Thursday, June 15, 2006

KLPac July 2006

Matangi String Quartet (concert)

Presenter: Royal Netherlands Embassy & KLPac

Date & Time: 4 July at 8.30pm
Venue: Pentas 2, KLPac
Ticket Price: RM40 & RM25 (students, disabled & sr.citizens above 60)

Master Class
Date & Time: 3 July from 7.30pm onwards
Venue: IndiCine, KLPac
Admission: RM10 (for each observer and participant)
To register: Call 03-4047 9016 or e-mail
yuemay@klpac.com

One of the finest young ensembles from the Netherlands, the Matangi String Quartet, will be performing for one-night-only at KLPac. The repertoire for their performance includes compositions by Hadyn, Mozart and Beethovan. The “Matangis” perform extensively and have released two CDs and a hit single, Bats from Hell, which was hailed as a “contagious bridge between classic and pop” by Classical Affairs magazine. The quartet will also be conducting a master class.

The Matangi String Quartet is represented by Lanco Concerts. E-mail
lancoconcerts@yahoo.com or log on to www.lancoconcerts.com.


Pretoria High School for Girls Choir & Pro Cantu Youth Choir (concert)

Presenter: KLPac (with the support of The Actors Studio Academy Young KL Singers and KL Children Choir)
Date & Time: 12 July at 8.30pm
Venue: Pentas 1, KLPac
Admission: By donation – min. of RM20 (adults) & RM10 (students, senior citizens and the disabled)


The acclaimed Pretoria High School for Girls (PHSG) Senior Choir and Pro Cantu Youth Choir will be performing Western and African music during their one-night-only performance at KLPac.

Both choirs regularly participate in choir competitions and eisteddfods. The PHSG choir has won the Pretoria Eisteddfod on several occasions and regularly achieves nothing less than an A++ while the Pro Cantu Youth Choir has won the Pretoria International Choir Competition and two gold medals at the 2nd Choir Olympics. In fact, the Pro Cantu Youth Choir will be representing South Africa at the 4th World Choir Games this year.

The Kuala Lumpur Children Choir and Tarcisian High School Choir (Ipoh) will also be making an appearance as guest performers.


KL Sing Song Kickoff 2006 (concert & workshops)

Presenter: KL Sing Song & KLPac
Date & Time: Performance – 14 & 15 July at 8.30pm
Workshop – 15 July from 1pm to 5.30pm
Venue: Pentas 2 (Performance) & IndiCine (Workshop)
Featuring: Mia Palencia, Shelley Leong, Reza Salleh, Ariff Akhir, Pak Pandir, Fathulistiwa Soundscapes, Pete Teo, Shannon Shah, Meor, Mei Chern, Broken Scar, Rhapsody and more


Following the success of the first ever KL Sing Song last year, this year's singer songwriter showcase will be kicked off at KLPac. It will feature no less than 12 talented, Malaysian singer songwriters armed with lots of original material. Besides the performance, there will also be a series of singer songwriter workshops – “Singing with Style” by Shelley Leong, “Lyrics & Creativity” by Pak Pandir, “Make it Live” by Shannon Shah and “The Indie Path” by Pete Teo. For more information, log on to
www.troubadourskl.blogspot.com.


Troubadours / Open Doors (live performance & short-film screening)

Presenter: KLPac & Troubadours Enterprise
Date & Time: 16 July 2006 at 3.00pm
Venue: IndiCine, KLPac
Ticket Price: RM 12
Featuring: Musicians:
The Sofa Sessions, Weijun and Silentscenery
Short-Film: KL Sing Song 2005 by Kino-I

Troubadours / Open Doors is monthly series of live performances and short-film screenings jointly organised by KLPac and Troubadours Enterprise. The line up for June includes local band, The Sofa Sessions, which comprises Ariff Akhir, Shahril Eashak and Shahriz A E. Also performing is multi-disciplinary artist, Weijun and Silentscenery, a one piece acoustic project. Besides that, a short-film on KL Sing Song 2005 will also be screened.

Those interested to showcase their material, please email a biodata, song lyrics (musicians only), synopsis (filmmakers only) and photo to
troubadourskl@gmail.com and ian@klpac.com. For more information, log on to http://www.troubadourskl.blogspot.com or www.klpac.com.


ISME 2006: Festival “Sentuhan” (concert)

Presenter: KLPac
Date & Time: 19 July at 8.30pm and 20 July at 3pm – Pentas 1, KLPac
17 & 19 July at 3pm and 20 July at 8.30pm – Pentas 2, KLPac
Ticket Price: RM20 and RM10 (students)

In conjunction with ISME 2006, the fringe festival at KLPac will see nine local and international ensembles showcasing their musical talents.

Malaysia's very own Jeep Latino Jazz from Universiti Sains Malaysia as well as students from the International College of Music will perform alongside other international groups such as the WA Dixieland Group, an orchestra from Australia. Other ensembles to watch out for include the Australian Voices (Australia), VSVS String Ensemble (Australia), Ballenta Academy (Sierra Leone), Harp Hamonia (Malaysia), Koto Performing Group (Japan) and Kitri Ensemble. For more information, visit
www.klpac.com or www.isme.org/isme2006.


KLPac BOX OFFICE CONTACT

KLPac: 03-4047 9000 /
tickets@klpac.com
TAS@BSC: 03-2094 9400 / tickets@theactorsstudio.com.my

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