 - 21:00 Victoria Concert Hall Bus: 51, 61, 63, 75, 80, 100, 107, 124, 130, 131, 145, 166, 167, 174, 174e, 195, 851, 961, 961C MRT: City Hall, Clarke Quay, Raffles Place Nearest parking (public): Parliament House, The Adelphi Kindly indicate your interest in attending the Open Rehearsal via our CONTACT US page, or by e-mailing us at tpccguest@gmail.com. DESCRIPTION
“Pretend to be the blooming shadow of flowers hanging in spring The shortest day of the year and the Eskimo night” - Paul Eluard, excerpt from Tous les Droits Can there be day without night? Can make-believe exist without reality? Using texts as diverse as ancient Latin prose and French surrealist poetry, composers of the 20th century have explored the duality of night and day, and its manifestations in nature and emotion. This is a world where dark depths of despair and bleak snow scenes meet the golden veneer of sacred comfort and vernal warmth; where lush romanticism meets stark modernism. Come join The Philharmonic Chamber Choir (TPCC) as we traverse a range of 20th century choral classics revelling in the juxtaposition of inseparable opposites: from abstract chromatic soundscapes by Gyorgy Ligeti; to romantic stylings of love and separation by Jean Sibelius. Experience the sensuous rendering of Sappho's poems of Hellenistic hedonism by Ildebrando Pizzetti; revel in the brash, colourful settings of Paul Eluard and Guillaume Apollinaire by Francis Poulenc. Through these songs and more, TPCC invites you to be part of our tale of night and day. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Choir gratefully acknowledge the assistance and support of the following: a.r.t.s fund Electrotype Creative Furama Florist ‘N’ Gifts German European School Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts National Arts Council, Singapore Language Coaches: Päivi Aalto (Finnish, Swedish) Alexandre Chojnowski (French) Eleonòra Perera (Hungarian) Miriam von Wrochem (Italian) Front-of-House: Lee Yun Xin Christina Lin Miin Deborah Wong Jeremy Wong |