Celebrating The Singapore Symphony Chorus At 40!
CELEBRATING THE SINGAPORE SYMPHONY CHORUS AT 40!
The Singapore Symphony Chorus launches a year-long celebration to mark its 40th anniversary on Saturday 4 April with Forty-ssimo: The Welcome Celebration!
The concert, which takes place at Victoria Concert Hall, is the beginning of a year of celebrations showcasing the breadth and depth of the SSC. Choral Director Eudenice Palaruan conducts a programme of three works from three different countries and eras.
Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem – a choral masterpiece of the 20th century – opens the concert, before the chorus turns its attention to a gem of the Baroque: Francesco Durante’s Magnificat in B-flat major. The concert closes with the exquisite Dance of Exultation by contemporary composer Dan Forrest.
The Singapore Symphony Chorus will be joined by organist Isaac Lee and musicians from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
Choral Director Eudenice Palaruan studied composition and conducting at the University of the Philippines College of Music and trained under Dr Joel Navarro, Dr Ramon Santos and Prof. Andrea Veneracion. After obtaining his Bachelor Degree in the Philippines, he studied Choral Conducting at the Berliner Kirchenmusikschule in Germany under Prof. Martin Behrmann.
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Singapore Symphony Chorus / Eudenice Palaruan, conductor / Catherine Harsono, soprano / Jeroven Marquez, tenor / Zachary Lim, counter-tenor / John Goh, bass / Isaac Lee, organ / Chan Yoong-Han, violin / Cindy Lee, violin / Janice Tsai, viola / Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello / Shane Thio, piano
Sat / 04 Apr 20 / 7.30pm
Victoria Concert Hall
Reflect! Rejoice! Resonate! The Singapore Symphony Chorus (SSC) commemorates 40 years of choral concord and acclaim with a year-long celebration of singing we call Forty-ssimo! We open the series with music of soaring serenity, of jubilance and of exultation – three works from three countries in three eras, a testament to the cosmopolitan range of people that make up the SSC, our voices joined in harmony through music.
FeaturingSingapore Symphony Chorus / Eudenice Palaruan, conductor / Catherine Harsono, soprano / Jeroven Marquez, tenor / Zachary Lim, counter-tenor / John Goh, bass / Isaac Lee, organ / Chan Yoong-Han, violin / Cindy Lee, violin / Janice Tsai, viola / Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello / Shane Thio, piano
ProgrammeRequiem Op. 9 | Maurice Duruflé (Duruflé) |
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Magnificat in B-flat major | Francesco Durante (Durante) |
Dance of Exultation | Dan Forrest |
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