From the Desk of The A Cappella Society - November 2010
Hi everyone!
Just off our International A Cappella Festival which brought us a series of great concerts we're already gearing up for the next event, our Christmas Vocal Jam. Be a part of the performance in this unique show for the young and young-at-heart. Ticket sales are already well underway, so get your tickets now!
Your team at The A Cappella Society
Your team at The A Cappella Society
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WHAT’S NEW
Get $5 off all tickets if you pay with your OCBC Card, tickets at $15 for the 3.30pm Children's show, $20 for the 8pm show on 27 Nov at Esplanade Recital Studio. Ring in the Christmas season with this fun and interactive programme from The A Cappella Society. In two shows, one for children, one for youth and young-at-heart, A Cappella groups will bring the season's music closer to you. Expect to hear all your favourite carols and tunes in an intimate and informal setting. But be prepared to be active yourself and to sing along! Following the success of the first installment of Christmas Vocal Jam with nanu, this year’s concert will present The A Cappella Society’s Pop Choir and guest singers and groups who will all add to the merry-making and yuletide cheer by bringing to you much loved Christmas favourites sung in traditional and pop a cappella style. In this concert, the audience is the star of the show.
TONE presents heart | Beat,
a musical journey of self-discovery as singers, performers, friends & lovers. Stripped & introspective, let TONE enthrall you with lush harmonies and entertain with dynamic performances.
We will feature a string of contemporary & traditional a cappella in a multitude of genres from close-harmony jazz & swing, to vocal performances of r&b-soul, pop, disco, dance and even an unplugged session! Experience music from the likes of Imogen Heap, the Idea of North, Kit Chan, chart-toppers such as Coldplay & Beyoncé and other a cappella favourites.
So come, listen to our heart | Beat.
http://www.tone.sg/heart___Beat.html
Dates November
4th – 7:30pm
5th – 7:30pm
6th – 2:30pm, 7:30pm
Venue National Library Drama Centre BlackBox
Tickets $25 from www.gatecrash.com.sg
Vocal Mania! 2011
If you have visited our site recently, we are already starting work on our simultaneous multi-concert mega-event, Vocal Mania! 2011, which will be held from 10AM-10PM on 20th March 2011 at The Arts House after a successful run in April 2010. All three locations at The Arts House (Playden, Chamber and Living Room) will be utilised for all sorts of performances, from chorales to acoustic bands. We'd like to invite your group to take this opportunity to hold performances in conjunction with our promotion of vocal music. Be it a collaborative performance with another group, or a full length concert, we encourage all to take this opportunity to share your group's repertoire and works alongside TAS groups and friends! As slots and logistics are allocated on first come, first served basis, we'd like your group to state your interests as soon as possible to allow for us to follow up and thus confirm your slot early. Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistances or to clear any doubts. Thank you!
If you have visited our site recently, we are already starting work on our simultaneous multi-concert mega-event, Vocal Mania! 2011, which will be held from 10AM-10PM on 20th March 2011 at The Arts House after a successful run in April 2010. All three locations at The Arts House (Playden, Chamber and Living Room) will be utilised for all sorts of performances, from chorales to acoustic bands. We'd like to invite your group to take this opportunity to hold performances in conjunction with our promotion of vocal music. Be it a collaborative performance with another group, or a full length concert, we encourage all to take this opportunity to share your group's repertoire and works alongside TAS groups and friends! As slots and logistics are allocated on first come, first served basis, we'd like your group to state your interests as soon as possible to allow for us to follow up and thus confirm your slot early. Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistances or to clear any doubts. Thank you!
UP-COMING EVENTS
A Cappella Christmas - A Vocal Jam Ring in the Christmas season with this fun and interactive programme from The A Cappella Society. In two shows, one for children, one for youth and young-at-heart, A Cappella groups will bring the season's music closer to you. Expect to hear all your favourite carols and tunes in an intimate and informal setting. But be prepared to be active yourself and to sing along!
Following the success of the first installment of Christmas Vocal Jam with nanu, this year’s concert will present The A Cappella Society’s Pop Choir and guest singers and groups who will all add to the merry-making and yuletide cheer by bringing to you much loved Christmas favourites sung in traditional and pop a cappella style.
In this concert, the audience is the star of the show. From singing to toe tapping, finger-pointing and boogying the afternoon or night away, everyone is promised an enjoyable and memorable time.
PROGRAM
3.30pm Children's show
8pm Evening show
27 November 10
Esplanade Recital Studio
Tickets: $20 afternoon, $25 evening, available from The A Cappella Society
Bitesize: A Cappella 101 with The A Cappella Society
19 December 2010, 2pm
Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Tickets $15 (Excluding Booking Fee) available from Sistic
FreePlay Duo - Inspired EclecticismMultifaceted musicians Suba Sankaran and Dylan Bell join forces to create the FreePlay Duo. Described as “inspired eclecticism”, Dylan and Suba will take you from the concert halls of Europe, to the jazz clubs of Manhattan, to the temples of India, and back to the cultural mosaic of Toronto… all without leaving your seat. from Bach to Bird to the Beatles, Dylan and Suba effortlessly cross musical boundaries, continually combining and recombining sounds to create a concert of endless variety, with the intimate delivery of two people. What started as a typical voice-and-piano jazz duo began to evolve: more instruments were added, and more musical styles explored, to create a duo unique in its musical depth and variety. Imagine Simon and Garfunkel crossed with a Bach 2-part invention... or an acrobatic jazz melody combined with ancient Indian solkattu... or an 8-part vocal arrangement created by two singers, right before your eyes... and you'll get a glimpse of what the Duo has to offer.
15 January 11, 8pm, The Arts House Chamber
Tickets $35 from The A Cappella Society
Vocal Mania!
20 March 2011, 10am-10pm
The Arts House (Chamber, Play Den & Living Room)
Celebrate the power and beauty of the human voice with us! Join us at The Arts House for one full day exclusively dedicated to vocal music, from A Cappella, Choral or Solo singing to Musical Theater, Rock or Beatbox performances. VOCAL MANIA! is The A Cappella Society’s simultaneous multi-concert fiesta. With a diverse repertoire, there will be workshops and performances from TAS groups and various local groups representing all their own styles and genres.
The A Cappella Society Ltd is an established charity and IPC with a strong and credible history in creating and promoting vocal music programmes in Singapore. It has provided free and ticketed programmes to all levels of audiences for over 8 years, incepting itself as a company only in 2008 after many years of establishing its very successful staple of annual programmes, like the annual A Cappella Championships and the International A Cappella Festivals.
Youth Voices - Organic Explorations
30 April 2010
30 April 2010
Esplanade Recital Studio
8 pm
A new and more musical TAS Youth Voices will embark on it's 3rd annual concert, entitled, Organic Explorations. Shedding its past to embrace the new, the team of today's TASYV has been carefully selected to bring about a higher standard of musical prowess. (Shedding its past image as a young, vivacious teenage pop choir to solidifying potential talents in smaller ensemble teams to present music relating to youth of today). This year's concert will present YV in a variety of small ensembles featuring songs with all-female arrangements, mixed-ensemble arrangements and solos. There will be a guest appearance by our TAS Children's Pop ensemble and NANU, our leading all-female rock pop team. In Organic Explorations, TASYV will explore not only self-creations in arrangements but more importantly, they will be taken through a series of training sessions to explore musical improvisation to produce a segment in circle song singing and performance.
Acappuccino, 9 July 11, Esplanade Recital Studio
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Pop Vocals course
Learn the fundamentals of singing in the style of Beyonce, Rihanna and other pop divas in this course! Singapore's soul sensation, Lim Huimin takes you on a musical exploration of the basics in pop singing, including securing breath control, posture, voice projection and singing through songs. Apart from pop & jazz vocal exercises that will help keep your voice in shape, you will also explore a variety of pop, jazz, mandarin songs and even ballads.
Learn the fundamentals of singing in the style of Beyonce, Rihanna and other pop divas in this course! Singapore's soul sensation, Lim Huimin takes you on a musical exploration of the basics in pop singing, including securing breath control, posture, voice projection and singing through songs. Apart from pop & jazz vocal exercises that will help keep your voice in shape, you will also explore a variety of pop, jazz, mandarin songs and even ballads.
This course aims to provide singers with a good foundation in singing technique (posture, breathing, anatomy, support, tone production) and then guide you on how you can use your voice for a variety of musical genres.
The next course starts 6 January. www.a-cappella.org.sg/training.html
Advanced Vocals course
Ring in the new year and relish in something you are passionate about! The A Cappella Society would like to invite you to sign up for the course "Advanced Vocals". Good news for friends who have previously attended Ms Huimin's "Pop Vocals course"; this course would be a continuation of the previous one, where strengthening of the voice remain as the main objective, plus we would be doing some styling and other aspects of singing. The next course will commence on 6 January 11. Please contact us at contact@a-cappella.org.sg if you're interested to know more about the course.
Ring in the new year and relish in something you are passionate about! The A Cappella Society would like to invite you to sign up for the course "Advanced Vocals". Good news for friends who have previously attended Ms Huimin's "Pop Vocals course"; this course would be a continuation of the previous one, where strengthening of the voice remain as the main objective, plus we would be doing some styling and other aspects of singing. The next course will commence on 6 January 11. Please contact us at contact@a-cappella.org.sg if you're interested to know more about the course.
Vocal Gym
Customized vocal training is now available. Please contact us at contact@a-cappella.org.sg for further details!
ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMME 2009/10
For the next two years we can offer your school two programmes that are NAC approved and eligible for Tote Board subsidy:
ROCK POP A CAPPELLA WITH NANU
The program presents A Cappella singing through an interactive session and demonstrates different styles and how a song is put together. It is a hands-on approach to exploring a cappella singing and vocal percussing. Hosted by a team from The A Cappella Society singing as an a cappella vocal band made up of professional singers, musicians and teachers, the session will introduce 3 tips in singing and share Vocal Percussion tips. Volunteer participation will be encouraged throughout the show and as a result the students will enjoy a highly interactive and very enjoyable and exciting presentation.
A CAPPELLA VOCAL JAM
This light-hearted and highly interactive a cappella jam session will include tips on vocal technique and will encourage the general mass audience to take part in simple and repetitive musical stanzas that are built up into songs. This will be presented with the use of theater stage skills which will help in creating a better atmosphere for the audience to be willing to try their hand at making some music! The simple structure will give the students inspiration to make more of their own tunes come alive with imagination and creativity. Led by two veteran a cappella singers and performers, this session promises to be entertaining, inspiring and intriguing.
More details on our website www.a-cappella.org.sg
GROUPS
We are a fabulous group of GORGEOUS. women who love to sing. It's as simple as that. Based in Singapore, this women's choir has no auditions, no embarrassing solos, no high collars, no church pews or flying hymn books... All that we ask for is bundles of enthusiasm and occasional attendance (it helps!) Created and led by Australian singer and composer Janet Swain, GORGEOUS. is an informal choir for women of all creed and colour who are united by their love of belting out a few tunes in their spare time. Pop, folk, gospel, classical... we sing music because we like it, wherever it comes from.
TAS GROUPS
nanu - Singapore's leading all-female A Cappella group
TAS Voices - a diverse contemporary A Cappella group
Acappuccino - a group with a wide repertoire ranging from Pop to Jazz
TAS Youth Voices - Singapore's leading youth A Cappella ensemble
Gorgeous - a vibrant and contemporary women's choir
If you are interested in engaging any of the groups for your event, simply send us an email at contact@a-cappella.org.sg
SHOP WINDOW
Key Elements - Above The Sky Beyond The SeaKE's brand new EP with 6 Chinese songs!
Price: $15
182 Cecil Street
#02-07 Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre
Singapore 069547
200721181D
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